Our dear young friend and brother *****, by the authority of the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood and as a Patriarch in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I lay my hand upon your head and, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, confer upon you your Patriarchal Blessing.

*****, your formidable and intelligent mind will be inspired by the Holy Spirit throughout your mortal ministry in preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to members of the church and others who are searching for truth. He will be your constant companion, teacher, and comforter, and He is the one who will enlighten your mind and quicken your intellect. When you are called upon to teach and preach the gospel, He will loosen your tongue, and you will speak fluently the words of eternal salvation. You are blessed to be a devoted and inspired witness and disciple of the Lord, Jesus Christ. You are blessed with a compassionate spirit and a charitable tender heart which are open and available to all of Heavenly Father's children. They will respond to the tranquility of your spirit, your benevolence, and your willingness to share your knowledge and wisdom. You will always be an inspiration to the Lord's children, and they will be witnesses of your love and tireless effort in behalf of their spiritual and temporal welfare.

*****, you are a faithful and noble son of Heavenly Father and He loves you. He knows and understands the goodness of your spirit, and He knows of your love and devotion to Him and His Beloved Son. I bless you with a divine testimony of the Lord, Jesus Christ, the Restoration, the Prophet Joseph Smith, and the Book of Mormon. I bless you to honor your testimony declaring it faithfully and enthusiastically to those within the sound of your voice. You lived with your Heavenly Father in the pre-mortal world, and there you became a valiant spirit. You were a spirit of unselfish love and devotion for your brothers and sisters, and you followed faithfully the will of your Heavenly Father. Your Heavenly Father knew you to be of spiritual stature, one whom He could trust in mortality to faithfully follow His Beloved Son and to spiritually serve and enlighten His children. He sent you here in this final dispensation of the fullness of times, a member of a royal generation, to teach and lead His children in truth and light, and to help prepare them for the Second Advent of His Beloved Son.

I bless you, *****, with your humble heart and unwavering spirit to devote your whole soul to the cause of the Savior and to bring souls unto Him. *****, you are blessed to be born and reared in a home of parents who love and follow the Savior, and they admonish Him in all things. They serve their fellowmen faithfully, and their lives have been an inspiration to you. You have listened to and learned from the words they have spoken, and through them you have gained a testimony of the Lord, Jesus Christ and the Restoration. I bless you to love and honor your goodly parents all the days of your mortal ministry. Bless their lives by living in peace and harmony with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

*****, you are blessed to be a member of the House of Israel through Ephraim, the chosen son of Joseph who was sold into Egypt. These are the choice blessings of The Gospel of Jesus Christ, the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through this chosen lineage will come your priesthood blessings which you must earn by following the Savior, keeping His commandments meticulously, being in the service of your fellow men, and inviting those within the sound of your voice to come unto Jesus Christ and to believe in Him.

The Lord is pleased with your service in the Aaronic Priesthood. You have been an inspiration to the members of your quorums, and you have faithfully served the members of your ward. You have lived worthily to receive the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood and you will receive it under the hands of your father, and he will ordain you to the office of an Elder. The Holy Priesthood will prepare you to serve your Heavenly Father in righteousness, and it authorizes you to represent the Savior in the spiritual blessings and ordinances of the gospel. *****, I bless you to be clean as you bear the vessels of the Lord, be found standing in holy places, and never trifle with sacred things. Use the Holy Priesthood to spiritually and temporally strengthen the lives of your brethren and sisters in the gospel, to teach and inspire those searching for truth, and to lay your hands upon the sick, weary, afflicted, and those who are seeking a blessing from their Heavenly Father. Honor the Holy Priesthood and magnify it in the service you are called to render for your Heavenly Father. Bless lives as you are moved upon by the Holy Spirit.

*****, you are clean, pure, virtuous, and living the law of chastity. I bless you to live this sacred law throughout your mortal ministry, never allowing anyone to rob you of your chastity and virtue. Be clean in body and mind, knowing the Holy Spirit will attend you through your purity to receive personal revelation and inspiration to direct your life, the lives of your family, and those to whom you render service.

You are blessed, *****, to be a spiritual teacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I bless you to search the Holy Scriptures faithfully and prayerfully each day, and the Holy Spirit will teach you the fullness of the gospel. You will use your wisdom and knowledge in spiritually strengthening others. You will be a teacher and leader among the Young Men of the Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women with charges to lead them in the path of truth and righteousness and bring them to the Savior. There will be other calls to preside and inspire, but your heart will be focused upon the youth. Open your arms and extend to each individual your testimony and love for the Lord. They will feel of your concern for their spiritual and temporal welfare. I bless you to know this will be a vital role in your ministry.

*****, you will be blessed to receive a sacred call from the Prophet of the Lord to serve in the mission field. I bless you to optimistically respond to this call to go forth and find those who are searching for truth. I bless you, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to be led to a number of these good souls who have been prepared by the Lord to receive His gospel. I bless you to be hard working, to move quietly but effectively among the people of your mission. I bless you to be an inspiration to other missionaries and the members of the church, never forgetting your responsibility is to those who are seeking truth.

Prior to your mission, you will be endowed in the House of the Lord, receive the saving ordinances of the gospel, and be taught in the Lord's way. You will receive the keys and ordinances of eternal salvation. Those keys will one day permit you, through your faithfulness, to enter the Celestial Kingdom of Glory and there reside with your Heavenly Father eternally. During your endowment you will receive promised blessings and make sacred covenants with your Heavenly Father. I bless you to keep your covenants and He will keep His promises to you. I bless you to return to the temple often to learn under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to feel the spirit of the Savior, and to come to know the beauty and holiness of the Lord's House. Each time you return you will be blessing the lives of deceased ancestors and others who have not received their endowment in the House of the Lord. This bears you the humble responsibility of researching your family history. I bless you, as you work in harmony with your family, the Holy Spirit will lead you to those for whom sacred ordinances need to be performed. I bless you to be faithful in your family history research and in temple attendance, and this service will be one of the joys and blessings of your mortal ministry.

Following your mission, you will meet your eternal companion confirmed to you by the Holy Spirit. She is a lovely young sister, like unto your own mother, who has great faith, loves the Lord, has a divine testimony, honors the Holy Priesthood, serves others with a cheerful heart. You will be married and sealed in the temple for time and all eternity. You will become partners in the Lord in accomplishing His purposes. You are to love her with all your heart and soul and be faithful to her. Through your faithfulness, the marriage covenant will bring joy and peace to your eternal lives.

*****, you are blessed to be the father of valiant spirits from the throne of Heavenly Father, children to be reared in righteousness to follow the Savior. They are to be taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ within the walls of their own home by you and their mother who are their spiritual teachers. Interview them, come to know each of them, and listen to the 'Still Small Voice' in counseling them in their search for spiritual strength. Let them know of your love and concern for their spiritual and temporal welfare. Teach them to love the Lord with all their heart, might, mind, and soul, to love their neighbor, and to know the spiritual value of service to others. Let them witness the love you have for their mother. Become one with the Lord in your home. Be faithful in holding family home evenings, family and personal prayers, and family and personal scripture study. On Sunday attend services together, and then during the week plan appropriate wholesome recreation. *****, family is your most sacred responsibility and will, through your faithfulness become the joy of your life.

I bless you, *****, with great faith and to exercise your faith in the Lord and in your service to others. I bless you to bring hope to the spiritually weak and to strengthen their spiritual and temporal welfare. You will bear the burdens of the discouraged, and downhearted. I bless you to go in peace, safety; good health, and to accomplish all the righteous desires of your heart.

*****, I bless you to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection, clothed with glory, to receive your exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom. I humbly seal these blessings upon you, all through your faithfulness and in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.