Wilford Woodruff Patriarchal Blessings

At A Blessing meeting held at the Lords house in kirtland
Ohio on the 15 day of April AD 1837 Joseph Smith Sen the
Patriarch of the Church of Latter Day Saints confered A
Blessing upon the Head of Wilford Woodruff son of Aphek
Woodruff Born in Farmington Hartford County Connecticut
March the 1^st 1807

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 Melchesidieck Blessed Abram when He returned from
the slaughter of the Ten Kings. [Genesis 14:17-20] I confer on thee all the Blessings
of Abram Isaac & Jacob which includes all the Blessings of
Both temporal & spiritual the blessings of Heaven & the
Blessings of the Earth. Thou shalt have all the power and
Authority of the Melchesideck 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] wisdom and Power to frustrate their Designs. Thou shalt
be Blessed with posterity thy sons shall receive the Priesthood
and be an ornament to the Church of Christ yea they shall be
great men in the Earth. Thou shalt be honord by them And
they shall call thee blessed. I place A seal on thy head and
No power shall be able to take it from thee if thou art faithful
in keeping the commandments of God. This ^seal^ shall guard the[e] against
the destroyer. Thou mayest have the Administration of the Angels of
Heaven An Holy Angel shall soon Administer unto thee And reveal
unto thee thy duty yea and give unto thee many instructions
Thou shalt have the spirit of God to instruckt thee in thy mission
and lead thee into all truth. Thou shall be filled with the spirit
of God. Thine eyes shall be open to look within the veil to behold
the things of Eternity. Yea the Lord of Glory shall apperar
unto thee thou shall put thy Hands upon his feet and feel
his wounds with thy hands, that thou mayest be a special
witness of his name. Thou shall understand great mysteries
in this generation Yea all the mysteries of the kingdom of
God And the wisdom of God shall cleave unto thee
I seal all thy former Blessings upon thy head, And they
shall be fulfilled. Thou shall be a great man in the Earth
Thy intellectual powers shall be preserved and thy understand-
ing shall be great. YGod has looked upon thee from all Eternity
And has known thy Blood thou art a descendant of Joseph
Thou shall stand in the flesh & witness the winding up scene
of this generation. Thou shalt stand ^remain^ on the Earth to Behold thy
Savior come in the clouds of Heaven. Thou shalt be numbered
with the one hundred forty and four Thousand and shall stand
upon Mount Zion & shall sing A song that no man can learn
or sing except thy company. Thou shalt have access to the treas-
ures hid in the sand to Assist thee in thy necessities An Angel of
God shall show thee the Treasures of the Earth That thou mayest
have riches to assist thee in gathering many orphan children
to Zion

Wilford Woodruff Patriarchal Blessings

At a blessing meeting held at the Lords house in Kirtland Ohio on the 15 day of April AD 1837 Joseph Smith Sen the Patriarch of the Church of Latter Day Saints confered a blessing upon the head of Wilford Woodruff son of Aphek Woodruff born in Farmington Hartford County Connecticut March the 1st 1807

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 Melchesideck blessed Abram when he returned from the slaughter of the Ten Kings. I confer on thee all the blessings of Abram Isaac & Jacob which includes all blessings both temporal & spiritual the blessings of Heaven & the blessings of the Earth. Thou shalt have all the power and authority of the Melchesideck 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 wisdom and Power to frustrate their Designs. Thou shalt be blessed with posterity thy sons shall receive the Priesthood and be an ornament to the Church of Christ yea they shall be great men in the Earth. Thou shalt be honord by them and they shall call thee blessed. I place a seal on thy head and No power shall be able to take it from thee if thou art faithful in keeping the commandments 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 thee and reveal unto thee thy duty yea and give unto thee many instructions Thou shalt have the spirit of God to instruct thee in thy mission and lead thee into all truth. Thou shall be filled with the spirit of God. Thine eyes shall be open to look within the veil to behold the things of Eternity. Yea the Lord of Glory shall appear unto thee thou shall put thy hands upon his feet and feel his wounds with thy hands, that thou mayest be a special witness of his name. Thou shall understand great mysteries in this generation Yea all the mysteries of the kingdom of God and the wisdom of God shall cleave unto thee I seal all thy former blessings upon thy head, and they shall be fulfilled. Thou shall be a great man in the Earth Thy intellectual powers shall be preserved and thy understanding shall be great. God has looked upon thee from all Eternity and has known thy blood thou art a descendant of Joseph Thou shall stand in the flesh & witness the winding up scene of this generation. Thou shalt remain on the Earth to behold thy Savior come in the clouds of Heaven. Thou shalt be numbered with the One hundred forty and four Thousand and shall stand upon Mount Zion & shall sing a song that no man can learn or sing except thy company. Thou shalt have access to the treasures hid in the sand to assist thee in thy necessities an Angel of God shall show thee the Treasures of the Earth That thou mayest have riches to assist thee in gathering many orphan children to Zion