Blessing #3 

NS 110 Salt Lake City Nov. 19th , 1881 

A blessing given by John Smith, Patriarch, upon the head of Hyrum Don Carlos Clark, son of Ezra and Mary S. Clark, born in Farmington, Davis County, Feb. 19, 1856.

Brother Hyrum, I place my hands upon thy head in the name of Jesus Christ and seal the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob upon thee for they are thine, through right of lineage; and I say unto thee, be firm in thy mind and prepare thyself as an elder in Israel to travel and assist in gathering scattered Israel, for the eye of the Lord has been upon thee; from thy birth he hath preserved thy life for a wise purpose. 

Therefore, be upon thy guard and seek wisdom and thou shalt become a wise councilor among thy brethren. Many at home and abroad shall rejoice in thy teaching, for thy mind shall expand, the vision of thine understanding shall be opened, yea, even shall prophesy, and if necessay, thou shalt the prophecies in this journey? at home and abroad and in thy labor spiritual and temporally. Thou shall have power over evil and unclean spirits and also be enabled, if necessary, to command the elements, and the waves of the sea shall obey thy voice for the Lord knoweth the secrets of thy heart. He is pleased with thine integrity and shall hear and answer thy petitions and prepare the way before thee and give thee power over thine enemies and direct the course, for thou art of the lineage of Ephraim and an heir to the blessings, gifts, and privileges of the new and everlasting covenant; and if thy faith fail not, thy days and years shall be many, and thou shalt see the army of the Lord made bear in behalf of Israel. 

The gift of healing shall also be thine through prayer and faith. Therefore be prudent and all shall be well, and thou shall rejoice in they labor and shall feed many with both spiritual and temporal food; and so long as thou art in the discharge of every duty, no power shall prevail against thee; and as a father in Israel thy fame shall be known forever and they name shall be handed down with thy posterity in honorable remembrance from generation to generation; and thou shall receive thine inheritance with those who have fought the good fight and kept the faith and won the prize. This blessing I seal upon thy head and seal thee upon to Eternal Life to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection, a Savior in thy father’s house. Even so. Amen. 

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