Friday, January 29, 2010

Patriarchal Blessing - Lorenzo Stutz

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PATRIARCHAL BLESSING OF LORENZO STUTZ

Mill Creek the 9th of June 1893, Salt Lake County, Utah, of blessing given under the hand of W. J. Smith upon the head of Lorenzo Stutz son on Leodegar Stutz and Verena Stutz, born September the 7th, 1838, Islisberg, Switzerland. Brother Lorenzo, I place my hands upon thy head in the name of Jesus of Nazerath, to bestowe upon thee a Patriarchal and a Fathers Blessing, and by virtue of the Eternal Priesthood I Seal and confirm all of thy former Blessings and I bless thee with the blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob with the blessings of the Covenant with a numerous Posterity upon the Earth, that thy joy may be full in the Lord, I bless thee in the Priesthood, that thou may magnify honor and sustain the Same, and be a true and faith-full Saint, and a honored Servant of God to Proclaim the gospel in power to the convincing of the honest in heart to heal the sick comfort and console the afflicted and cheer the drooping Spirit and minister to the needs of the Poor and the Needy, and Sick for that Spirit that leadeth to do good, to deal justly, to walk humbly before thy God, Judge riteousley, love mercey and do good continually, and thousands shall call thee Blessed of the Lord and rejoice to hear the sound of thy Voice, Thou shall be a Saviour to thy Fathers house and to thy ancestors, and to the house of Israel and to Minister in Holy Temples for their redemption and salvation, be inspired by dreams and Visions and the ministering of Holy Angels, to strengthen thee and bear thee up before the Lord in thy Holy calling, and take thee. I bless thee with health and prosperity that thee may thrive and prosper amongst the Saints of God, with a renewal of thy body and watch for the Saviour’s Coming that thou may be prepared to meet him and be caught up and changed in the twinkling of an eye, and ever be with the righteous in the Mansions of the First in the new heavens and on the New Earth, when it shall be sanctified like a Sea of Glass and thy rest shall be glorious. I bless thee with these Blessings, for thou are of the seed of the Faithfull, a Child of Promise of the House of Joseph through the Loins of Ephraim, a lawfull heir to the blessings of the Gospel through thy diligence and thy faithfullness, I seal this Blessing upon thy head with a holy resurrection and eternal life according to the holy order and Sealing power even so, Amen.

Recorded in Book D, Page 81.

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