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Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 207 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

Betsy Bullock patriarchal blessing by John Smith, 1869 October 31

 Item — Folder 7: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233294989]
Identifier: Vault MSS 772 Series 3 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Contains a recorded patriarchal blessing given to Thomas Bullock's wife Betsy by John Smith in Coalville, Utah. Dated October 31, 1869.

Dates: 1869 October 31

Betsy Bullock patriarchal blessing by John Smith

 Digital Record
Identifier: VMSS772_S3_F7_I6
Dates: 1869 October 31

Betsy Bullock patriarchal blessing by William J. Smith, 1879 September 1

 Item — Folder 7: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233294989]
Identifier: Vault MSS 772 Series 3 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a patriarchal blessing given to Thomas Bullock's wife Betsy by William Smith in Salt Lake County, Utah. Dated September 1, 1879.

Dates: 1879 September 1

Betsy Bullock patriarchal blessing by William J. Smith

 Digital Record
Identifier: VMSS772_S3_F7_I7
Dates: 1879 September 1

Blessings

 File — Box 7: [Barcode: 31197232482452], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 3 File 58

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

Calvin M. Millyard photograph, 1944, 2002

 File — Carton 147: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 16; Series 14; Series 15, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

File contains photograph of Calvin M. Millyard and other servicemen, as well as a letter from his wife requesting it be added to his file Susanna. Dated 1944 and 2002.

Dates: 1944; 2002

Cecilia Sharp patriarchal blessing, 1872 July 7

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231193480], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 4 Series 1

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