Letters
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Smith papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 803
Scope and Contents
Collection contains papers related to Smith's mission to Denmark, life in Utah with family, and his position as Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church. Includes diaries, letters, articles containing references to John, his personal patriarchal blessing, sheep accounts, family history notes, and copies of patriarchal blessings pronounced by himself. Dated 1848-1962.
Dates:
1848-1962
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Smith papers
John Smith patriarchal blessings
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317155]
Identifier: MSS SC 1895
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of three handwritten items. The documents are two copies of the same patriarchal blessing given to Charles Hawkins on 12 Aug. 1888 and a copy of a patriarchal blessing given to Susan Sophia Hawkins on 2 Aug. 1888. The blessings assure Charles and Susan Hawkins that they are noble spirits who will be able to go to heaven.
Dates:
1888 August