[written in sideways text] David P Woodruff
March 8, [18]91
Answered March 16 [18]91
DP, Patriarchal
Blessing [end of sideways text]
Pres'd Wilford Woodruff
My Dear Father
I received
your last letter some time ago also one from
Owen, I supose you have heard from Henry that
we have had no mail lately as the road has
been blocked with snow between here & and Price
They have sent the Soldiers out to open the
road. Nellie brought down Amy's & Phebe's
Valentines. She got them with hers, but she
say's there is some yet that she never got
one for her and one for Bell & Sylvia
about the time they came here the young man
that tended the Post Office was sick, they had
another young man tend the Office for a couple of
Weeks and he did not seem to understand
the buisness much. I did not get my News
Papers for nearly two weeks until the other P.M.
came and straightened out the Office then I
got them all at once. I am getting fat
since I got out of bed, but my leg does
not seem to gain strength very fast I
cannot get around any better non it now than
I could two weeks ago, when you had your
legs broke how longe was it before you could
bear your weight on them; I have traveled
around some in my buggy Delivering tax
Blanks I attended the county court 3
Days last week, I have to be lifted in the
Buggy, my leg seems very stiff now but
I guess after I can bear weight on it
and commence to use it, it will be all
right. Bell got up a little Dinner last
Sunday your Birth Day and had her Father the
Patriarch come and give us our Patriarchal Blessings
(My own Bell's and Amy's) They were all good Blessings
Nellie was here. They are going to have a
gathering at the Stake house on the 12 Inst for the
People that were here the hard, or Graham Winter, of
1879 no others are invited there will be over 200
if they all come we anticipate a good time
We are having quite a late Spring to pay for our mild
Winter. I expect Henry had quite a trip to S. L. City
Some thing like the last trip I had. Little Henry
or Jean as they call him was down day befor yesterday
they were all well at Henry's We are all comfort-
ably well; also Sylvia's Family hoping this will
P.S. Received the Illusterated American with your Reply D. P. W.
find all the Families with you well and with
Love to all I remain as Ever your
Affectionate Son
D P Woodruff
will send you a copy of
my Blessing
David Woodruff by virtue and authority of the Holy
Priesthood I lay my hands upon your head to seal
upon you a Patriarchal Blessing to the end that you
may be comforted that you may understand what
shall befall you and your children through all their
Generations that your heart may be prepared for
the great and mighty Event which shall transpire
in your day and Generation thou shalt live to see
the redemption of Zion and the building up of a
Holy City and Temple in Jackson County and shall
have an inheritance therein and thou shall officiate
in the ordinances of the House of God and shall
behold the mighty power and the great and Wonderfull
works of God in the fullfillment of the Prophi-
sies of the Holy Prophets, thou shall rejoice and
be exceedingly glad when thou shall behold the
Strength of thy Fathers House gathered together
even the house of Ephraim because thou art
a decendant of Joseph and an heir to all the
the Blessings of Abraham Isaac and of Jacob and thou
shall be filled with the Spirit of God and thy
Whole being shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost
and thy system shall be renewed with might
and shall thou proclaim the fullness of the
everlasting Gospel thou shall have power
to cast out Devil's to heal the sick and to
cause the lame to walk and the blind to see
and the Deaf shall hear for thou shall posess
faith like unto the Brother of Jerod and shall
comprehend and receive the fullness of the Holy
Priesthood and by its use and power shall be brought
into the presence of the Lord thy God [Ether 3:13] therefore
fear not for thou shall prevail as a Prince and
shall be crowned with immortality and eternal
life in the midst of thy breatheren all of
these Blessings I Seal upon thee by the authority
of my calling and by Power of the Holy Priesthood
Amen
A Patriarchal Blessing given by Jeremiah Hatch
March 1st 1891 upon the head of David Patten Son of
Wilford and Sarah Brown Woodruff Born
April 4th 1854 at Salt Lake City, Utah.