Editing Washing and anointing (section)

=== Nauvoo period ===
Several years later, after Latter Day Saints moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, Smith revised the washing and anointing rituals as part of the new [[Endowment (Mormonism)|Nauvoo endowment]].<ref name = buerger35/> On 4–5 May 1842, nine prominent male church members were inducted into this endowment ceremony in the upper story of Smith's store.<ref name = buerger35/> The first woman (Smith's first wife, [[Emma Hale Smith|Emma]]) was inducted into the endowment ceremony on 28 September 1843.

As the washings and anointings were practiced in Nauvoo, men and women were taken to separate rooms, where they disrobed and, when called upon, passed through a canvas curtain to enter a tub where they were washed from head to foot while words of blessing were recited.<ref name = ABVW>{{Harvtxt|Anderson|Bergera|Van Wagoner|2005}}.</ref> Then oil from a horn was poured over the head of the participant, usually by another officiator, while similar words were repeated.<ref name = ABVW/> As part of the ceremony, participants were ordained to become kings and queens in eternity.<ref name = ABVW/> Men performed the ritual for men, and women performed the ritual for women.<ref name = ABVW/> Also, as part of the ceremony, participants were given a new name and a [[temple garment|ritual undergarment]] in which symbolic marks were snipped into the fabric.<ref name = ABVW/><ref>{{Harvtxt|Buerger|1987|p=56}}.</ref>