170 years ago today - Mar 26, 1844

At a meeting of the Council of Fifty Joseph delivered his "last to the Twelve Apostles: the shoulders of the Twelve the responsibility of leading this henceforth rest until you shall others to succeed you." This had been "confirmed by the anointing [Fulness of the Priesthood] the hands of Joseph and He then charge the Twelve "I roll the burden and of leading this church off my shoulders on to yours. Now, round up shoulders and stand under it like men; the Lord is going to let me rest (Undated certificate of the Apostles, Brigham Young Papers, Church

[Source: Lisle G Brown, compiler, "A Chronology of the Development of Apostolic Succession of the First Presidency, 1831-1848"]