in the name of JESUS CHRIST & that the Lord Would
give me great Power, Knowledg, & wisdom & faith so that
I should heal the sick caus the Blind the lame to leap
as an heart. the Deaf to hear stop the mouths of Lions
& rase the dead to life & waft myself (as did Philip)
from River to river from sea to sea & from con
tinant to continant for the Purpose of Preaching
the gospel of Jesus Christ & that I ^should^ stand before
Kings & Princes & that they would send for me to
receieve wisdom Knowledge & instruction at my
mouth because they considered me wiser than
themselves in like manner as the Egyptians sought
wisdom at the hand of JOSEPH. [Acts 8:39] And that God
would give me a multiplicity of Blessings that
I should Preach to the nations of the earth & to
the inhabitants upon the Islands of the sea & that
I should then return & stand upon Mount Zion
in the flesh even in Jackson County Missouri at
the Cumming of Christ & that I should be cought
up to meet him in the Clouds of heaven for he
said this was the word of God unto me & Also
that I should visit COLUB & Preach to the spirits in Prision & that I should bring all of
my friends or relatives forth from the Terrestr-
ial Kingdom (who had died) by the Power of the
gospel. These & many other Blessings were
Pronounced upon my head. & further said that
I should be annointed & my life sealed unto me
& that their would be still greater blessing
Pronounced upon my head. I felt much of the Power of God rest upon me in this ordinance &
Bear witness of the truth of th[e] above PROCLAMTION
in the name of JESUS CHRIST & that the Lord Would
give me great Power, Knowledg, & wisdom & faith so that
I should heal the sick caus the Blind the lame to leap
as an heart. the Deaf to hear stop the mouths of Lions
& rase the dead to life & waft myself (as did Philip)
from River to river from sea to sea & from con
tinant to continant for the Purpose of Preaching
the gospel of Jesus Christ & that I should stand before
Kings & Princes & that they would send for me to
receieve wisdom Knowledge & instruction at my
mouth because they considered me wiser than
themselves in like manner as the Egyptians sought
wisdom at the hand of JOSEPH. And that God
would give me a multiplicity of Blessings that
I should Preach to the nations of the earth & to
the inhabitants upon the Islands of the sea & that
I should then return & stand upon Mount Zion
in the flesh even in Jackson County Missouri at
the Cumming of Christ & that I should be cought
up to meet him in the Clouds of heaven for he
said this was the word of God unto me & Also
that I should visit COLUB & Preach to the
spirits in Prision & that I should bring all of
my friends or relatives forth from the Terrestrial Kingdom (who had died) by the Power of the
gospel. These & many other Blessings were
Pronounced upon my head. & further said that
I should be annointed & my life sealed unto me
& that their would be still greater blessing
Pronounced upon my head. I felt much of the
Power of God rest upon me in this ordinance &
Bear witness of the truth of the above
PROCLAMTION
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," January 3, 1837, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 2, 2023, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/AQ7