"God called upon Cainan in the wilderness, in the fortieth year of his age, and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was 87 years old when he received his ordination.
"Mahalaleel was 496 years and seven days old when he was ordained by the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.
"Jared was 200 years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.
"Enoch was 25 years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam, and he was 65 and Adam blessed him.
"And he saw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his face continually; and he walked with God 365 years, making him 430 years old when he was translated.
"Methuselah was 100 years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam.
"Lamech was 32 years old when he was ordained under the hand of Seth.
"Noah was 10 years old when he was ordained under the hand of Methuselah.
"Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all High Priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and the re bestowed upon them his last blessing.
"And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed Adam, and called him Michael, the Prince, the Archangel.