Sacrament Service
First Speaker
The speaker said that he received his patriarchal blessing from his grandfather.
He saw in his blessing general blessings for him and blessings that were contingent on his righteousness and work.
It is ok not to know with a surety all the things of God and still be building our testimony on this or that. Build on what one knows and take a few steps into the unknown.
He stated that he has too much going for him to not have faith and keep working on what he doesn’t understand. That includes things in the Church, but also the directions his life takes him.
Next Speaker
The patriarch does not assign your lineage in the house of Israel. It is determined by revelation. It is also not necessarily assigned by blood line.
“The purpose of patriarchal blessings is to reveal to us, the eternal children of God, the purpose of the Almighty for our lives.” (LeGrand Richards, “Patriarchal Blessings”, BYU Speeches May 27, 1953)
Elders Quorum
I was out sick.
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