I just love these ol' timers, look at them with each other, like regular guys, talking to children, reminds me how we should talk with God like one man talks to another. Complete respect. Thank you Brethren.
I was promised to be able to help people with some specific things. I had a feeling I’d have a lot of experience with those things in trials and sure enough I did and have but now I have a deeper understanding of what it’s like and how to heal from them so I can better help others and live up to the promise I was given to help others. It flat out says yikes will be hard but there will be sunshine as well. We can learn so much from our blessings even when they seem simple. There’s so much more there.
I love hearing about President Eyring‘s experience with his patriarchal blessing and getting it from a family member! I would have loved hearing about Elder Holland’s! I love both of these men! They are incredible and so full of the spirit and have such great knowledge of the gospel!
My blessing was the same as my sister's yet our lives took radically different turns. Only one line was unique-- "If you will be humble, you will associate with people from many different backgrounds and walks of life," but I would have done that anyway. I will say my first experience with the Comforter came the morning before the blessing-- which was a fortunate, as that patriarch did now know us and made it clear he didn't much care for us. It was a small Utah town; he was probably related to most every other soul he blessed.
I love President Eyring sooop much! He has a beautiful heart and I LOVE that he cries, it tells me he is speaking the truth. Having the Holy Ghost move you so deeply you can’t contain is the beauty of his faith and love for our Heavenly Father, His son, Jesus Christ and I bet he loves and appreciates the Holy Ghost. I know I do, he’s my best friend. I don’t know if its right to say that. I don’t think it would be wrong. This man has a beautiful heart. I won’t do well when he is called home. I pray for him, his health and the way he walks and everything else I see he’s struggling to do. And that hurts my heart, cuz I don’t think he will be around much longer. I’ll be a basket case. But it will glorious for him to return and be with God and Christ, family and other apostles…so that will be the best day ever for him and I will be happy for him thinking and knowing that.
In my blessing the Lord brought up a fear I had. I told no one about it. He told me how & why I needed to face it. These blessings tell you how much the Lord loves you, and how he knows your unique traits & skills. It’s a letter to you from Him. ❤️
Yes, this quote from President Eyring was eye-opening to me as well. After I heard this quote, I made a copy of my blessing. I then highlighted in yellow everything that I considered to be “comforting” and highlighted in pink everything I considered to be “warning”. I discovered there is much more warning in it than I had previously understood.
We see Patriarchal blessings practiced in O.T. times with Jacob and Essau his brother, and Jacob blessing his grandchildren too. We are privileged to qualify ourselves for and receive our own. I have a testimony of the divine source from which patriarchal blessings come to individuals today.
I have such a testimony of Patriarchal Blessings. ♥️ The experiences and specifics I have obtained from this sacred document have shown me that this was a letter from God. The more I live my life coming closer to Christ each day, the more I understand why God chose to give me certain directives in my blessing.
Let me give you my personal testimony of patriarchal blessing they are not mentalist fortune telling. My patriarchal blessing mentioned specific things that no one except but god in heaven above knew about me and my life. Even my fears of particular sins that I had committed. Talents and blessing were revealed at that time in my life that seemed to belong to a completely different person than who I am now and I did not recognize until years later and some one else pointed them out. My blessing has been fulfilled thus far completely even down to the specifics of my life no one else knows in this world but God does. I feel true pity for anyone who believes their blessing is a sham or a manipulation. They truly have thrown away a pearl of great price for the swine of the world.
Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Patriarchal Blessings. My own Patriarchal Blessing experience has been a wonderful journey as well, full of things I didn't understand as a younger person but has greatly helped me as my life progressed. I know the difference between manipulation and the true article. I have experienced a great deal of both in my life. There will always be those naysayers wanting to cast doubt, which reminds me of one of my favorite quote sentiments: "A person with an opinion can never undermine a person with experience".
ty, it's so true, for me also I was so excited after being baptized as a 21 yr old in 1973, and exactly, they are moved by the spirit and a very detailed blessing was given to me, spot on over and over and over, what a thrill it was. Watching millennials now leave the church, I don't think many of them really thought on that blessing they received.
Unfortunately for most of those close to me that have had a patriarchal blessing it is the opposite. The blessings they got were vague and general. Nothing special at all.
When I was given my Patriarchal Blessing, I was given the names of the spiritual gifts I had. Not knowing there were words, to describe my spiritual experiences. While things our Heavenly Parents had previously shown me, were confirmed. In a way I knew, could have only been Heavenly Inspired. And I found out that not only am I a Stick of Judea through my Jewish Mother. I am.... a Stick of Ephraim through my Direct Bloodline. A Unicorn and Lion, like on Britain's Queen Elizabeth's Family Crest.
Casting out Doubt or Fear is such a big Emphasis in my PAB. Cast out your Doubt and fears about all things and see where it gets you. Think about who the Savior is as if he's standing in your presense. Call upon them to see you and they will come. There are many people they seek bc of their desires to see them. It is our manner to form a desire of love and happiness for them. Turn your heart upon them like a child visiting the temple the first time. Fill a need to stand in their presences.
My patriarcal blessing seemed to be a generic text given to anyone...until it mentioned a particular thing I used to imagine with Heavenly Father...then I can know it is indeed about me and only me.
My patriarchal blessing has had many things in it that I really didn't understand completely until a specific time or event came in my life for it to be fulfilled. After so many experiences with this happening and helping me through times in my life, I now know it is true and I should pay attention.
I git my patriarchal blessing when I was in my mid twenties and had been married for several years. I asked the patriarch if I was married to the right man. He asked me if I entered the marriage willingly, if yes then he was the right man. But my blessing made no mention of a husband just said that I would eventually have the blessings of exaltation.
You can always change to become your best friend instead of your worst enemy, but of course it takes work and consistency. Do what it takes. Start now. It is worth it.
@@ChildePC When we're down, the adversary hammers at our character via self doubt: "I was meant to be the great candy thief I was warned not to be... I'm a glutton by design and I'll never be better". This lie is saying "don't try". Warnings help us either avoid trouble -OR- at very least recognize that he knows us... to help us learn to listen more over time. If the moment we hit a wrong note, we stop practicing, we'll never improve. The way to improve is to keep practicing, to stay at the bench and stick with it.
There's a great book by an LDS author that shows that there's perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account concerning the garden of Eden. It's called, Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation sold by Eborn Books.
I had one, followed it, met terms and conditions, and it didn't workout for me. It happens sometimes. I should have stayed home that day and watched TV or slept in or just about anything else.
I think the greatest problem in the LDS Church is not doing enough to get a man and a woman to come together in the act of matrimony. Being single at 45 years old is soo hard because of watching other people around you have someone and the outside world acting like it's not important and doing anything together in their free agency no matter good or bad. My other problem is being the only member left alive in my life other than a few Aunts and Uncles to live alone for what the next 30 to 40 years without someone to go visit with Christmas day gatherings and social events. I could tell you the worst part of my life but it's not my point in my Journey but the real truth here is we are not doing enough in our church to create this gathering between men and women. This is one of the biggest problems the LDS Church faces bc of desire to choose is what we are taught and we cannot do anything due to there being no partner in life.
I realize things have been tough this last year with covid restrictions. Now that things are opening back up, I would suggest attending all single adult activities whenever they are available, staying the whole time, and getting to know as many people as possible.
No one claims the Church is perfect, without mistakes. Here is a list of quotes from Church leaders admitting so: www.quotempole.com/quotelist/6E ... Are you expecting perfection from imperfect men?
This explanation from ChurchofJesusChrist.org: "During the October 1979 general conference, the office was discontinued due to the increased number of local stake patriarchs." Do you see this change as a problem? history.churchofjesuschrist.org/blog/a-history-of-patriarchs-and-patriarchal-blessings
Its not from the new testament, its from the old testament. He mentions that in HIS blessing, the patriarch giving the blessing quoted or used verbiage from the new testament chapter of 1st Corinthians, one of his favorite scriptures, indicating that each patriarchal blessing is personalized and different and proves that the Lord actually knows each and every one of us, as he is our Creator.
It's an old testament tradition, however the LDS church hijacked this practice, branded it and made it more accessible to the members, the problem is that even they themselves no longer believe it, they discontinued the role of Patriarch in 1979. I would recommend studying real church history and not the narrative that the church wants people to believe
@@FFM115 Thank you. I thought it was just a practice loosely based on the old testament blessings given by father to son. The LDS church is full of unbiblical practices and beliefs. Best to stick with solid scripture and doctrine.
The old testament. In Exodus after Moses build the temple in the Wilderness. Aaron Moses brother was called to be a patriarch, then Daniel and then David so on. The new testament speaks mostly about teachings like how to be a good person. Kingdom of God. Other stuff.
@@gabrielarivas586 Thanks for your reply, appreciate it. Don't know if you're LDS or not but to anyone who is, I recommend checking out this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CGJI0_t8HM0.html May God bless and guide you.
Well, God missed it by a mile or more with mine. I came out of the closet on my mission so the patriarch’s blessing me with a bride and many children sure did not work out too well.
Thank you for your comment. You bring up a good point that I think many others who have watched this video and posted comments might also misunderstand. A Patriarchal Blessing does NOT contain things that MUST happen (as in the corrupt philosophy of predestination which denies free will). A Patriarchal Blessing is CONDITIONAL, listing POTENTIALITIES that MAY happen depending on our own choices. God always respects personal agency. Anyone who doesn't want "a bride and many children" should never be forced to do so, even if a blessing offers that potentiality. The "Patriarchal Blessings" page on ChurchofJesusChrist.org describes the conditional nature of Patriarchal Blessings, such as this quote: "Only by following the counsel in a patriarchal blessing can one receive the blessings contained therein."
Along with the many negative attacks in this comments section, there are many positive statements from people (including myself) sharing what a wonderful thing a Patriarchal Blessing is. What sources are you expecting beyond the statements from those of us who have actually had a wonderful experience with Patriarchal Blessings?
President Nelson has quite a few stories that ended up being false. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Paul Dunn can agree with me on that.
Please explain. The Eternalism perspective believes God is a part of the universe. Elder Orson Pratt: "The true God exists both in time and in space, and has as much relation to them as man or any other being. He has extension, and form, and dimension, as well as man. He occupies space; has a body, parts and passions." www.quotempole.com/quote/7WF
I re: to the "It's not God, it's the Universe" --I'm not sure that's an argument in disfavor or in favor. But as it's phrased, we probably agree. Should join the church if you're not already a member. We love new investigators 🍎
@@ChristianEternalism yes and it was all rubbish the stake patrich got even my name wrong, my linerage as my granparents were jewish, got my responsibity for my calling incorrect mixed it up with another calling, anyway ward calling is temporay as it was! Only thing it said was i wd get married .well most people do anyway. So there you go .1st step to bern suspicious about the reality of the so called priesthood!!@
@@ChristianEternalism a lot of things have helped me to reach these conclusions. For starters, with patriarchal blessings. The patriarchal blessings use the same tactics as any fortune teller or person who acts as a "mentalist." They provide overtly generalized "predictions" that could be true for just about anyone. All it takes is some general knowledge of the target, such as someone who is raised in the church. Eyring's example of his patriarchal blessing in the video is a perfect example of this, about how he will have a family someday. It is a pretty safe bet that just about everyone raised in the church will have a family at some point. Lots of blessings promise temple marriage or serving a full time mission. When those things don't happen then there is always an excuse that some of the "predictions" are meant in an eternal sense, as an deflection. Further, members are counseled to strive to work toward and strive to be "worthy" of the promises in the blessing. This is actually a situation where a self-fulfilling prophecy is created. It is called a Pygmalion effect, when someone thinks that something will happen, they consciously or unconsciously make it happen through their actions or inactions. As far as Eyring using his emotional inflections to manipulate his audience, it is easy for me to see a pattern. Often in the church emotional expression is used to create a similar response in the audience. This is because humans for the most part are empathetic, good, and kind people. If you laugh, others around you will laugh. If you cry, others will try to console you and will mirror your emotions. You can try this yourself, it is observable in any context. In the church we are told that our emotional feelings are the spirit talking to us. We call this the feelings of the spirit. The problem that I find is that I feel those same feelings in lots of other areas. I feel those feelings when standing before a beautiful mountain lake, readying a beautiful poem, or watching an inspiring movie, or music. Just because I feel these good feelings with these things does not mean that everything is a message from god or the spirit. Emotions are easily manipulated and are really a chemical process in our brain. As a member, I have often heard it said that people who have depression can't feel the spirit. Why is that? and how cruel is that for a god to deny someone who is really down and in a dark place to not be able to feel the spirit. Those are people who need to feel love, but can't. Eyring is a master at using his voice inflections. If you are wanting to know the types of examples of this, feel free to watch this RU-vid video of Eyring at fireside. It outlines all the different techniques he uses. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dcdqj37fbWo.html
Yes, my blessing told me I would have sons and daughters. First four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. That sounds very much like a cold reading from a psychic, they can tell the future like that. Seriously, you don't know much about how this works if that's how you feel. A man literally meets you, puts his hands on you and speaks. You can't really get a cold reading.
@@oriolesfan61 I'll give you that what I mentioned is a 3/8 probability, so not super safe, but not a huge stretch. But also, a cold reading? It's still sounds pretty silly to say. At the end of the day, I have seen so many miracles in my life personally, that even if the Lord didn't approve of this church, I know that He would understand why I thought He did. That's the best I can do, and I am fine with that.
