March 1st 1835

The council met this morning (Sabbath) to proceed  with the ordination of the 70, There being several  who had been recently baptized present, and being  expedient that they should be confirmed, and also  that the sacrament should be administered to the  Church, the business of ordination was suspended for a  short time. President Joseph Smith Junr addressed the  Church & the council and the church upon the pro priety upon the propriety of attending to this ordi nance with pure hearts, and pure desirles. He touched  upon the propriety of this institution in the church &  urged the vast importance of doing it with accep tance to the Lord, He asked how long do you suppose  a man may partake of this ordinance un worthily and the Lord not withdraw his spirit  from him? How long will he thus trifle with  sacred things and the Lord not give him over  to the buffetings of Satan until the day of  Redemption? The church should know if they  are unworthy, from time to time, to partake, The  servants of the Lord will be forbidden to admin ister it. Therefore our heart ought ought to humble  themselves, and we to repent of our sins, and put  away evil from among us, some further  remarks were made and the sacrament was then  administered. The council then proceeded  to business and the following names were called.  (Viz.) Levi W. Hancock, Salmon Warner, and Israel Barlow.

Levi W. Hancock

A prayer was put up that he might be strong in his  mission to the Gentiles, that the Lord would open to him  the mysteries of the Kingdom, the he be supported [p. 172]