*****, in the name of Jesus Christ and through the power of the Melchizedek priesthood and as an ordained patriarch in Zion I place my hands on your head to give you your patriarchal blessing. *****, you are a choice and in some ways unusual daughter of your Heavenly Father. He loves you very much; He knows you very well. You know the Savior from the pre-existence.

You were happy and thrilled to come in this day and age where there were many opportunities for women, where you could learn and grow and develop to the full extent of your native abilities. You were excited to come to the ***** family where you would learn the gospel of Jesus Christ, where you would see faithful parents raise a family.

You have many wonderful ancestors who were faithful. They know of your life on this earth. They pray for you. They will know of your experiences in [the place where you are going to study abroad].

*****, you are from the house of Israel through the lineage of Ephraim, and through study and prayer and keeping the commandments the great blessings and promises given to Abraham will be effective in your life.

I bless you with the desire to share the gospel. As you are in other countries and having wonderful experiences I bless you with the ability to communicate properly. I bless you that you can learn the language and be able to let your light shine before the people with whom you will come in contact. They will see what a good person you are and become your friends.

I bless you with physical strength. I bless you with emotional strength that throughout your life you will be able to endure the challenges you will face regarding physical and emotional issues. *****, you have been blessed with a good mind, a mind that can learn. I bless you that you will be able to learn the things of the world and the things of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I bless you with the desire to draw close to the Holy Ghost who will be your constant companion. He will guide your life. He will tell you the things that you should do. He will warn you of dangers. I bless that when you receive a warning of danger that you will immediately respond for that is the way that you will be safe.

*****, you made a commitment to help build Zion and prepare this earth for the Second Coming of the Savior. You will have opportunities to serve in positions of leadership. I bless that you will be accept any call to serve, and I bless you that you will know that the Lord has called you and that He will enable and bless you to carry out the duties of this service in a pleasing manner to Him.

*****, you have been blessed with the ability to communicate with and influence people for good. This is a gift from Heavenly Father. You have also received the gift of faith. That faith will drive your hope.

I bless you with a charitable heart that you will be sensitive to the needs of others, that you will be able to help them. By obtaining a good education you will be of greater service to people and I bless you to this end.

I bless you, ***** that you will find a worthy young man to take you to the temple. The Holy Ghost will guide you as you pray about whom you should marry, and you will have a very strong feeling as to the person this should be. I bless your marriage with children. I bless that you will be a good mother, that you will be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Ghost and to the counsel of your husband that you will be able to raise your children in the gospel in a very difficult age and time in the world.

*****, you will have experiences and see things and hear of things that you would rather not know. I bless you that through your faith in Christ that these things will not be a stress to you. You will see people who lose their faith. I bless you that this will not disturb you that you will be sympathetic to their position but it will not cause you to lose your faith.

I bless you that you will develop a relationship with the Savior by being more like Him, by doing service to others.

I bless you that the Holy Ghost will guide your choice of studies and will guide your choice of what work you will do in this life.

*****, you have been given a body clean and pure. The Savior expects you to keep your body clean and pure so that the Holy Ghost and the Savior can be a part of you and guide you and direct you.

Choose good friends. I bless you that you will have the desire to put forth the effort to have good friends for they will be helpful to you and you to them as you go through life.

I bless you that you will use the internet properly to learn and not to be tempted by Satan to do things that would case problems for you.

*****, I bless that you will pattern your family life after your parents that you will bless your children with faith and good works.

I bless that as you spend time in [the place that you're going to study abroad] that these experiences, some of which will be very difficult, will be more valuable to you than money and will be a part of your life now and for eternity. Seek to do good. Seek to be a good influence.

These blessings I seal upon you according to your faithfulness and do so in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, Amen.