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Elizabeth Stewart Marriott
Patriarchal Blessing
22 Feb 1854
Salt Lake City, Feb. 22nd 1854 (12:639)
A Blessing by John Smith Patriarch upon the head of Elizabeth daughter
of Charles and Sophia Stewart born Bedfordshire April 12th 1829.
In the name of Jesus Christ I lay my hands upon your head and confer
upon you the Blessing of a Fathers even all the blessings of the
new and Everlasting Covenant. The Lord is well pleased because you
have obeyed the Gospel and been waiting to fulfill all the commitments
unto the Lord.. You shall have the ministering of angels to comfort
your heart. They will deliver you out of all your trouble and give
you a knowledge that is hard to continue and you shall learn the
mysteries of the Redeemer's Kingdom, be able to heal the sick in
your house and among your sex, live to see the winding up scene of
wickedness and inherit all the blessings and glories of the Redeemer's
Kingdom with all your Father's house for you're one of the blood
of Joseph that was sold into Egypt. Even so Amen.
(Some punctuation added)
Elizabeth Stewart Marriott
Patriarchal Blessing
24 Feb 1869
44:85
No. 100. Marriott Settlement, Weber Co. Utah, Feb. 24, 1869. Patriarchal blessing
of Elizabeth Marriott, daughter of Charles and Sophia Steward, born in Colmworth,
Bedfordshire, England, April 12, 1829.
Sister Elizabeth, In the name of Jesus Christ I lay my hands upon
thy head to pronounce and seal a blessing upon thee, and I say unto
thee be of good faith and of good cheer for better days await thee,
notwithstanding thou has been afflicted, the Lord has been with thee,
and the Angel of thy presence hath spared thy life for a wise purpose,
and thou shalt fill up the measure of thy creation upon the earth,
and thou shall accomplish a good work upon the earth for which thy
name shall be held in honorable remembrance, and written in the Lamb's
Book of Life, and thou art numbered among the daughters of Zion,
and shall be rewarded hereafter among the mothers of Israel. Thou
art also of the blood of Joseph and of the lineage of Ephraim and
thy days and years shall be brightened unto thee according to thy
faith and the desires of thy heart and thy children shall rise up
and bless thee in thy old age and the Angel of the Lord shall whisper
peace and consolation in thy ear, and give thee counsel in time of
need, and make thee equal unto every task, therefore be of good faith
and of good cheer and let thy heart be comforted for the Lord knoweth
thy integrity, and thou shalt see the coming of Messiah. This blessing
I seal upon thy head and I seal thee up unto eternal life, to come
forth in the morning of the first resurrection. Even so, Amen. C.
Hiederburg, Recorder.
Elizabeth Stewart Marriott
Patriarchal Blessing
22 Apr 1875
212: 44
A Blessing given April 22, 1875 at Marriottsville, Weber County, Utah Territory
by Thomas Richardson, Patriarch upon the head of Elizabeth Marriott daughter
of Charles and Sophia Stewart born April 12, 1829 at Colmworth, Bedfordshire,
England.
Elizabeth Marriott, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth
I bless you with the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I bless
you with power to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection.
I bless you to do good amongst your sex, and with better health than
thou hast had hitherto. I bless thee that thou mayest stand on Mount
Zion. I bless thee that thou mayest feel and enjoy better health.
I say that thy name is registered in the Lamb's Book of Life, and
thy posterity shall be enabled to take hold of the work where thou
shalt have left off. I seal thee up to Eternal Life in the name of
the Lord Jesus Christ. Even so Amen.
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