Blessing to Harpin Riggs, 1 March 1835

Source Note

JS and others, Blessing, to
Harpin Riggs
12 Apr. 1809–2 Nov. 1865. Farmer, cooper. Born in Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Gideon Riggs and Susan Pitcher. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1820. Served as election clerk, 8 Sept. 1830, in Kirtland. Baptized into LDS church by 15 ...
View Full Bio
,
Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Mormon missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined LDS church. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and...
More Info
, Geauga Co., OH, 1 Mar. 1835. Featured version copied [not before 25 Feb. 1836] in Minute Book 1, p. 182; handwriting of
Warren Cowdery
17 Oct. 1788–23 Feb. 1851. Physician, druggist, farmer, editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Married Patience Simonds, 22 Sept. 1814, in Pawlet, Rutland Co. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 1816...
View Full Bio
; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minute Book 1.
Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 1 March 1835.

Hide editing marks

We renew upon you your commission, and also set you apart to be one of the . You shall be a witness not only to other nations but also to this. You shall yet declare that you have seen the Heavens opened <& and that the Lord Jesus lives> because you have seen him: And you shall be ministred unto by holy Angels. You shall speak to them in their own language, and you shall have great wisdom to teach and to set in order the things of Jesus. And you shall see good days and many of them. A multitudes of blessings are in the Heavens for you. Finally you shall return to your native land with much rejoicing Amen. [p. 182]

We renew upon you your commission, and also set you apart to be one of the . You shall be a witness not only to other nations but also to this. You shall yet declare that you have seen the Heavens opened & and that the Lord Jesus lives because you have seen him: And you shall be ministred unto by holy Angels. You shall speak to them in their own language, and you shall have great wisdom to teach and to set in order the things of Jesus. And you shall see good days and many of them. A multitude of blessings are in the Heavens for you. Finally you shall return to your native land with much rejoicing Amen. [p. 182]

View entire transcript |

Cite this page

Document Information
Editorial Title
Blessing to Harpin Riggs, 1 March 1835
ID #
12731
Total Pages
1
Handwriting on This Page
- Warren A. Cowdery
Footnotes
1. 1
  In a charge given to those called as apostles, Oliver Cowdery counseled them to “never cease striving until you have seen God, face to face. . . . We require as much to qualify us as did those who have gone before us.” (Minutes and Blessings, 21 Feb. 1835.)
2. 2
  See Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 120 [2 Nephi 32:2–3].

Blessing to Harpin Riggs, 1 March 1835

Cite this page

Request for Documents