Blessing to Joseph Kingsbury, 23 March 1843, as Recorded in Patriarchal Blessing Book
Source Note
JS, Blessing, to , [, Hancock Co., IL], 23 Mar. 1843. Version copied 14 Apr. 1860 in Patriarchal Blessing Book 1, p. 145; handwriting of ; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Blessing from Joseph Smith Sr., 9 Dec. 1834.
, received a and Blessing under the hand of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and revelator, and of the , as follows:— I upon thy head in the name of Jesus Christ to bestow upon thee a patriarchal blessing, according to the power and authority of the holy vested in me, I say unto thee thou shalt be blessed with the good things of this world abundantly in thy life time, and I seal thee up to come forth in the first resurrection, unto eternal life, and thy companion , who is now dead, thou shalt have, for I seal thee up for and in her behalf, to come forth in the first resurrection unto eternal life, (and it shall be as though she was present herself) and thou shalt hail her, and she shall be thine, and no one shall have power to take her from thee, and you both shall be crowned and entroned to dwell together in a Kingdom, in the , in the presence of God, and you shall enjoy each other society and embraces, in all the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, worlds without end, for I seal these blessings upon thee, and for thy companion, in the name of Jesus Christ, for thou shalt receive the holy and in this life, to prepare you for all these blessings, even so, Amen— Witnesses present — , , .
<exd.> Brought to the office by April 14, 1860 and recorded by , Clerk [p. 145]