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Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:

William Snow autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 60
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiographical materials. Snow writes about his early life in Vermont, conversion to the Mormon Church, and missionary work. Some genealogy and patriarchal blessings are included. Snow made the overland journey by ox team from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Salt Lake City in 1850. He writes of numerous deaths from cholera, problems with company discipline, and travelling conditions.

Dates: 1850
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Snow autobiography

William F. Butt papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1397
Scope and Contents

Diaries, 1887-1895; correspondence, 1883-1897; financial records, Lehi, Utah, Ward record book; patriarchal blessings; mission records; and biographies of family members. Also included are the diaries of Butt's wife, Laura Ellen Bushman Butt, 1896-1897. The materials document William Butt's life in Lehi, Utah, and his service as a missionary for the Mormon Church to the Northern States.

Dates: 1881-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William F. Butt papers

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4123
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, church related, financial records, legal records, and miscellaneous documents. Notable documents (all photocopies) include an 1844 letter from Joseph Smith while in Carthage Jail and a list of Mormon Battalion soldiers.

Dates: 1831-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records

Zebedee Coltrin patriarchal blessing for Electa Bullock

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233235396]
Identifier: MSS 8887
Scope and Contents

Contains a patriarchal blessing given by Zebedee Coltrin to Electa Bullock, who later became the first wife of Abraham Owen Smoot II. The blessing was given in Provo, Utah. Dated November 12, 1876.

Dates: 1876 November 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zebedee Coltrin patriarchal blessing for Electa Bullock

Thomas English Daniels journal and patriarchal blessings

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2056
Scope and Contents

Handwritten journal, patriarchal blessings, miscellaneous items, and photocopies of the materials. Daniel's journal describes his spiritual life and daily activities relating to Payson, Utah, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1854 to 1877.

Dates: 1854-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas English Daniels journal and patriarchal blessings

John T. Dorcheus memoirs

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1879
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography, 75 pages of John Nicolai Thueson Dorcheus, who lived in Gunnison, Utah, and later in Ashton, Idaho, and participated in the Black Hawk War against the Ute Indians in Utah. Also included are typed copies of patriarchal blessings of Dorcheus family members. Dated 1911.

Dates: 1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John T. Dorcheus memoirs

John Edwards journal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8367
Scope and Contents Materials include photocopies and transcriptions of John Edwards' journal written four years before his death. Included is Edwards' life history from 1831 to 1894. The autobiographical journal provides details about his joining the church in Wales, immigrating to the United States with his family in 1849 (as well as the deaths of his family around the same time), and his account of settlement and family life in Salt Lake City, Utah. Among other recollections, he writes about his faith,...
Dates: 1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Edwards journal

Jean Eldredge papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6977
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence between Jean Eldredge and her Eldredge and Knecht family, as well as Jean's personal journals and two patriarchal blessings. Journals and letters discuss their daily life and their activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Materials are written primarily in different areas of Utah. Dated between 1930 and 2017.

Dates: 1930-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jean Eldredge papers

Charles David Evans patriarchal blessings

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317148]
Identifier: MSS SC 1896
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten patriarchal blessings given to Lillie Hone and Elijah Hawkins. The blessings assure LIllie and Elijah that they are entitled to all the blessings of the Mormon Church including the opportunity to go to heaven.

Dates: 1899-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles David Evans patriarchal blessings

Farr family temple work book and other material

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233627543]
Identifier: MSS 8089
Scope and Contents

Contains the family temple work book for the Winslow Farr family, information of the descendants of Winslow Farr, and three patriarchal blessings for members of the Farr family. The dates range from 1885-1905.

Dates: 1885-1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Farr family temple work book and other material

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