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Blessing for Lorenzo Barnes, 3 January 1836

 
The clowds of heaven ya Thou  shalt see <view> The winding up seen  of all Things & stand with The  hundred forty & four Thousand on  Mount Zion These blessings  & many others which Tongue cannot  express & all The powers of The priest hood

In the early 1830s, often referred to an “order of men set apart for sacred offices”; also referred more generally to power or authority from God. The priesthood was conferred through the laying on of hands to adult male members of the church in good standing...

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 we seal upon Thy head &  upon Thy sead forever in The na me of Jesus Christ & by The po wer authority of The High  Priesthood

The authority and power held by certain officers in the church. The Book of Mormon referred to the high priesthood as God’s “holy order, which was after the order of his Son,” and indicated that Melchizedek, a biblical figure, was a high priest “after this...

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 even so amen
Apr 24th 1836 [p. 52]

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Editorial Title
Blessing for Lorenzo Barnes, 3 January 1836
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