Patriarchal Blessing for George Moroni Spilsbury
Dear Son George M., in the name of Jesus Christ and in the authority of the Holy Priesthood—I lay my hands upon your head and seal upon you a blessing. You have been greatly blessed in being born in this goodly land, when the gospel was restored in its fullness. And you have been born in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and have received the gospel and the Holy Priesthood has been conferred upon you. And you are entitled to the blessing pertaining to the same. And you have been permitted to raise a large family and have had them trained and educated in the school which has been appointed for the children of Zion. In this you have been greatly blessed in raising your children in the ways of the gospel and you have sent forth and been willing for your sons and daughters to go on missions and been willing to bear the expense. And you have also entered the new and everlasting covenant of marriage. This has been a great blessing upon you. And this offering has been acceptable unto the Lord. Seek the Lord in humble prayer that the Lord will bless you with his Holy Spirit to direct his footsteps in the way of life and salvation and exaltation. And your guardian angel has watched over you for good from your birth and will continue to watch over you in the future, so that you may be able to walk in the strait and narrow path. And if you continue faithful you will come forth the morning of the first resurrection and you shall have joy and pleasure in your family. And the Holy Spirit shall rest upon you and you shall understand the signs of the time and the judgment that await the wicked.
Seek to magnify the holy Priesthood which have been conferred upon you to labor amongst those you associate with by seeking to strengthen them in the work of the Lord.
Be faithful and true to the children of Zion and the Lord will bless you and your name shall be handed down in honor with your family. These blessings I seal upon your head in the authority of the Holy Priesthood. Amen.
August 3, 1913
A Patriarchal blessing given by George Spilsbury on the head of George Moroni Spilsbury, son of George Spilsbury and Fannie Smith, born October 30th, 1852 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
(L.D.S. Church Historian’s Office)
Dear Son George M., in the name of Jesus Christ and in the authority of the Holy Priesthood—I lay my hands upon your head and seal upon you a blessing. You have been greatly blessed in being born in this goodly land, when the gospel was restored in its fullness. And you have been born in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and have received the gospel and the Holy Priesthood has been conferred upon you. And you are entitled to the blessing pertaining to the same. And you have been permitted to raise a large family and have had them trained and educated in the school which has been appointed for the children of Zion. In this you have been greatly blessed in raising your children in the ways of the gospel and you have sent forth and been willing for your sons and daughters to go on missions and been willing to bear the expense. And you have also entered the new and everlasting covenant of marriage. This has been a great blessing upon you. And this offering has been acceptable unto the Lord. Seek the Lord in humble prayer that the Lord will bless you with his Holy Spirit to direct his footsteps in the way of life and salvation and exaltation. And your guardian angel has watched over you for good from your birth and will continue to watch over you in the future, so that you may be able to walk in the strait and narrow path. And if you continue faithful you will come forth the morning of the first resurrection and you shall have joy and pleasure in your family. And the Holy Spirit shall rest upon you and you shall understand the signs of the time and the judgment that await the wicked.
Seek to magnify the holy Priesthood which have been conferred upon you to labor amongst those you associate with by seeking to strengthen them in the work of the Lord.
Be faithful and true to the children of Zion and the Lord will bless you and your name shall be handed down in honor with your family. These blessings I seal upon your head in the authority of the Holy Priesthood. Amen.
August 3, 1913
A Patriarchal blessing given by George Spilsbury on the head of George Moroni Spilsbury, son of George Spilsbury and Fannie Smith, born October 30th, 1852 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
(L.D.S. Church Historian’s Office)
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