Joseph Smith Senior patriarchal blessing book records 1833-1843

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Joseph Smith Senior patriarchal blessing book records 1833-1843

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The Joseph Smith Senior patriarchal blessing book records (1833-1843) consist of a copy of the original manuscript and a transcript of the blessings. The original book is located within the archives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

0.25 linear foot

eng,

J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Smith, Joseph, Sr., 1771-1840

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Joseph Smith Senior (1771-1840) was born in Massachusetts and married Lucy Mack in 1795. Among his eleven children was the founder of the LDS Church, Joseph Smith Junior. Being plagued by crop failures in Vermont, Smith moved his family to upstate New York where the birth of the Latter-day Saint movement began. In late 1833, Joseph Smith Junior called upon his father to become the first presiding patriarch of the LDS Church. Patriarchal blessings often state an individual's particular talents an...