Blessing #2 

No. 23 Farmington, Davis County, Sept. 9, 1879 

Blessing given by William J. Smith, patriarch, upon the head of Hyrum Don Carlos Clark, son of Ezra T. Clark and Mary Stevenson, born Feb. 13th , 1879, in Farmington.

Dear Brother Hyrum, I place my hands upon thy head to give unto thee a patriarchal blessing, and I bless you that your faith may increase from this very hour and your mind expand until you shall comprehend all the principles of the Redeemer’s kingdom here upon the earth. 

Thy faith shall increase and the power of the priesthood shall rest upon you until thou shall receive a fullness and perform and (????) great and a mighty mission upon the earth. Thou shalt have power to preach the gospel in its fullness at home as well as nations afar off. Thou shalt assist in gathering scattered Israel and hunt them from the dens and caves of the mountains and assist in the redemption of Zion and see the Kingdom of God fully established upon the earth. Thou shalt have a suitable companion and have a numerous posterity upon the earth that shall be mighty in the Priesthood and bring thy name in honorable remembrance from generation. Thy thy name shall be honored amongst the elders of Israel and thou shall be blessed with the blessings of a natural life. 

Seek unto the Lord with full purpose of heart. Let not thy mind run after the vain and transitory things of this life and shun the very appearance of evil, even the shadow of it. Honor thy father and thy mother and comfort and bless them in their declining years and the God of Israel will be with thee to bless thee and establish thee in the House of Israel forever. I bless you with houses and lands, orchards and vineyards, and everything that shall make thy heart comfortable with health and peace in thy habitation. Thou art of the house of Joseph, the lineage of Ephraim, and fully entitled to the priesthood and the ordinances thereof. For thou shall minister to the lost tribes of Israel and they shall receive blessings under thy hands. Thou shalt perform a great work for the living and the dead and assist in the redemption of thy Father’s House and thy Forefathers. 

Apply thy heart unto wisdom and seek unto the Lord like Daniel of old that thou mayest have power with God to perform any miracle in the name of Jesus to heal the sick and have exceeding great faith like Elijah of old. 

I seal every blessing of the gospel on thy head and bless you to be faithful in all things to come that your feet may stand in sure places. I bless you with the second comforter that it may abide with you forever and bless you with a holy resurrection and endless lives through thy faithfulness. I seal these blessings in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

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