Wilford Woodruff records Parley P. Pratt receiving the second anointing without wife.

Date
Jan 21, 1844
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Wilford Woodruff
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
Direct
Reference

Wilford Woodruff, Journal, January 21, 1844, MS 1352, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
Wilford Woodruff
People
Wilford Woodruff, Joseph Smith, Jr., Parley P. Pratt
Audience
N/A
Transcription

I met with the qoorum in the evening had an interestin time many good exhortation were given by the brethren concerning the things of God. P.P.P. received his [REDACTED] Joseph said concerning Parley P Pratt that He had no wife sealed to him for Eternity and asked if their was any harm for him to have another wife for time + Eternity as He would want a wife in the Resurrection or els his glory would be elipsed [eclipsed] many urgents [arguments] He used upon this subject which were rational and consistant

[CROSSED OUT] Br Jospeh said now what will we do with Elder PPPratt He has no wife sealed to him for Eternity He has one living wife but she had a former Husband and did not wish to be sealed to Parly. for Eternity now is it not right for parley to have another wife that can

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