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Home Histories Index Family Group (Back) Louis Samuel CardonLogan, Utah A Patriarchal Blessing given by 0. N. Liljenquist, Patriarch upon the head of Louis Samuel Cardon, son of Paul Cardon and Susanna Goudin, born, June 23, 1869 at Logan, Cache County, Utah Brother Louis, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, we place our hands upon your head and seaI upon you your father's and a Patriarchal blessings with the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and of the new and everlasting covenant, with health and strength of mind and body, that you may live to the honor and glory of God. And be a laborer in the Lord's vinery and even until the Lord and master shall come and receive you unto Himself with all the faithful of His servants. Unto this end we dedicate and consecrate thee unto the Lord and seal upon you the keys of wisdom and of prudence with the attribute of faith, that you may be full of faith, hope and charity, and the testimony of Jesus, and become a leader among your brethern a wise counselor in Zion; a mighty man of God, a preacher of righteousness by precept and by example. You are destined to preach the Gospel of the Son of God, on the land of Joseph and among foreign nations. And help to gather Israel; to bind up the law and seal up the testimony, and if you will be meek, and lowly of heart and listen to the still small voice within, then shall you enjoy the revelations of the Holy Spirit; have communion with holy angels, hear the voice of the Redeemer and behold His countenance in glorious visions and have power over the plagues, over pestilence, sickness and death, and the destroyer shall pass you by, you shall be instrumental in the hand of God to bring many souls unto repentance, and do a great work in the redemption of the dead; and stand as a Savior on Mount Zion. Be blessed in your family, in your homes and habitations in your fields and orchards and in all your administrations here below. You shall help to build up the waste places of Zion, with temples, towns and cities including the New Jerusalem. You shall travel in safety on land and at sea; and have power to heal the sick and raise up the dying; and cast out evil spirits. The Holy angels shall be round about you, strengthen and uphold you, and give you the victory over your enemies. You shall enjoy all the blessings and comforts of life that are for your good. Thou art of Ephraim a legal heir to the fullness of the Holy Priesthood, with all its ordinances, sealings and anointings, and to crowns and kingdom and to a numerous posterity, and to become a King and a Priest unto the Most High God, and to reign with the Redeemer on earth a thousand years, and to stand on Mount Zion with your fathers house and all the redeemed of your kindred in the morning of the first Resurrection; and with your fathers house receive a glorious inheritance. These are your blessings through your faithfulness and we seal them upon you with eternal life; in the name of Jesus even so, Amen. |