[Wilford Woodruff]
After meeting [about baptism for the dead] closed the congregation again assembled upon the bank of the river & Joseph the seer went into the river & Baptized all that Came unto him & I considered it my privilege to be Baptized for the remission of my sins for I had not been since I first Joined the Church in 1833. I was then Baptized under the hands of Elder Zerah Pulsi-pher. Therefore I went forth into the river & was Baptized under the hands of JOSepH THE SEER & likewise did Elder J Taylor & many others & Joseph Called upon me to assist him & I did so & went in & Baptized 12 & then Joseph lifted up his hands to heaven & blessed the people & the spirit of God rested upon the congregation. We then again repaired to the place of meeting near the Temple & Elder Taylor & myself was confirmed by the laying on of hands. We then commenced confirming others who had been baptized. I confirmed about 20.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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