Charles Hogg Patriarchal Blessing 1867

Centerville, Davis county, Utah


June 8th, 1867

A blessing given by John Smith, Patriarch, upon the head of Charles Hogg, son of Thomas and Ellen Hogg, born Deighton, Yorkshire, England, September 18, 1831.

Brother Charles, by virtue of the Holy Priesthood and in the name of Jesus Christ, I place my hands upon thy head and I ask God the Eternal Father for his spirit to indite (sic  -does he mean indict?) the blessing which is for thee, for thou art of the blood of Joseph, which Joseph was sold into Egypt by his brethren. Therefore thou are entitled through thy lineage, which is of Ephraim, to all the blessings, gifts and privileges of the new and everlasting covenant, and also of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Therefore it behooveth thee to be firm in thy faith, yea even as the rock of ages is firm, striving diligently to obtain wisdom knowledge and understanding, that you may more clearly, and more fully understand the principle of the everlasting gospel for thou hast yet a work to do upon the earth which will exalt thee hereafter. Thou hast a mission to perform among the nations of the earth and though shalt be called to preach the everlasting gospel among thy kindred for it is thy duty to be the Savior of thy Father's house. Therefore I say unto thee be diligent and thou shalt verily receive thy reward. The Lord knoweth the integrity of thine heart, he also knoweth thy ability, therefore I say unto thee, if thou wilt lift up they head and open they mouth in faith, thy tongue shall be loosed, yea even it shall be like unto the pen of a _____ ready writer and thou shalt be astonished at thyself.

Thou shalt be blest in thy journey both upon land and upon water, and thou shalt find favor in the eyes of the people among whom thou wilt sojourn. Thou shalt also through prayer and faith, have the power to command the raging of the sea and it shall obey thy voice and thou shalt be blessed both temporally and spiritually at home and abroad and they posterity shall be numbered and thy grandchildren shall bless thee in thine old age and thou shalt assist in avenging the blood of the saints and Prophets which was shed by the ungodly and not a hair of thy head shall ever fall by an enemy.

This blessing I seal upon they head, through your faithfullness (sic), and I seal thee up unto Eternal Life to come up in the morning of the first resurrection.

Even so Amen

S. Stageman Recorder

retyped by Charlotte Carper from a copy January 2010 - I left the punctuation that was in the blessing as it was given. I changed the spelling of some of the words, but left others.