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The Book of Mormon and Patriarchal Blessings: Reflections by an Ordained Patriarch
… When a patriarchal blessing is given, the recipient first hears the … blessing as a personal scripture. In my service as a stake patriarch before going on several missions with my wife and …
The Ages of the Patriarchs in the Joseph Smith Translation
… of Genesis 5 in which he changed the ages of the early Patriarchs from Adam to Methuselah. Cowdery recorded those … instance in which the age has been changed for how long a Patriarch lived after the birth of his son without the same number of years being added to the Patriarch’s life. Joseph Smith’s Changes to the Ages of the …
Scenes in Nauvoo after the Martyrdom of the Prophet and Patriarch
… trial of those accused in the murder of the Prophet and Patriarch. She then moves Beyond those scenes to the … Twelve and the people: * * * “Inasmuch as our Prophet and Patriarch are taken from our midst, do you want someone to … the purpose of bringing the murderers of the Prophet and Patriarch to justice. Having previously plighted the faith of …
Joseph F. Smith’s Encouragement of His Brother, Patriarch John Smith
… forgotten as John Smith. He was the Church’s Presiding Patriarch for fifty-six years; he gave over twenty thousand patriarchal blessings; he was sustained in general conference … of ambivalence and even discomfort about the Presiding Patriarch’s proper place in the Church’s hierarchy in …
Angus M. Cannon
… Utah? What does the life of this pioneer, president, and patriarch tell us about Utah and the Latter-day Saints? In … One indication of the size of the stake is the number of patriarchs. In 1887 the Salt Lake Stake had twelve …
“A Modern Patriarchal Family”: The Wives of Joseph F. Smith in the Relief Society Magazine, 1915-19
… other women in building what she once called “a modern patriarchal family.” [10] As the second counselor to general … “Mothers in Israel: Mary Fielding Smith, Wife of the Patriarch Hyrum Smith,” Relief Society Magazine , March 1916, …
Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament
… marriage and family. Aspects of this doctrine include the patriarchal order, covenant marriage, the sealing powers, and … to Jacob, the main office of God’s priesthood was that of patriarch. Adam, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham administered the …
Living Up to Our Patriarchies
… (Ephesians 3:15). The Lord’s government was, and is, patriarchal in nature. In heaven there existed a perfect … Church officer was always both a high priest and a patriarch, and the office descended from father to son. In …
Using Section 84 to Emphasize the Priesthood Power of Women
… organizational structure that existed on this earth was patriarchal and was handed down from father to son, as noted … Flood, and it continued with Abraham and Sarah, the great patriarch and matriarch. It may be helpful to pause in verses …
Genesis and the Ancient Near East
… for salvation and for the lineage of the Messiah. And the patriarchs and their wives stand as examples to their … the primeval history, and Genesis 12–50, known as the patriarchal narratives. The first eleven chapters deal with … is an ancient allusion to the tradition of Abraham the patriarch in this region. (See R. S. Hendel, Biblical …
