My Beloved Brother I lay my
hands on thy head in the name of JESUS CHRIST
the Son of the living GOD and seal a blessing on
thy head which shall reach thy posterity a seal that
shall not be taken from thee. I bless thee as Melchisedeck
blessed Abram when he returned from the slaughter
of the ten kings. [Genesis 14:17-20] I confer on the[e] all the blessings of
Abram Isaac and Jacob which includes all blessings
both temporal and spiritual, the blessings of heaven &
the blessing of the earth, thou shalt have all the power
and authority of the Melchesedeck priesthood. Thou
hast a great work to do in the earth. Thou shalt visit
many barberous tribes of the earth, they shall seek
to take thy life; yet God will give the[e] power and wisdom
to frustrate their designs. Thou shalt be blessed with
posterity, thy sons shall receieve the priesthood and dbe
an ornament to the church of Christ, yea they shall be
great men in the earth, thou shalt be honor'd by them
and they shall call thee blesed. I place a seal on
thy head & no power shall be able to take it from thee
if thou art faithful in keeping the commandments of
of God. This ^seal^ shall guard thee against the destroyer.
Thou mayest have the administration of the angels
of heaven, an Holy angel shall soon administer unto
My Beloved Brother I lay my
hands on thy head in the name of JESUS CHRIST
the Son of the living GOD and seal a blessing on
thy head which shall reach thy posterity a seal that
shall not be taken from thee. I bless thee as Melchisedeck
blessed Abram when he returned from the slaughter
of the ten kings. I confer on thee all the blessings of
Abram Isaac and Jacob which includes all blessings
both temporal and spiritual, the blessings of heaven &
the blessing of the earth, thou shalt have all the power
and authority of the Melchesedeck priesthood. Thou
hast a great work to do in the earth. Thou shalt visit
many barberous tribes of the earth, they shall seek
to take thy life; yet God will give thee power and wisdom
to frustrate their designs. Thou shalt be blessed with
posterity; thy sons shall receieve the priesthood and be
an ornament to the church of Christ, yea they shall be
great men in the earth, thou shalt be honor'd by them
and they shall call thee blesed. I place a seal on
thy head & no power shall be able to take it from thee
if thou are faithful in keeping the commandments of
of God. This seal shall guard thee against the destroyer.
Thou mayest have the administration of the angels
of heaven, an Holy angel shall soon administer unto
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," April 15, 1837, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 11, 2024, https://arts.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/k55