JS, Blessing, to , [, Hancock Co., IL], 23 Mar. 1843; handwriting of ; in Kingsbury, Diary, 14–16; J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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I Lay my hands upon thy head in the name of Jesus Christ to bestow upon the[e] a Patriarkle Blessing according to the Power and authority of the Holy Priesthood vested in me I Say unto thee thou Shalt Be Blessed with <the> Good things of this wourld abundently in thy Lifetime and I Seal the[e] up to come forth in the first reserection unto Eternal Life— [p. 14]