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Appendix 5, Document 4. Blessing to William Smith, 28 September 1835

Source Note

JS, Blessing, to
William Smith

13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893. Farmer, newspaper editor. Born at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811; to Norwich, Windsor Co., 1813; and to Palmyra, Ontario Co., New York, 1816...

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,
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, 28 Sept. 1835. Featured version copied 28 Sept. 1835 in Patriarchal Blessing Book 1, pp. 10–11; handwriting of
Oliver Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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; CHL. For more complete source information on Patriarchal Blessing Book 1, see the source note for Blessing from Joseph Smith Sr., 9 Dec. 1834.

Historical Introduction

On 28 September 1835,
Oliver Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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entered a blessing into the patriarchal blessing book that had been dictated by JS for his brother
William Smith

13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893. Farmer, newspaper editor. Born at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811; to Norwich, Windsor Co., 1813; and to Palmyra, Ontario Co., New York, 1816...

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on 18 December 1833. The blessing was originally recorded by
Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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in JS’s journal.
1

JS, Journal, 18 Dec. 1833.


However, as entered by Cowdery in 1835, the text of the blessing was greatly expanded; over fifty-six percent of the text in the patriarchal blessing book is not present in the journal version. The additions discuss miracles that Smith would perform, as well as promises that he would be greatly rewarded in the hereafter for his service and preaching on earth.
See also Appendix 5: Blessings, September and October 1835, Introduction.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    JS, Journal, 18 Dec. 1833.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Journal, 1832–1834 *Appendix 5, Document 4. Blessing to William Smith, 28 September 1835 Blessing to William Smith, 28 September 1835, as published in Times and Seasons

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shall be opened, the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped, the tongue of the dumb shall be made to speak, and the lame man shall leap as a heart [hart];
4

See Isaiah 35:5–6.


and his adversaries shall not have power to withstand his words. Hell shall tremble because of him, and satan shall flee from before his face; and he shall be as a roaring lion of the forest, in the midst of his pray [prey]— so shall his hand be in the midst of his enemies, among those who know not the Lord, but seek the injury of the righteous: and the hand of his generation shall be lifted up also against those who are set on high,
5

The version in JS’s journal has “so shall the hand of his generation be lifted up against those who are set on high.” (JS, Journal, 18 Dec. 1833.)


that fight the God of Israel: fearless and unda[u]nted shall they be in battle, in avenging the wrongs of the innocent and relieving the oppressed.
6

See Isaiah 1:17.


Therefore, the blessings of the God of Jacob shall be
upon him to the uttermost, and in the midst of his house, from generation to generation, forever; and he shall be lifted up at the last day and shall come up before the Lord like as <​a full​> shock of corn,
7

See Job 5:26.


laden with his tens of thousands, as a reward of his labors, with songs of everlasting joy, with hozannahs upon his lips, to God and to the Lamb, to go no more out. Amen.
Oliver Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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, Clerk and Recorder.
Given in
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Ohio, December 18th, 1833, and recorded September 28th, 1835. [p. 11]
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Appendix 5, Document 4. Blessing to William Smith, 28 September 1835
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Footnotes

  1. [4]

    See Isaiah 35:5–6.

  2. [5]

    The version in JS’s journal has “so shall the hand of his generation be lifted up against those who are set on high.” (JS, Journal, 18 Dec. 1833.)

  3. [6]

    See Isaiah 1:17.

  4. [7]

    See Job 5:26.

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