"Tuesday, February 3, 1846 -- Notwithstanding that I had announced that we would not attend to the administration of the ordinances, the House of the Lord was thronged all day, the anxiety being so great to receive, as if the brethren would have is stay here and continue the endowments until our way would be hedged up, and our enemies would intercept us. But I informed the brethren that this was no wise, and that we should build more Temples, and have further opportunities to receive the blessings of the Lord, as soon as the saints were prepared to receive them, In this Temple we have been abundantly rewarded, if we receive no more. I also informed the brethren that I was going to get my wagons started and be off. I walked some distance from the Temple supposing the crowd would disperse, but on returning I found the house filled to overflowing."

"Looking upon the multitude and knowing their anxiety , as they were thirsting and hungering for the word, we continued at work diligently in the House of the Lord."

"Two hundred and ninety-five persons received ordinances."

The following is submitted by Joseph Grant Stevenson: "Sanford Porter, born Mar. 7, 1790 at So. Brimfield, Mass. And Nancy Warriner, born July 27, 1790 at Vershire, Orange, Vt. were sealed at Nauvoo by A.M. Lyman Feb 3, 1846 at 6:35 p.m. The witnesses were Willard Richards and Isaac Morley."