BY describes first endowment, use of garments.

Date
Feb 7, 1877
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
L. John Nuttall
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
Reference

L. John Nuttall Diary, February 7, 1877, Harold B. Lee Library

Scribe/Publisher
L. John Nuttall
People
Brigham Young, L. John Nuttall, Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
N/A
Transcription

Prest Young was filled with the spirit of God & revelation & said when we got our washings and anointings under the hands of the Prophet Joseph at Nauvoo we had only one room to work in with the exception of a little side room or office were we washed and anointed had our garments placed upon us and received our New Name, and after he had performed these ceremonies, he gave the Key Words signs, tokens and penalties, then after we went into the large room over the store in Nauvoo. Joseph divided up the room the best that he could hung up the veil, marked it gave us our instructions as we passed along from one department to another giving us signs, tokens, penalties with the Key words pertaining to those signs and after we had got through. Bro Joseph turned to me and said Bro Brigham this is not arranged right but we have done the best we could under the circumstances in which we are placed, and I wish you to take this matter in hand and organize and systematize all these ceremonies with the signs, tokens penalties and Key words I did so and each time I got something more so that when we went through the Temple at Nauvoo I understood and Knew how to place them there, we had our ceremonies pretty correct.

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