Feeling unloved in my Patriarchal Blessing

[Just_A_Guy]

Your patriarchal blessing isn't the only - or even the most important - way in which God will show you His love for you.

[JimJohnson]

I got my patriarchal blessing last week. I've been trying hard to be fine with it. But it's really hard. It breaks my heart every time I read it.

There is nothing wrong in it thought. It just that all it says is about my husband and my family, and every time there is a blessing stated, it's for the sake of my husband and my family.

There's no promise, no advice, no warning, even no tribe. (I'm just adopted by Abraham.)

There's nothing more than serving my husband an my family, which I happily accepted and I love it.

I just do not feel loved or cared at all by Heavenly Father. It seems He has nothing to say to me, even if I do love Him with all my heart. I feel so sad.

I do have a very personal connection with Him, and feel close to Him.

But this one time in life blessing really make me feel like I was silly to think that I'm important to the Lord...

I want to believe and Heavenly Father loves me and cares about me, but every time I read my blessing, I can't help thinking otherwise...

Give your patriarchal blessing a chance! I got mine when I was 23 years old. I am nearly 68 today. Throughout that time I have been disappointed with my blessing, but over the years I have been less and less disappointed with it. It seemed so generic to me when I received it. It could have been just a couple of pages ripped out of the Doctrine and Covenants and handed to me. But over the years it has gradually become more and more a part of my life. It is permanent. It has been with me for so long. And while it has not changed, I have. And my life has changed too. As my life and I have changed, the blessing has become more and more specific to me. Until today I can see a lot more in it that is specific to me and my life than I was able to see when I received it. And I am growing to like it more and more.

Give your blessing a chance. Read it over and over through the years. The day or year will come when you can see its value better than you can now. And it will be a much greater source of joy to you then.

[talisyn]

Patriarchal blessings are funny little things, are they not?

Mine told me 'a way would be found' for me to have a family and the blessings of the temple. You have no idea what that did to my self-esteem lol. Or, maybe you do *^.^*~

[Suzie]

Mine talks mostly about material possessions and "excessive riches" that I will be blessed with depending on my faithfulness to the Lord. I guess I still have work to do because I didn't see a penny.