Index

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Aaronic priesthood: keys of, 68–69, 72, 174; offices of (see bishop, Deacon, Priest, Teacher); pulpits of, in temple, 40, 157; restoration of, 29, 338n526; temple ordinances of, 84, 160; Wilford Woodruff’s ordination to, 33

Abraham: blessings of, 37–38, 84, 278; patriarchal marriage and, 75, 229; priesthood adoption and, 105; and sacrifice of Isaac, 75–76, 236–37; sealing powers and, 92; vision of, 34

Abraham, Book of: publication in Times and Seasons, 66, 67, 318n233; temple ordinances and, 66–67, 84 318n234

accountability, age of, 171

Adam: Adam-God teachings, 343n596; priesthood of, 92, 105, 118, 275; vision of, 34

Adams, Abigail Smith: proxy ordinances for, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

Adams, George, as proxy, 51

Adams, James: endowment of, 68, 341n590

Adams, John: proxy ordinances for, 51, 190, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

Adams, John Quincy: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

adoption, through baptism, 60–62, 329n385. See also priesthood adoptions

Alder, Douglas D. (author), 339n549

Alexander, Thomas G. (author), vi, ix, 306n15, 316n203, 321n284, 350n683

Alger, Fanny, 319n254

Alger, Sarah Ann Pulsipher, 174

Allen, James B. (author), 316n203, 367n954

Ancient of Days, 69. See also Adam

Anderson, Devery S. (author), 329n387, 329n390, 341n585, 350n688, 354n765, 362n891, 365n928, 368n983

Andrews, Thomas: adoption of, 366n951

Angell, Truman O., 129, 157

angels: administration of, 6, 8, 44, 134, 159, 267; in Kirtland Temple, 37, 41

anti-polygamy legislation. See Cullom-Struble Bill; Edmunds Act; Edmunds-Tucker Act; Morrill 

Anti-Bigamy Act; Poland Act; plural marriage

Antoinette, Marie: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Apostle: church organization and, 16–17, 18, 353n723. See also Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Arizona, Wilford Woodruff’s exile to, 211

Army, United States, 140, 336n499

Asay, Carlos E. (author), 362n894

Assembly Room: of Kirtland Temple, 39, 40; of Red Brick Store, 68; of St. George Temple, 157

Atonement: proxy ordinances and, 35, 50, 302; Wilford Woodruff on, 172

Austen, Jane: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Avon Congregational Church, 18, 19

Bachman, Daniel (author), 356n801

baptism, of Wilford Woodruff, as infant, 15–16; by Baptist minister, 22–23; into the Church, 28

baptism for health and healing: 372; during exodus, 126, 333n455; end of, 271–72, 365n922, 365n931; in Endowment House, 135–36; in Nauvoo, 57–58, 60; in St. George Temple, 163; words used in, 57, 269, 365n924

baptism for the dead: 372; changes to, 52–54, 268; of children, 171; in Endowment House, 132, 136, 156; during exodus, 126; first, 314n158; Joseph Smith’s introduction of, 33–35, 47–50; in Nauvoo, 47–52, 62–63, 315n173, 317n225; in Nauvoo Temple, 56–57; rebaptism and, 53, 271;  and Signers of Declaration of Independence, 190–91; in St. George Temple, 159, 163, 191; as welding link, 61–62, 74; Wilford Woodruff and, 48–50, 51–52; words used in, 271, 364n919

baptismal font: of Endowment House, 132, 133–136, 335n482; of Fourteenth Ward, 135; of Nauvoo Temple, 54–58, 100, 101, 102; of Salt Lake Temple, 264, 265; of St. George Temple, 148, 157, 158

Baptist Church, 20, 22

Bartholomew, N. W.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Barton, Mary Ann Swain (mother-in-law), 376

Barton, William Allen (father-in-law), 376

Baugh, Alexander L. (author), 314n158, 324n313, 333n455, 336n496

Beaman, Louisa, 319n254

Benbow, John: adopted by Wilford Woodruff, 116

Bennett, John C.: plural marriage and, 318n237

Bennett, Richard E. (author), 336n496

Benson, Ezra T., 143, 333n455

Bentley, Elizabeth Price, 344n611

Bergera, Gary James (author), 326n337, 330n390, 330n392, 368n983

Bernhisel, John M.: adopted to Joseph Smith, 106; and proxy baptisms for Signers of Declaration of Independence, 349n671

Bethesda, pool of, 58, 134

bigamy: George Reynolds convicted for, 350n685; John Miles convicted for, 350n686; law against, 140, 199, 245, 336n504. See also plural marriage

Bigler, Henry W., 344n611, 349n671

Bigler, Jacob G.: rebaptism of, 335n488

bishop(s): 318n240; rebaptism and, 135, 145, 270; reformation and, 137; temple recommend from, 164, 264–66

Bishop, M. Guy (author), 317n225

Black, Susan Easton (author), 315n173, 317n225, 324n313, 336n496

Bleak, James Godson, 212, 344n611

Bonaparte, Napoleon: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Book of Commandments: Wilford Woodruff’s copy of, 29. See also Doctrine and Covenants

Book of Mormon: origin of, 28–29; plural marriage and, 75; Wilford Woodruff and, 28, 211

Boone, Daniel, 347n658

born under the covenant. See sealing of children to parents

bowery on Temple Block, 129

Bradshaw, Gilbert (author), 334n460

Brontë, Charlotte: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Brown, Charles (father-in-law), 279, 376

Brown, Frances Cann, 181, 345n633

Brown, Francis A., conviction of, for polygamy, 201, 351n691

Brown, Harry (father-in-law), 376

Brown, Lisle G. (author): 334n467; Endowment House layout, 131, 133; Nauvoo Temple attic layout, 103; Red Brick Store layout, 69

Brown, Mary Arey (mother-in-law), 376

Brown, Matthew B. (author), 318n243

Brown, Moroni, conviction of, for polygamy, 201, 351n691

Brown, Rebecca: proxy sealing to Wilford Woodruff, 279

Brown, Rhoda North (mother-in-law), 376

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Buchanan, James: Johnston’s Army and, 139–40; proxy ordinances for, 187, 190. See also eminent men and women

Buell, Prescindia Lathrop Huntington: sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

Bullock, Isaac: rebaptism of, 335n488

Bullock, Thomas: Winter Quarters plat by, 117

Bunker, Edward Sr.: priesthood adoptions and, 281, 343n596

Burke, Edmund: proxy ordinances for, 348n663. See also eminent men and women

Burke, Jane Nugent: proxy ordinances for, 348n663. See also eminent men and women

Bushman, Richard Lyman (author), 312n123, 319n254

Cahoon, Reynolds: second anointing of, 323n305

Cahoon, Thirza Stiles: second anointing of, 323n305

Caine, John T.: and Manifesto, 360n843; rebaptism of, 335n488

Calhoun, Patrick: proxy ordinances for, 191. See also eminent men and women

calling and election: 323n298; and second anointing, 84

Candland, David, children sealed to, 326n335

Candland, Mary Ann Barton, children sealed to, 326n335

Cannon, Abraham H., diary of,  343n596, 352n711, 358n829, 364n916

Cannon, Angus, court case of, 350n689

Cannon, David H.: exile of, 210; and endowment ceremony, 261; work in St. George Temple, 344n611; record of baptisms and, 163

Cannon, George Q.: on Adam-God teaching, 343n596; and written endowment 341n590; on heirship and proxy ordinances, 220; as member of First Presidency, 217, 242, 259, 287; on Manifesto, 250; on plural marriage, 224, 247–48; on priesthood adoption, 287; rebaptism by, 145; with Quorum of the Twelve, 143; and United Order, 145; wanted poster for, 210

Carrington, Albert: rebaptism of, 335n488, 336n489

Carroll, Charles, 347n657. See also eminent men and women

Carter, Ezra (father-in-law): 376; proxy second anointing of, 182

Carter, Jared, 309n87

Carter, Mary (sister-in-law): proxy sealing to Wilford Woodruff, 132, 334n470

Carter, Sarah Fabyan (mother-in-law), 376

Carthage Jail, 232, 327n347

celestial kingdom: consecration and, 9, 337n511; degrees within, 34–35, 71–72; exaltation in, 331n399; Joseph Smith’s vision of, 34; qualification for, 66, 320n261; relationships in, 44, 48, 86, 228, 302; represented in Endowment House, 131; Wilford Woodruff and, 307n36

Cheney, Elijah: conversion of, 309n87; and conversion of Wilford Woodruff, 26–28

Church Historian’s Office: 291; genealogical library in, 292; 368n994

civil rights: Edmunds-Tucker Act and, 245–46; restoration of Saints’, 242, 247; sacrifice of, 235

Civil War, 141–42

Clark, James R. (author), 341n358, 358n829

Clawson, Hiram B.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Clawson, Rudger J.: conviction of, for polygamy, 201, 351n691

Clayton, William, 316n203, 325n315, 325n322, 363n895

Cleveland, Grover: amnesty granted by, 242; and statehood of Utah, 260

Cleveland, Sarah Kingsley Howe: sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

Cleveland, Sarah M.: proxy baptism by, 51

cohabitation: definition of, 200, 350n689; punishment for, 201, 225, 351n691. See also plural marriage

Collinsville, Connecticut: sketch of, 23; Wilford Woodruff in, 22

Coltrin, Zebedee: anointed Wilford Woodruff, 42, 313n143

Columbus, Christopher: proxy baptism of, 190; proxy ordination of, to office of High Priest, 194. See also eminent men and women

Compton, Todd M. (author), 320n254, 327n345

Congress, United States: and anti-polygamy legislation, 140–41, 200, 209, 238, 244–47, 353n724; President Grant’s address on polygamy to, 353n741; redress petition to, 347n659; and Utah statehood, 230–31

consecration: law of, 143, 337n511; and Wilford Woodruff, 9, 11, 307n36. See also United Order

Constitution, United States: 243; First Amendment of, 78, 140; Wilford Woodruff and, 140, 244

Cook, Lyndon W. (author), 318n237, 324n311, 325n322, 333n456

Coray, Howard: children sealed to, 326n335

Coray, Martha Jane Knowlton: children sealed to, 326n335

Council House, Utah Territorial: 127, 213; ordinances in, 126–28, 130, 238, 334n460, 372–73; uses of, 334n458; Wilford Woodruff’s sealings in, 127, 334n462, 376

covenants, renewal of, 57–58, 128, 135, 144, 148–49, 162, 163, 269, 271–72, 296. See also rebaptism

Cowan, Richard O. (author), 330n396

Cowdery, Oliver: appearance of Jesus Christ to, 38; priesthood keys conferred on, 37, 312n126

Cowles, George, 18

Cowley, Matthias F. (author), 306n10, 308n45, 309n69, 346n645

Cox, Martha Cragun: proxy for Woodruff family members, 180

Crosby, Hannah E. B., 344n611

Crosby, Jesse W., 344n611

Cullom-Struble Bill: effect of, 244, 245; Phebe Woodruff and, 77; Utah Commission and, 247

Cummings, James W.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Curtis, Erastus, 376

Custis, Daniel Parke: proxy ordinances of, 194, 349n671. See also eminent men and women

Cutler, Alpheus: second anointing of, 323n305

Cutler, Lois Lathrop: second anointing of, 323n305

Dame, William H.: rebaptism of, 335n488

David (King): and patriarchal marriage, 75

de Corday, Charlotte: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Deacon: church organization and, 45; responsibilities of, 338n526

Declaration of Independence, Signers of: 168, 347n657; proxy ordinances for, 190–94, 347n661, 348n665; Wilford Woodruff’s vision of, vii, 185–87, 188–89, 196, 205, 299

Democratic Party, 244

Deseret, State of, 125, 334n458

divorce(s): regulation of, 200; of Wilford Woodruff, 81, 203, 351n695, 376

Doctrine and Covenants: and oath and covenant of the priesthood, 92; and patriarchal marriage, 75

dreams: of Brigham Young, 117–18; of spirit world, 198; of Wilford Woodruff, 116, 186–87, 256, 349n670

Dunford, Moreland, 376

Duyckinck, Evert A. (author), 187, 347n661

Dyer, Frank H.: and confiscation of Church property, 232, 240–41, 246, 357n811, 358n819

Edmunds Act: compliance with, 224; passed by Congress, 200, 223–24

Edmunds-Tucker Act: civil rights and, 245, 359n834; effects of, 201; confiscation of temples and, 241

Ehat, Andrew F. (author), 318n237, 319n245, 323n297, 323n304, 325n315, 333n456

Elder(s): Church organization and, 45; and endowment of power, 36; and keys of the kingdom, 68, 324n312; ordination to office of, 132, 160, 310n94; Wilford Woodruff ordained as, 93

Elias (prophet): appearance of, 37, 312n128

Elijah (prophet): appearance of, 35, 310n103, 312n128; mission of, 33, 46, 61, 63, 89–90, 96, 100, 109, 266, 272–73, 283–84, 288, 290, 312n129, 338n526; sealing power and, 31-32, 37, 62, 312n128; spirit of, 89, 258

Elisha (prophet): instruction to Naaman, 58

Emancipation Proclamation, 142

eminent men and women: list in Wilford Woodruff’s journal, 188–189, 348n663; proxy ordinances for, 187–96, 207, 348n664, 349n671, 349n672; source for information on, 347n661; temple records of proxy ordinances for, 191, 193. See also Declaration of Independence, Signers of

endowment: changes to, 172–74; and Book of Abraham, 66–67; ceremony of, 65; changes to, 172–74; in Council House, 127, 372; of eminent men and women, 191–93; in Endowment House, 150–52, 155–56, 372; on Ensign Peak, 126; and endowment of power in Kirtland, 70–71; introduction of, in Nauvoo, 68–69, 168–69; Masonry and, 69–71; in Nauvoo Temple, 94, 102–103, 108, 263, 298, 372; of Phebe Woodruff, 83, 370; prior to sealing, 105, 278; proxy, 53–54, 128, 151, 160, 161,  207–208, 211, 216, 372; purpose of, 71; recommend for, 264–66; in St. George Temple, 158–60, 177, 182; in Salt Lake Temple, 262; of Signers of Declaration of Independence, 191–93, 348-349; temple clothing, 175–76, 262–64; waiting period for, 266; of Wilford Woodruff, 84; women and, 68, 72, 83, 179–82, written ceremony for, 168–74, 341n590

Endowment House: 130, 131, 133, 144, 207; baptisms in, 132–36; construction of, 129–31; dedication of, 131; demolition of, 209, 352n711;  ordinances in, 131–32, 155–56, 161, 206, 275, 372–73; proxy ordinances for eminent men and women, 191, 349n671; Wilford Woodruff and, 135, 152–53, 376

endowment of power, 36, 41, 70, 238

England: Quorum of the Twelve’s mission to, 47, 48, 49;  Wilford Woodruff’s missions to, 99, 111

Enoch (prophet): kingdom of priests and, 324n309

Ensign Peak: dedication of, 126; endowment on, 333n456

Eroppe, Arthur: on rebaptism, 364n921

Esplin, Ronald K. (author), 327n351, 356n801

eternal marriage. See new and everlasting covenant of marriage; sealing of couples

Evans, David: rebaptism of, 335n488

Everett, Addison: proxy ordinances by, 348n665

exaltation: attained as couples, 86, 120; calling and election and, 84, 323n299; Manifesto and, 237; ordinances required for, 33–34, 66, 74, 95, 120, 126, 137, 159, 178, 195; and priesthood adoptions, 94, 106; second anointing and, 84–85

excommunication: in Kirtland, 45; and rebaptism, 269, 365n926

exodus from Nauvoo: 104, 107–108; priesthood adoptions during, 114–20, 331n415, 373; proxy baptism during, 126, 333n455; sealing(s) during, 80, 126, 321n282

Eyring, Henry: officiates in St. George Temple, 344n611; second anointing of, 346n640;

Fackrell, Maria: 348n663. See also eminent men and women

family history. See genealogy

Farmington, Connecticut, 4, 17, 18, 44

Farnsworth, Moses, 212, 352n719

Farr, Lorin: rebaptism of, 335n488

fasting, 164

federal government. See government, United States

Fenshaw, William: rebaptism of, 335n488

Ferguson, James: namesake of Wilford Woodruff’s son, 80; rebaptism of, 335n488

Fillmore, Millard: proxy ordinances for 187, 190. See also eminent men and women

First Presidency: of Brigham Young, 123, 143; and changes to temple ordinances, 261–62; of John Taylor, 217; Joseph Smith’s death and, 96–98; priesthood keys and, 342n592; rebaptism of, 120–21, 134–35, 144; on rebaptism, 269–71, 364n921, 365n922, 365n924; reorganization of, 122–23, 217–18, 241–42; sealings of members of, 319n253, 359n840; on temple clothing, 263, 362n894; temple ordinances in Kirtland and, 36; of Wilford Woodruff, 287

First Vision of Joseph Smith, 45

Flake, Kathleen (author), 340n572

Floyd, William: proxy ordinances for, 191, 348n665. See also eminent men and women

Ford, Governor Thomas, 329n378

Fordham, Elijah: font in Nauvoo Temple and, 55

Foss, Rhoda Harriet (niece-in-law): sealing of,  321n281; Wilford Woodruff’s proposal to marry, 79

Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter (sister-in-law): journey to Utah, 124; with Phebe Woodruff, 229

Founding Fathers: intention of, 244; Wilford Woodruff and, 186–93, 196, 204–205, 299. See also eminent men and women; Declaration of Independence, Signers of

Fox Islands, Maine: Wilford Woodruff’s mission to, 45, 96

Franklin, Benjamin: 347n658; proxy ordination to office of High Priest, 194; proxy second anointing of, 349n670. See also eminent men and women

Freemasonry. See Masonry

Garden of Eden: represented in Endowment House, 131; represented in temple, 157

Garfield, James A.: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190. See also eminent men and women

garments. See temple clothing

Gates, Susa Young Dunford: 194; officiates in St. George Temple, 182; proxy baptism by, 159

Genealogical Society of New England, 184

Genealogical Society of Utah, 290–92, 368n594

genealogy: 151–52, 282, 290–92; of Wilford Woodruff, 152, 177, 184

Giles, Elizabeth Reith (mother-in-law), 376

Giles, Samuel (father-in-law), 376

government, United States: Church property and, 232, 240–41, 244, 336n504; 351n693; disincorp-oration of Church and, 141; Manifesto and, 249–51, 357n811; persecution of Saints by, 139–40, 201, 209, 222, 224, 227, 353n741; reconciliation with, 242; State of Deseret and, 334n458; temples and, 236,, 241, 246; Wilford Woodruff and, 112, 140, 186. See also Congress, United States; Supreme Court, United States

Graham, Martha, 305n1

Grant, George D.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Grant, Heber J.: and baptism for health, 365n922, 366n931; temple garments and, 362n894; temples and, 356n816

Grant, Jedediah M., 135, 137

Grant, Ulysses S.: Wilford Woodruff on, 212, 353n741

Hagen, Albert, 81, 376

Haight, Isaac C.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Hancock, John: proxy ordinances for, 191–92, 348n665. See also eminent men and women

Hancock, Levi Ward: proxy for John Hancock, 191–92, 348n665. See also eminent men and women

Hansen, Ellen Clifford Andrews: sealing of, 366n951

Hansen, John E., 366n951

Hardy, Clarissa Harriman, 328n451

Hardy, Josiah G.: adopted to Wilford Woodruff, 183, 396n641

Hardy, Leonard, 328n451, 346n641

Hardy, Samuel B.: adopted to Wilford Woodruff, 183, 396n641

Harrington, Leonard E.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Harrison, Benjamin: amnesty petition to, 242, 256, 359n840

Harrison, William Henry: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190.  See also eminent men and women

Harrison, Richard: rebaptism of, 335n488

Hart, Stephen (ancestor), 152

Hartley, William G. (author), 340n580; 341n581

Haun’s Mill, 45

Hawkins, Leo: rebaptism of, 335n488

Hawley, Reverend Rufus: Woodruff family and, 15–16

heirship: baptism and right of, 60; and priesthood, 116, 118–19; in proxy ordinances, 219-221, 345n632

High Priest: eminent men ordained by proxy as, 194

Holmes, Elvira Annie Cowles: sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

Holy Ghost. See Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit: Adam-God and, 343n596; baptism in name of, 28, 47, 50; gift of, 17, 18, 36, 41, 42, 60; Brigham Young and, 122; Joseph Smith on, 118, 332n422;  Manifesto and, 250; Wilford Woodruff and, 23–28, 44, 252, 254. See also Holy Spirit of promise; Spirit of God, the

Holy Spirit of promise, 72, 320n361

Hosanna shout: at Logan Temple dedication, 226; at Nauvoo Temple dedication, 114; at Salt Lake Temple dedication, 257, 258

House of the Lord: 39, 132, 184.  See Endowment House; Kirtland Temple; Logan Temple; Manti Temple; Nauvoo Temple; Salt Lake Temple

Howard, Nora Oakes (author), 308n48

Hyde, Marinda Johnson: children sealed to, 326n335; officiates in Endowment House, 132; sealing to Joseph Smith, 319n253, 327n345

Hyde, Orson: children sealed to, 326n335; and dedication of Nauvoo Temple, 114, 331n411; endowment of, 102; mission of, 25–26; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306, 325n316; seniority of Apostles, 143, 354n754

Illinois: Saints move to, 45, 315n188; Saints persecuted in, 102, 125, 327n347

Irving, Gordon (author), 330n390, 367n956

Isaac (prophet): blessings of, 278; patriarchal marriage and, 224; sacrifice of, 75–76, 235–36

Israel, House of: adoption into, 60, 105; blessings of, 92; gathering of, 29, 37–38; as kingdom of priests, 86; tribes of, 55

Ivins, Annie L., 344n611

Ivins, Anthony W. (author), 318n243, 362n894

Ivins, Stanley (author), 320n272

Jackson, Andrew: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

Jackson, Elizabeth Lloyd (mother-in-law), 376

Jackson, Rachel Donelson: proxy ordinances for, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

Jackson, William (father-in-law), 376

Jacob (prophet): blessings of, 278; patriarchal marriage and, 224.  See also Israel

Jacobs, Zina Diantha Huntington: 181; sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

Jefferson, Martha Wayles: proxy ordinances for, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

Jefferson, Thomas: proxy ordinances for, 51, 187, 190, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

John the Baptist: conferral of Aaronic Priesthood, 312n128, 338n526

Johnson, Aaron: rebaptism of, 335n488

Johnson, Benjamin F.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Johnson, David, rebaptism of, 59

Johnson, Lyman, as missionary, 24

Johnston’s Army, 140, 336n499

joint-heirs, 86, 159, 222

Jones, Eliza I., 367n971

Kanesville, Iowa: First Presidency organized in, 122–23

Kellogg, George H., conviction of, for polygamy, 201, 351n691

Kenney, Scott G. (author), vi, 364n921

Kimball, Heber C.: children sealed to, 326n335; endowment of, 68, 102; Endowment House and, 124; in First Presidency, 123; Joseph Smith’s death and, 96; priesthood adoption and, 106, 115, 280; rebaptism and, 121–22, 134, 335n488; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306; washes Wilford Woodruff’s feet, 43

Kimball, Stanley B., 328n372

Kimball, Vilate Murray: adoption to, 106; children sealed to, 326n335; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306; temple clothing and, 263

Kimball, William H.: rebaptism of, 335n488

king and priest, 83, 84, 86. See also endowment; second anointing

kingdom of God: 36, 94, 155, 240, 258, 294; adoption into, 60–62; baptism and, 31–32, 34–35, 50, 56; consecration and, 9; Joseph Smith on, 65, 88, 89; keys of, 37, 98, 196, 295; plural marriage and, 78, 236–37, 250–51; spiritual and temporal, 139, 143

kingdom of heaven. See kingdom of God

kingdom of priests, 86, 149, 324n309

Kingsbury, Joseph C., 102

Kirtland, Ohio: apostasy in, 39; Wilford Woodruff’s marriage in, 43–44

Kirtland Temple: 31, 39, 40; conferral of priesthood keys in, 37–38; dedication of, 36, 37; design of, 39, 157; Jesus Christ appears in, 37–38; ordinances in, 35–37, 65; Solemn Assembly in, 42; washings and anointings in, 41–43, 73, 372.  See also endowment of power; School of the Prophets

Kraut, Ogden (author), 331n397, 332n440, 343n596, 344n598, 344n606

Lamb, Lisbon, 376

Larson, Andrew Karl (author), 338n523, 364n919

Larson, Gustave O. (author), 336n494

Larson, Katharine Miles (author), 338n523, 364n919

Law of Adoption. See adoption; priesthood adoptions

Law, William, endowment of, 68; plural marriage and, 319n253, 327n347

Lawrence, Henry W., receiver of Church property, 246, 357n811

lecture at the veil, 170–71, 343n596

Liberty Jail, 45

Lightner, Mary Elizabeth Rollins: sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

Lincoln, Abraham: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190; polygamy and, 141; Wilford Woodruff and, 142, 347n658. See also eminent men and women

Little, Jesse C.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Livingstone, David, 347n658

Logan Tabernacle: confiscation of, 240

Logan Temple: 226, 295; confiscation of, 240–41, 246, 357n811; construction of, 219; cornerstone-laying ceremony for, 205; dedication of, 225–27; dedication of site for, 183; Manifesto and, 256; ordinances in, 175, 220–21, 256, 261, 372–73; rebaptism in, 270–71

Lyman, Amasa: children sealed to, 319n253; endowment of, 102; sealing of, 326n335

Lyman, Francis M., on Manifesto, 236, 257

Lyman, Louisa Maria Tanner, children sealed to, 319n253; sealing of, 326n335

Lyon, Sylvia Sessions, sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

MacDonald, Alexander F., 344n611

Madison, Dolley (Dorothy Payne): proxy ordinances for, 187, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

Madison, James: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190, 347n660. See also eminent men and women

Malachi (prophet), prophecy of, 37, 89, 273, 290, 292

Manifesto: 248–56; acceptance of, 356n800; Charles S. Varian and, 252–53; events leading to, 357n811; suspension of plural marriage and, 359n840; temples and, 248–49, 258–59; wording of, 235, 251

Manti Temple: 247, 297; confiscation of, 241, 246, 357n811; construction of, 206, 225, 227; dedication of, 240–41, 239; dedication of site for, 183; ordinances in, vi, 175, 261, 372–73; rebaptism in, 270, 365n926

Marks, Rosannah Robinson, 3ealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n305

Marks, William: endowment of, 68; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n305
marriage: announcement of Wilford and Phebe Woodruff’s, 43. See also plural marriage; sealing of couples

marshal, United States, 200, 209, 211, 228, 353n741

Marshall, Evelyn T. (author), 363n901

Martineau, James H.: proxy temple ordinances by, 354n765; rebaptism of, 335n488

martyrdom, 96, 98, 112, 232, 299

Mason, Robert: beliefs of, 17; proxy ordinances for, 182–83, 309n69; vision of, 21, 29–30

Masonry: history of, by Wilford Woodruff, 319n246; and temple endowment, 69–71, 319n246

Matheny, Ellen Barton Ray, 181, 345n633

Matthew (Apostle): teachings on sealing power, 37, 73

Maxline, Lydia, sealing of, 321n283

McAllister, Ann Davis, as proxy, 348n663, 349n672

McAllister, John D. T.: 173; adoption to Brigham Young, 279–80; proxy ordinances for eminent men, 174, 179, 190, 348n663, 349n671–72; rebaptism of, 344n611; and temple ceremonies, 157, 261

McConkie, Bruce R. (author), 365n925, 370n1017

McGavin, E. Cecil (author), 318n243, 327n348

Melchizedek Priesthood: conferred on Joseph Smith, 29, 338n526; offices of (see Elder, Seventy, High Priest, Apostle, Patriarch); and priesthood adoption, 94, 105; temple ordinances, 69, 72, 84, 89, 160, 174; ordination of Wilford Woodruff to 93; pulpits of, in temple, 40, 157

Merrill, Marriner Wood: heirship and, 220–21, 354n765; on Manifesto, 248; on rebaptism, 364n920; and plural marriage, 361n852; and temple ceremony changes, 261

Miles, John: Supreme Court case of, 350n686

Millennium. See Second Coming

Miller, George, children sealed to, 326n335; endowment of, 68

Miller, Mary Catharine Fry, 326n335

Mississippi River: baptisms for the dead in, 48, 52, 54, 101; rebaptisms in, 59–60

Missouri: expulsion of Saints from, 45, 111, 125, 259; temple in Jackson County, 342n594, 347n659; Zion’s Camp and, 306n15

Missouri River, proxy baptisms in, 126

Moffatt, Lyrena E., 333n455

Moffatt, Margaret E., 333n455

Monroe, James: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190. See also eminent men and women

Moore, Thomas: proxy ordinances for, 191. See also eminent men and women

Moqui Indians, 211

Morley, Isaac: rebaptism of, 335n488

Mormon Battalion: role of, 333n454; sealing of members of, 126

Moroni, 24, 32, 33, 46, 84, 89, 297, 310n103, 312n128, 338n526

Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, 140–41, 199, 353n741

Moses: book of, 318n233; conferral of priesthood keys by, 37, 75, 312n128; patriarchal marriage and, 92

Mountford, Lydia Mary Olive von Finkelstein : sealing to Wilford Woodruff, 321n284

Musser, Amos Milton: 212; conviction of, for polygamy, 201, 351n691

Naaman, Elisha instructs, 58

Nauvoo City Council, and Nauvoo Expositor, 327n347

Nauvoo Temple: 87; baptismal font, 101; baptisms in, 56–58; Brigham Young presides in, 101–102, 170–72; clothing worn in, 262–63; construction of, 62, 99–103, 246, 327n346; dedication of, 102, 114; design of, 57, 103, 157, 164; endowments in, 102–103, 107–108; officiators in, 168; ordinances in, 99–109, 149, 372–73, 166; priesthood adoptions in, 106; sealings in, 92, 104–106; second anointings in, 323n304; worthiness and, 57, 164

Nelson, Horatio: proxy ordination to office of High Priest, 194. See also eminent men and women

Nelson, Leland R. (author): 318n242, 330n395, 332n423

new and everlasting covenant: of baptism, 30, 44; of marriage, 72, 74, 84, 310n100

New Testament: restoration of practices in, 42, 57–58, 60, 84; Wilford Woodruff and, 16, 32

New York: Richland Branch established, 310n94; Wilford Woodruff baptized in Grindstone Creek, 28; Woodruffs move to, 24–26

Neyman, Cyrus: first proxy baptism for, 314n158

Neyman, Jane: first proxy for baptism, 314n158

Nibley, Hugh (author), 322n288

Nuttall, L. John: 173, 171, 241; officiates in St. George Temple, 174, 344n606; and written endowment ceremony, 168, 170

oil, anointing: in Kirtland Temple, 36, 42–43; in Nauvoo Temple, 103

Old Testament: plural marriage in, 75–76, 86; practices and rituals in, 36, 42, 55, 70

Oliver, George: Masonry, book on 319n246

Olmstead, Harvey, first proxy baptism by, 314n158

ordinances, higher, 86, 97, 192, 195

ordination. See priesthood ordination

Page, John E., 102, 319n253

Palmerston, Lord (Henry John Temple): proxy ordinances for, 191. See also eminent men and women

Parepa, Demetrius: proxy ordinances for, 347n661. See also eminent men and women

Parepa, Elizabeth Sequinn: proxy ordinances for, 347n661. See also eminent men and women

Parepa-Rosa, Euphroynse: proxy ordinances for, 347n661. See also eminent men and women

Parker, John D.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Parkinson, Charlotte Elizabeth Smart, 181, 345n633

Parrish, Warren, 93

Patriarch: 44, 68, 99, 123

patriarchal blessing: of Martha Cragun Cox, 180; of Wilford Woodruff, 44, 132

patriarchal marriage: Joseph Smith on, 74–76; law against, 245; Manifesto and, 251; Wilford Woodruff and, 76–83, 212, 224. See also plural marriage

Patten, David W., 312n128

Paul (Apostle): on adoption through baptism, 60–61; on baptism for the dead, 49; on marriage, 72; on spiritual communication, 341n590

Pentecost, in Kirtland Temple, 37

People’s Party, 244

Perpetual Emigration Fund, seizure by government, 201, 232, 236

Peter (Apostle): on calling and election, 84, 323n298; on spirit world, 301; conferral of Melchizedek Priesthood, 105, 187, 338n526

Phelps, William W.: rebaptism of, 335n488; and “The Spirit of God" hymn, 42

Phippen, Reverend George: baptizes Wilford Woodruff, 22–23

Pierce, Franklin: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190. See also eminent men and women

Pingree, Job: conviction of, for polygamy, 201, 351n691

plan of salvation, 89, 297, 325n324

plural marriage: abandonment of, 199–200, 213–14, 230, 233, 353n723; amnesty for, 242, 256, 359n840; announcement of, 321n273; anti-polygamy legislation and, 140, 224–25, 336n504; compared to adultery, 79, 224;  implementation of, 72, 75–76;  John Taylor and, 74, 213, 232, 252, 350n688; Phebe Woodruff’s defense of, 77; post-Manifesto, 254; prevelance of, 320n272; punishment for, 199, 200, 224–25, 336n504, 351n697; suspension of, 236, 248, 252–54; test oath for, 231, 244, 357n811; Ulysses S. Grant and, 353n741; Utah Commission report on, 224; Utah Constitution and, 230–31; of Wilford Woodruff, 79–83, 376; William Law and, 319n253, 327n347. See also Edmunda Act; Edmunds-Tucker Act; Manifesto; John Miles; Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act; Poland Act; George Reynolds; United States Supreme Court.

Poland Act, 141, 336n505

Polk, James K.: proxy ordinances for, 187, 190. See also eminent men and women

polygamy. See plural marriage

Porter, Reverend Noah, 16

Pratt, Addison: endowment of, 126

Pratt, Mary Ann Frost, sealing of, 319n253

Pratt, Orson: children sealed to, 326n335; plural marriage announcement and, 321n273; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306, 325n316; with Apostles, 143, 354n754; testimony of, 24

Pratt, Parley P.: on adoption through baptism, 60; endowment of, 102; sealed to Mary Ann Frost, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306; and A Voice of Warning, 60, 61; Zion’s Camp, recruits Wilford Woodruff for, 306n15

Pratt, Parley P. Jr.: polygamy and, 201, 351n691

Pratt, Sarah Marinda Bates, children sealed to, 326n335; sealing to Orson Pratt, 319n253

Pratt, Thankful Halsey: proxy sealing of, 319n253; proxy second anointing of, 323n306

prayer circle, 83, 322n288

Presbyterian Church, 16, 17, 18, 20

Priest, 36, 45, 70

priesthood adoptions: 366n951; Brigham Young and, 104–106, 275;  cancellation of, 368n983; complications of, 119–20; end of, 266, 272–89; during exodus from Nauvoo, 114–20, 331n415, 373; Joseph Smith and, 92–94, 106, 274; in Nauvoo Temple, 104–106, 330n396, 373; by proxy, 106, 330n391; in St. George Temple, 182–83, 192, 207, 276–78, 373; suspension of, 127–28, 170; Wilford Woodruff and, 279–88

priesthood authority, 22, 28, 30, 52, 73, 78, 248, 298, 299

priesthood blessing: in temples, 42, 127, 271–72; by Wilford Woodruff, 10; of Phebe Woodruff, 101, 114; of Wilford Woodruff, 6–9, 85–86

priesthood: fulness of, 72, 78–79, 83–86, 89, 92–93, 97–98, 105, 147, 149

priesthood keys: 68–69, 72–74, 174, 338n526; of Apostles, 342n592; conferred in Kirtland Temple, 37–38; women and, 86

priesthood ordination: by proxy, 128, 160, 192, 193, 288, 340n570, 344n606; of Wilford Woodruff, 33, 93

principalities, 85, 224, 276

proxy baptism. See baptism for the dead

Pulsipher, Mary Brown, 26, 27

Pulsipher, Sarah Ann, 174, 344n611

Pulsipher, Zerah: adopted by Wilford Woodruff, 116; conversion of, 309n87; conversion of Wilford Woodruff, 26–28, 310n94; ordains Wilford Woodruff to Aaronic priesthood, 33; revelation to, 26

queen and priestess, 83–84, 86. See also endowment; second anointing

Quinn, D. Michael (author), 322n288, 328n352, 333n451, 351n697

Quorum of the Anointed, 323n304

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: on baptism for healing, 58, 271–72; endowment of, 342n592; excom-munication of members of, 45; Joseph Smith’s death and, 96–99; Manifesto and, 248–51, 359n840; mission to England, 47–48, 49; plural marriage and, 76, 230–31; priesthood adoption and, 106; rebaptism and, 59, 68, 134–35, 144, 268–70, 316n212, 335n489; reorganization of, 122–23, 206, 217, 241–42; sealing power and, 329n380; second anointing and, 97–98, 142; seniority in, 143, 354n754; Wilford Woodruff’s service in, 8, 12, 30, 217–19, 358n821

Raleigh, Alonzo H., 341n590, 344n611

rebaptism: of apostles, 59, 120–21, 316n212, 333n455, 336n489; baptism for the dead and, 57; end of, 268–72, 364n920-21; in Endowment House, 134; first, 59; in Logan Temple, 372; in Manti Temple, 365n926, 372; in Nauvoo, 59–60, 268–69; for recommitment, 120–21, 364n921; records of, 163, 163; Reformation and, 132–34; in Salt Lake Temple, 372; in St. George Temple, 159, 365n926, 372; of Signers of Declaration of Independence, 51, 190, 347n660, 348n665, 349n671; temple recommend and, 164, 269; United Order and, 143–45; of Utah Territorial Legislature, 136, 335n488; by Wilford Woodruff, 133, 365n924; of Wilford Woodruff, 59, 120, 144, 220, 316n212, 336n489; words used in, 144, 270. See also baptism for health and healing

Red Brick Store, Nauvoo, 68, 69

redemption of the dead, 34–35,100–101, 178–80, 192, 205, 213–15, 219–22, 237–38, 294–303, 331n399

reformation: catechism during, 137, 138, 243, 336n494; in Nauvoo, 59–60, 133; rebaptism of Legislature during, 136, 335n488; in Utah, 132–38

Relief Society: keys of the priesthood and, 68, 324n312; and kingdom of priests, 86, 324n309; organization of in Nauvoo, 68; reorganization of in Utah, 142

Republican Party, 244

restoration: of all things, 76, 89, 90, 320n271; of gospel, 28, 30, 44, 246, 267–68, 296; of priesthood, 29, 33, 45, 78, 89, 105, 324n312, 338n526

resurrection: families after, 78, 224, 294; proxy ordinances and, 48, 49, 176, 178, 196, 301–302; sealing power and, 342n592; Wilford Woodruff on, 311n121, 317n223

revelation: on baptism for the dead, 48–50, 359n840, 364n916; on celestial kingdom, 71–72; on celestial marriage, 72, 224; on First Presidency, 122–23; on Founding Fathers, 186–193, 196, 204–205, 299; to Joseph Smith, 29, 33–34, 46, 65, 86; on Kirtland Temple, 39; on law of consecration, 337n511; on Logan Temple, 225–26; on Manifesto, 247–53, 258–59; on Nauvoo Temple, 54; on plural marriage, 75–79; 213, 352n723; on priesthood, 92; on priesthood adoption, 272–75, 281–90; on salvation of children, 90; on sealing power, 66; second anointing and, 77; on temple ordinances, 172, 246; on universal salvation, 34–35; on washing feet, 311n113; to Wilford Woodruff on, x, 24, 168, 174, 179, 186–87, 212–14, 233, 266, 289–90; on Zion’s Camp, 306n15

Reynolds, George, court case of, 209, 350n685, 353n724

Rhode Island: Wilford Woodruff and, 24–26

Rich, Charles C., with Apostles, 143

Richards, Franklin D.: genealogical library of, 368n994; with Apostles, 143; rebaptism of, 335n488; sealing of, 321n281

Richards, Jennetta Richards: adoption to, 106, children sealed to, 326n335; endowment of, 102; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306

Richards, Samuel W.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Richards, Willard: adoption to, 106; children sealed to, 326n335; endowment of, 68, 102; as member of First Presidency, 122, 123; and prophecy regarding Wilford Woodruff’s wives, 321n282; sealing of, 319n253, 321n281; second anointing of, 323n306

Rigdon, Sidney: Church leadership and, 93–99; plural marriage and, 318n237

Robinson, Ebenezer, 318n232

Rocky Mountains, 112, 240

Rolfe, Samuel: healing in Nauvoo Temple, 58

Ross, David James, 351n695, 376

Russell, Alonzo H., 333n451

sacrament, the, 272

sacrifice, law of, 172

St. George Tabernacle, 147

St. George Temple: 157, 185, 277; baptism records from, 163, 191, 193; changes in, 233; clothing in, 175, 264; confiscation of, 236–37, 241, 246, 357n811; construction of, 147–49, 148, 151, 155, 206; dedication of, 158–159, 238; design of, 157, 164–65; eminent men and women and, vii, 185–98, 299; John Taylor on, 345n615; ordinances in, 159–84, 207–208, 260, 372–73; priesthood adoptions in, 275–78; proxy ordinaton in, 288; rebaptism in, 163, 270, 365n926; revelation in, 174, 179, 186–87, 204–205; sealings in, 277–78; second anointing in, 162, 192, 207, 344n606; significance of, 221; temple workers in, 174, 344n611; Wilford Woodruff and, 182–84, 194–95, 209–11, 218, 230, 238

Salt Lake Temple: baptismal font in, 264, 265; clothing in, 263; confiscation of, 236–37, 241, 246, 357n811; construction of, 144, 146, 147, 197, 256–57, 257; dedication of, 258–59, 269–270, 291; Lorenzo Snow lives in, 341n589; ordinances in, 261–62, 288–89, 372–73; site of, 129; statehood and, 261

Satan: power of, 1, 6, 10, 123, 136, 258–59

saviors on Mount Zion, 56, 196, 222, 286, 294, 344n615

Sayers, Ruth Vose: sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

Scammon, Rhoda Farnham Carter (sister-in-law), 229

Scarborough, Maine, 43, 45, 374

Schmutz, Richard A. (author), 339n549

Scholes, Eugenia (grandchild), 202

Scholes, Robert (son-in-law), 202

School of the Prophets: in Kirtland, 35–36, 39– 41, 311n113, 311n115, 313n143; in Salt Lake City, 142, 311n115, 322n288

sealing, of individuals, 73, 74, 90, 320n264

sealing, keys of, 37-38, 46, 61–62, 96–97, 149–50, 312n129, 338n526, 342n592

sealing of children to parents: 73, 161, 272–73, 279–80;. born under parents’ covenant, 90–91, 278; in Nauvoo Temple, 105–106, 274–75, 326n335; in St. George Temple, 207, 276; suspension of, 106, 128, 170, 275. See also sealing of families

sealing of couples: 10, 86, 272, 335n487, 373; during exodus, 126; of eminent men and women, 191, 194, 347n660, 349n672; in Endowment House, 131; Joseph Smith on, 71–74, 274; by proxy, 156, 178, 211, 373; in Nauvoo Temple, 104, 274; in Salt Lake Temple, 288–89; in St. George Temple, 161, 178, 192, 207, 211; of Wilford Woodruff, 74, 80, 126–27

sealing of families: in Nauvoo Temple, 90–92; Wilford Woodruff’s revelation on, 266, 272–75, 281–90.

second anointing: 85, 373; administered to couples, 86, 325n316; blessings of, 83–84; of eminent men, 349n670; in Endowment House, 132, 373; in Nauvoo, 83–86, 97, 323n304–306, 324n313, 325n316; in Nauvoo Temple, 330n396; by proxy, 182, 349n670, 373; recommend for, 265–66; reintroduction of, in Salt Lake City, 142, 161–62, 337n508, 373; in St. George Temple, 162, 192, 207, 344n66; Wilford Woodruff and, 85, 142, 349n670

Second Coming: preparation for, 24, 111, 158; timing of, 361n866; Wilford Woodruff and, 150, 205, 212, 214, 230, 254, 302

Sessions, Patty Bartlett: sealing to Joseph Smith, 327n345

Seventy, Quorum of, 40, 43

Shem, Ham, and Japheth, 205

Siloam, pool of, 58

Smith, Agnes Moulton Coolbrith: endowment of, 102

Smith, Alvin, 34, 35

Smith, Bathsheba Bigler: children sealed to, 326n335; officiates in Endowment House, 131–32; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306

Smith, Don Carlos: endowment of, 102; proxy baptism by, 51, 349n671, Times and Seasons, 318n232

Smith, Edna Lambson, 181, 345n633

Smith, Emma Hale: endowment of, 83; ordinances administered by, 83; sealing of, 72; second anointing of, 85, 323n304; temple ordinances after Joseph Smith’s death, 102, 106

Smith, George A.: 143; on Brigham Young, 342n594; children sealed to, 326n335; endowment of, 102; and proxy baptism of Wilford Woodruff, 51, 328n368; sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n305; on Wilford Woodruff, 307n38

Smith, George D. (author), 320n272, 356n801, 363n895

Smith, Hyrum: 73; children sealed to, 326n335; criminal charges against, 327n347; death of, 95–6; death mask of, 95; endowment of, 68–9; plural marriage and, 75; sealing of, 72, 319n253; performs sealing of Wilford and Phebe Woodruff, 74, 334n462;  second anointing of, 323n305; Wilford Woodruff’s vision of, 258

Smith, Jerusha Barden: children sealed to, 326n335; proxy sealing of, 319n253

Smith, John: endowment of, 102

Smith, John L., 344n611

Smith, Joseph: 71, 95; and Abraham, Book of, 66–67, 318n234; on adoption, 60–63, 79, 92, 274, 332n422; adoption to, 106, 280–81, 330n393; on baptism for healing, 57–58, 60; on baptism for the dead, 34–35, 47, 51–53, 56–57, 184; and Book of Mormon, 29; on calling and election, 83–84, 323n298, 323n299; on celestial kingdom, 71–72; on consecration, 337n511; death of, 95–96, 361n866, 327n347, 342n592; on Elijah, viii, 32–33, 37, 89–90, 272–73, 312n128; on endowment, 68–69, 108–109, 168–69, 173–74, 333n456, 341n590; on eternal marriage, 72–74; and Fanny Alger, 319n254; and Far West, Missouri, 45; First Vision of, 33, 45; on fulness of the priesthood, 83, 149; incarceration of, 45; and James Strang, 96; Jesus Christ’s appearance to, 33, 38; on Jackson County, Missouri, 306n15, 342n592; and kingdom of priests, 86, 149, 324n309; on Kirtland Temple ordinances, 35–37, 42–43, 65; and last charge to Apostles, 96–97; and Louisa Beaman, 319n253; and Marinda Hyde, 319n253; and Martin Van Buren, 347n659; Masonry and, 69–71; Moroni and, 32–33, 297, 310n103; Moses and, 37, 75, 92, 312n126, 312n128, 318n233, 338n526; newspaper account of, 26, 97; on plan of salvation, 325n324; plural marriage and, 74–76, 224, 248, 253, 327n345; on prayer circles, 322n288; on priesthood adoptions and, 92–94, 105–106, 117–18; on priesthood keys, 37–38, 67–68; on priesthood ordination by proxy, 340n570; on proxy ordinances, 87–89, 195, 214–15; on Quorum of the Anointed, 323n304; Red Brick Store of, 68, 69; on rebaptism, 59, 269; on restoration of priesthood, 89; at Salt Lake Temple dedication, 258; on salvation of children, 90; on Satan’s power, 6; School of the Prophets and, 35–36, 313n143; on sealing of children to parents, 90–92; sealing power and, 37, 329n380; on second anointing, 84–86, 323n304; Sidney Rigdon and, 97–98; on sealing, 72–74, 211, 212, 228, 329n380; on spirit world, 314n168 on temple clothing, 262; on temple ordinances, 128; on temple’s role in Church, 162; translation of scripture by, 26, 69, 75, 318n233, 318n234; on universal salvation, 34, 90; on washing of feet, 33, 311n313, 311n315; on washings and anointings, 35–36; Wilford Woodruff adopted to, 280–81, 329n386; Wilford Woodruff and, 6, 29, 34, 259, 298, 338n526

Smith, Joseph F.: 124, 131, 259;  baptism ceremony and, 362n894; as member of First Presidency, 217, 242, 287; with Quorum of the Twelve, 143

Smith, Joseph Fielding (author), 365n925, 370n1017

Smith, Joseph Sr.: and patriarchal blessing of Wilford Woodruff, 44, 132; proxy second anointing of, 323n305; washing and anointing of, 36

Smith, Julina Lambson, 181, 345n633

Smith, Lucy Mack: and ordinances in Nauvoo Temple, 330n393; second anointing of, 323n305

Smith, Martisha Smoot (mother-in-law), 376

Smith, Mary Fielding: administers washings and anointings, 83; endowment of, 102; sealung of, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n305

Smith, Samuel (father-in-law), 376

Smith, Samuel H. (Joseph’s brother), 25

Smith, William, sealing and, 319n253; succession and, 328n352

Smoot, Abraham O.: Kirtland endowment and, 37; adoption by Wilford Woodruff, 116; and exodus to Salt Lake City, 122

Snow, Erastus: 211, 212, 228; on Brigham Young, 342n594; death of, 358n824; dedicates St. George Temple baptismal font, 148; with Quorum of the Twelve, 143; rebaptisms into United Order, 148–49; and St. George Temple dedication, 158–59

Snow, James C.: rebaptism, 355n488

Snow, Lorenzo (son-in-law): on baptism ceremony, 365n924; and changes to endowment ceremony, 261;  heirship, 221; Hosanna shout and, 257; and Manifesto, 249–50; with Quorum of the Twelve, 143; rebaptism of, 335n488; as Salt Lake Temple President, 341n589; wife Phebe Woodruff, 273

Snow, Minerva W., 181, 344n611

Snow, Orion (grandson), 273

Solemn Assembly: in Kirtland Temple, 42; sustaining John Taylor, 205–206; sustaining Wilford Woodruff, 242

Solomon (King): patriarchal marriage and, 75; temple of, 55

Spencer, Catherine Curtis, sealing of children to, 326n335

Spencer, Daniel: rebaptism of, 335n488

Spencer, Orson: sealing of children to, 326n335

Spirit of God, the: hymn, 42; revelation and, 282, 360n846; and Utah Legislature, 136; Wilford Woodruff taught by, 16, 28, 44; witness of,  137, 286;

spirit world, 46, 47, 50, 62, 74, 94, 100, 149, 150, 154, 172, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 184, 185, 187, 195, 198, 204, 205, 214, 215, 218, 222, 225, 250, 254, 277, 283, 284, 288, 301. See also spirits in prison

Spirit, gifts of, 16, 17, 18, 19, 28, 36, 41, 42. See also tongues, speaking in;  visions

spirits in prison: Jesus Christ and, 314n168; proxy ordinances for, 48, 149, 154, 176; revelation on preaching to, 34, 35, 49, 51

Sprague, Eliza Caroline Everett: proxy baptism of, 136

Sprague, Mary Woodard: proxy baptism by, 136

Sprague, Samuel L.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Stansbury, Howard, 329n385

Stapley, Jonathan A. (author), 316n204, 330n390

Stephens, John L., 347n658

stillborn children, temple ordinances for, 171

Stocking, Catherine Emeline Ensign (mother-in-law), 376

Stoker, John: rebaptism of, 335n488

Stout, Hosea: rebaptism of, 335n488

Strang, James, 96, 98, 99

Stuy, Brian H. (author), 348n663

Supreme Court, United States: Angus Cannon case and, 350n689; Church property and, 357n811; and court cases on polygamy, 199–200, 231, 244; Davis v. Beason case, and 357n811; George Reynolds case and, 209, 353n724; John Miles case and, 350n686; Mormon Church v. United States case and, 357n811

Sweetwater River: Wilford Woodruff blesses son at, 122

tabernacle: adobe in Salt Lake, 129, 146

tabernacle, ancient, ceremonies in, 36, 70

Tabernacle, Salt Lake: 144, 146, 213; confiscation of, 241

Talmage, James E. (author), 362n877

Taylor, John: 143, 210; seniority of Apostles and, 354n754; death of, 232; endowment of, 102; Endowment House and, 339n543; Masonry and, 69; plural marriage and, 74, 213, 230, 232, 251–52, 350n688; as President of the Church, 206, 217; priesthood adoptions and, 106, 274, 282; School of the Prophets and, 313n143; St. George Temple and, 345n615; second anointing of, 323n306; as editor of Times and Seasons, 66, 318n232; wanted poster for, 210; Wilford’s vision of, 258

Taylor, Lenora Cannon: sealing to John Taylor, 319n253; second anointing of, 323n306

Taylor, Zachary: proxy ordinances for, 187. See also eminent men and women

Teacher: Wilford Woodruff ordained as, 33

telestial kingdom: representation of in temple, 157

temple clothing:. changes to, 362n894; in Nauvoo, 102, 262–63; in St. George Temple, 171, 175–76, 264; symbolism of, 262

temple ordinances. See baptism for the dead, endowment, ordination, priesthood adoptions, sealings, and washings and anointings

temple recommend, 164, 195, 243, 264–66, 269–70, 269

terrestrial kingdom: representation of, in Endowment House, 131; representation of, in temple, 157

test oath, for polygamy, 230–31, 244, 357n811

testimony: of Wilford Woodruff, 15, 28, 67, 174, 210, 218, 298

Thompson, William H., 229, 344n611

time and eternity, 74, 78, 142, 255

Times and Seasons: and Book of Abraham, 67; Wilford Woodruff and publication of, 66

Tingen, James Dwight (author), 334n467, 334n487

tithing: payment of, as qualification for temple service, 57, 164, 195

tithing office: confiscation of, 240

tongues, speaking in, 36, 41

Tullidge, Edward W. (author), 321n274

Tyler, John: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

United Order: 162; baptism into, 144, 148; Brigham Young and, 143–44, 243; rules of, 145, 149, 337n513; in St. George, 147–48

universal salvation, 186, 192, 296, 298, 302

University of Deseret, 128

Urim and Thummim, 67

Utah, statehood for, 230–31, 250–51, 260–61

Utah Commission Report, 224, 247, 357n811, 360n843

Utah Territorial Legislature: 334n458; rebaptism of, 136, 335n488; Wilford Woodruff member of, 126

Utah Territorial Supreme Court: and Angus Cannon case, 350n689; and confiscation of Church property, 241, 246, 357n811; and George Reynolds’ case, 350n685

Utah War, 139–41

Valley House: 202, houses four generations of Woodruffs, 203

Van Buren, Martin: and Joseph Smith, 347n659; proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Varian, Charles S.: appointed U.S. attorney, 357n811; on Manifesto and Wilford Woodruff, 252–53

visions: 17, 18, 36, 42, 70, 186–87, 268; of Joseph Smith, 34–5, 45, 72; of Robert Mason, 21, 30; of Signers of the Declaration of Independence, vii, 179, 186–87, 204; of Wilford Woodruff, vii, 186, 236, 251, 259, 311n661

voting rights, 201, 230, 236, 243–45

Walker, Charles Lowell, on adoption, 343n596; and rebaptisms into United Order and, 148

washing of feet: in Kirtland Temple, 42; and School of the Prophets, 311n113, 311n115, 313n143; of Wilford Woodruff, 43, 214

washings and anointings: in Council House, 127; in Endowment House, 132, 335n487; in Kirtland, 41–43, 372; in Nauvoo, 69, 83, 88; in Nauvoo Temple, 102, 128; in Old Testament, 70; of Phebe Woodruff, 83; promises of, 83; by proxy, 53; purpose of, 42; in St. George Temple, 161, 179; by Wilford Woodruff, 42, 132; of Wilford Woodruff, 42, 43, 83

Washington, George: appearance of, 186; proxy ordinances for, 51, 190, 194, 347n660, 349n671; proxy ordination to office of High Priest, 194. See also eminent men and women

Washington, Lawrence: proxy ordinances for, 190, 194, 349n672. See also eminent men and women

Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis: proxy ordinances for, 51, 190, 194, 347n660; 349n671. See also eminent men and women

Washington, Mary Ball: proxy ordinances for, 190, 194, 349n672. See also eminent men and women

Webster, Daniel: proxy ordinances for, 190. See also eminent men and women

Webster, Dwight (brother-in-law): joins Strangites, 98, 113; marriage to Eunice Woodruff, 306n8

Webster, Eunice Woodruff (sister):  conversion of, 45, 123; joins Strangites, 98, 113; proxy ordinances for, 180, 279

Webster, Nathan, 376

Weeks, William: as Nauvoo Temple architect, 54, 55

welding link: baptism as, 61–62, 74; sealing as, 283–84

Wellesley, Arthur (Duke of Wellington): proxy ordinances for, 191. See also eminent men and women

Wells, Annie T., 344n611

Wells, Daniel H.: as Apostle, 143; blessing of Wilford Woodruff by, 8; officiates in Endowment House, 131; rebaptism of, 335n488

Wells, Governor Heber M., 260

Wesley, John: proxy baptism of, 190; proxy ordination to office of High Priest, 194. See also eminent men and women

West, Chauncey W.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Wheeler, Helen (aunt), 20

Wheelock, Cyrus H.: rebaptism of, 335n488

White, Jean Bickmore (author), 364n919

Whitney, Elizabeth Ann Smith: children sealed to, 326n355; second anointing of, 323n305; temple clothing and, 263

Whitney, Newel K.: children sealed to, 326n355; endowment of, 68, 102; on women and the priesthood, 324n312; second anointing of, 323n305;

widows, sealing, 104, 120, 277

Wight, Harriet Benton: sealing of, 319n253

Wight, Lyman: sealing of, 319n253; and succession, 327n352

Wilderness Revelation, of Wilford Woodruff, 212, 214

Willardson, Christina, 181, 345n633

Williams, Frederick G., 44

Winsor, Anson P.: rebaptism of, 344

Winter Quarters: death of Wilford Woodruff’s sons in, 122; plat of, 117; Wilford Woodruff’s accident in, 6; Wilford Woodruff’s sealings in, 126, 376

Woodruff, Abraham Owen (son), 375

Woodruff, Ann Thompson (daughter), 375

Woodruff, Aphek (father): 2­–3, 18, 112, 141, 202, 283; adoption of, 116; birth of, 305n8; character of, 16; conversion of, 45, 123; and exodus to Salt Lake City, 112, 122, 351n695; genealogy of, 152; marriage of, 2, 306n8; on plural marriage, 79; proxy adoption to, 183, 329n386; proxy sealing of, 279

Woodruff, Aphek (son), 374

Woodruff, Asahel (brother): baptism of, 23; death of, 26, 306n8; inspiration of, 24–25; proxy ordinances for, 62, 182; Wilford Woodruff’s testimony to, 44

Woodruff, Asahel Hart (son), 374

Woodruff, Azmon (brother): 2, 153, 154; birth of, 305n8; conversion of, 24–28; moves to New York, 24, 309n85; ordination of, 310n94; proxy baptisms by, 153

Woodruff, Azubah Hart (stepmother): birth of, 305n8; conversion of, 45, 123;  joins Strangites, 113; genealogy of, 152; influence of, on Wilford Woodruff, 16; marriage of, 2; on plural marriage, 79; proxy sealing of, 279

Woodruff, Beulah Augusta (daughter): 374

Woodruff, Beulah Thompson (mother): death of, 2, 16, 34, 62, 305n8; genealogy of, 152; proxy baptism of, 62; proxy sealing of, 279, 317n223

Woodruff, Brigham Young (son): 183; birth of, 374; death of, 184

Woodruff, Charles Henry (son), 375

Woodruff, Charles Wilford (great-grandson), 285

Woodruff, Clara Martisha (daughter), 375

Woodruff, David Patten (son), 183, 374

Woodruff, Dinah (grandmother): proxy ordinances for, 182

Woodruff, Edward Randolph (son), 375

Woodruff, Elizabeth Pierce (sister-in-law), 24, 27

Woodruff, Emeline (daughter), 375

Woodruff, Emma Manella (daughter), 203, 374

Woodruff, Emma Smith (wife): 82, 255; children of, 209, 374–75; homes of, 202, 203, 228; proxy ordinances by, 229; resealed to Wilford Woodruff, 132; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 127, 376

Woodruff, Ensign (son), 375

Woodruff, Eudora Lovina Young Dunford (wife): 82, child of, 375; divorced from Wilford Woodruff, 81, 203, 351n697; officiates in St. George Temple, 182, 344n611; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 180, 376

Woodruff, Ezra (son), 7, 122, 374

Woodruff, Fanny Lloyd (daughter-in-law), 203

Woodruff, Hyrum Smith (son), 374

Woodruff, James Jackson (son): birth of, 80, 374; blessing of, 122; lives with Wilford Woodruff, 141

Woodruff, Jeremiah (son), 375

Woodruff, John Jay (son), 375

Woodruff, Joseph (son), 7, 122, 374

Woodruff, Josiah (grandparent): proxy baptism of, 62

Woodruff, Julia Delight Stocking (daughter), 375

Woodruff, Marion (son), 374

Woodruff, Mary (daughter), 375

Woodruff, Mary Alice (daughter): baptism of, 229; birth of, 209, 375

Woodruff, Mary Ann Jackson (wife): 82; child of, 80, 374; death of, 351n696; divorced from Wilford Woodruff, 81, 351n695, 376; and exodus to Salt Lake City, 122; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 203, 376

Woodruff, Mary Caroline Barton (wife): divorced from Wilford Woodruff, 81; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 321n282, 376

Woodruff, Mary Meek Giles Webster (wife): death of, 81; resealed to Wilford Woodruff, 334n470; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 376

Woodruff, Matthew (ancestor), 152

Woodruff, Newton (son), 375

Woodruff, Ozem (uncle), 152

Woodruff, Ozem Thompson (brother), 2, 24, 305n8, 309n85

Woodruff, Phebe Amelia (daughter): birth of, 374; proxy ordinances by, 152, 182; sealed to Lorenzo Snow, 141; Wilford Woodruff and, 112, 122, 273

Woodruff, Phebe Arabell (daughter), 374

Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter (wife): 44, 229; 47–48, 219; baptism for the dead and, children of, 7, 45, 122, 123, 132, 141, 278, 374; courtship of, 40, 43; death of, 81, 228; endowment of, 83; exodus to Salt Lake City, 123; heirship and, 219;  homes of, 202, 203; marriage of, 43, 44; mission to England, 101, 111–12; and Nauvoo Temple, 113, 114; plural marriage and, 75­–82, 77; priesthood blessing of, 101, 114, 228; proxy ordinances by, 52–53, 101, ­182–83, 278, 279, 328n368; resealed to Wilford Woodruff, 127, 132, 334n462; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 74, 319n253, 276; second anointing of, 85­–6, 323n306

Woodruff, Philo (brother): proxy baptism of, 62, 305n8

Woodruff, Rosannah (daughter), 375

Woodruff, Sarah Brown (wife): children of, 81, 183, 374­–75; homes of, 202; resealed to Wilford Woodruff, 132; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 127, 376

Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking (wife): 80, 228; children of, 374­–75; home of, 202; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 376

Woodruff, Sarah Elinor Brown (wife): divorced from Wilford Woodruff, 81; sealed to Wilford Woodruff, 80, 321n282, 376

Woodruff, Sarah Emma (daughter): 45, 374; proxy sealing of, 278

Woodruff, Sarah Woodford (grandmother): proxy baptism of, 62

Woodruff, Shuah Carter (daughter), 122, 123, 374

Woodruff, Susan Cornelia (daughter), 122, 374

Woodruff, Sylvia Melvina (daughter), 374

Woodruff, Wilford Jr. (son): 285, 374; endowment of, 132; lived with Benbows, 112; moves to Randolph, 202; ordination of, 132; proxy ordinances by, 182

Woodruff, Wilford S. (grandson), 285

Woodruff, Winnifred Blanche (daughter), 82, 375

Word of Wisdom, 164, 337n513, 341n586

worthiness:for endowment, 160, 164, 264; for priesthood adoptions, 94, 104, 119, 277; for proxy ordinances, 56, 192–93, 278­–79, 285–286, 288. See also temple recommend

Wright, Jonathan C.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Wright, Kristine L. (author), 316n204, 330n390

Yorgason, Blaine M. (author), 334n549

Young, Brigham: 107; on Adam-God, 343n596; blessing of Phebe Woodruff by, 101, 114; blessing of Wilford Woodruff, 6, 8; death of, 109, 194, 204; on endowment, 99, 102, 108, 160, 168–74, 333n456; endowment of, 68, 102, 168; Endowment House and, 129–131, 155; Ensign Peak dedication by, 126; on First Presidency, reorganization of, 122–23; on heirship, 119–20, 219–20; Jackson County, return to, 342n594; James Buchanan and 139–40; Johnston’s Army and 140; Joseph Smith and, 99, 117–18, 332n422; lecture at the veil, 170, 343n596; Logan Temple and, 183, 226; Lucy Bigelow Young and 182; Manti Temple and, 183; Masonry and, 69; and ordinances in Council House, 126–28; ordinances during exodus by, 126; ordinances in Nauvoo Temple, 101–108; ordinances, restriction of, 53–54, 328n364, 340n570; on plural marriage, 119-120; plural marriage(s) of, 75, 319n253; on prayer circles, 322n288; as President of the Church, 122-23, 123, 143, 169; as President of the Quorum of the Twelve, 96; on priesthood adoption, 104–106, 115–16, 182, 273–75, 280–81, 343n596;  and priesthood keys, 96, 174; priesthood reorganization by, 162–63; rebaptism of, 60, 120-21, 134, 136, 144, 316n212, 336n489; on reformation, 333n494; on revelation process, 109, 116-17; St. George Temple and, 147–48, 151, 156, 159–61, 186; Salt Lake Temple and, 120, 258, 42n594; School of the Prophets and, 313n143; sealing of, 72, 85; on sealing of children to parents, 92, 106, 171, 275, 278; sealing of Wilford Woodruff by, 321n282, 334n462; on sealing power, 72–73, 329n380; second anointing and, 85, 142, 323n304; succession crisi and, 96–97;  temple ceremonies and, 101–108, 168–71; on temple clothing, 262–63; on temple recommends, 164; United Order and, 143–44

Young, Brigham Jr.: as Apostle, 143, 335n489; rebaptism of, 335n488; temples. confiscation of, 359n837; work in St. George Temple, 159, 174

Young, Joseph A.: rebaptism of, 335n488

Young, Lucy Bigelow: proxy ordinances for eminent women, 190–93, 347n661, 348n66, 349n671, 349n672; as St. George Temple matron, 174–75, 181, 182, 344n611; temple clothing and, 175

Young, Mary Ann Angell: sealing of, 319n253; second anointing of, 85

Young, Miriam Works: adoption to, 106; proxy sealing of, 319n253

Zion, 83, 99, 111, 120, 143–44, 158, 236, 259

Zion’s Camp, 4, 36, 306n15


Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution, 145; dedication of, by Wilford Woodruff, 14