Descriptions:
The scriptures talk about some of the great patriarchs of old (like Jacob) blessing their children. This is a tradition that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues today in a few different ways! In this episode, Dave talks about Patriarchal Blessings — what they are and why they’re important.
Transcript and notes here: https://saintsunscripted.com/faith-and-beliefs/the-restoration-of-christs-church/latter-day-saint-patriarchal-blessing/
“Patriarchal Blessings,” from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism: https://bit.ly/3n8T6bP
The Church’s “gospel topics” essay on patriarchal blessings: https://bit.ly/3n7OjaJ
“Understanding Your Patriarchal Blessing” Ensign (April 2017): https://bit.ly/3eRJkY7
What the Church’s handbook has to say about patriarchal blessings: https://bit.ly/3uojFN6
“Patriarchal Blessings” in Guide to the Scriptures: https://bit.ly/3ehPnWD
“Patriarchal Blessings: Inspired Guidance for Your Life,” Ensign (Feb. 2015): https://bit.ly/3vHrDkF
“Children of the Covenant,” by then Elder Russell M. Nelson: https://bit.ly/2R7Cl4M
“Abrahamic Covenant,” from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism: https://bit.ly/3sWSoQg
The Church’s “gospel topics” essay on the Abrahamic Covenant: https://bit.ly/3tH7pH5
“Abrahamic, covenant of,” in the Bible Dictionary: https://bit.ly/3xeIOf3
“Abrahamic Covenant,” in the Guide to the Scriptures: https://bit.ly/3axoWtI
What if promises in a Patriarchal Blessing seem to go unfulfilled?: https://bit.ly/3vp9yXS
Notes:
-“To look upon a patriarch as a fortune-teller is an offense to the Priesthood; the patriarch only indicates the gifts the Lord would give us, if we labor for them” (John Widtsoe, “Evidences and Reconciliations” (3 Volumes), pg. 323.
-It’s worth noting that a patriarchal blessing given by the stake patriarch is different from a father’s blessing, given by the father of a household to members of his family.
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