I now lay my hands upon your head and by virtue of the holy priesthood as an ordained patriarch in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and bless you with a patriarchal blessing. This is a special gift and covenant that is given to you through the priesthood from your Father in Heaven. This authority to act in the name of the father was restored in these latter days to the Prophet Joseph Smith by angels as resurrected men who laid their hands upon his head and others, and bestowed upon them authority. It is real. It is eternal. The acts of the priesthood are to be performed in righteousness and humility. You are blessed to hold the priesthood.

You will be an instrument in using the priesthood to bless others. The power of the priesthood comes through righteousness. You will have power in the priesthood. You will be directed through inspiration to exercise the priesthood in behalf of others. There are ordinances that you will perform. There are revelations that you will speak. There are blessings that you will pronounce. You will learn to recognize that through your feelings these promptings will come. As you use the priesthood and put into words the feelings of your heart, you will be inspired and you will do the will of the Lord.

You have a desire to live righteously and you have a desire to do the Will of the Lord. I bless you that ways will be opened up that you will be given many opportunities to be useful in the kingdom, to be a leader and to be energetic in the service of the Lord. As you enter into the mission field, it will be a great adventure.

You will have promises given to you. Through your deeds many adventures will open in your life. There will be times for you to go forward without specific instruction. The message to you is to do many things of your own will and wait to be commanded in all things.

I bless you to honor the covenants that you make in the house of the Lord. They are sacred and you will keep them sacred. You have been blessed with a keen and brilliant mind in knowing many things. The temple will help you in knowing the things of God. You will know the things of men. You will be given opportunities to learn and you will develop skills and you will be blessed to be effective in your life's work.

You will be blessed spiritually to have a balance in your life and keep the faith. Do not let learned men lead you from the simple truths of the gospel. The gospel will be plain and simple to you throughout your life. You are not to complicate it or seek the mysteries, for you have the gift to do good. You will do good among the ordinary and the plain and humble of God's children.

You will not convince others through the reasoning of the world, but the Spirit of the Lord will bear testimony to the hearts of others, that what you speak is true because you are a man of integrity. You will be honest with yourself and with others and in your dealing with your fellow man. You will be relied upon by friends and associates. Even more importantly, you will be relied upon by your Heavenly Father.

You are to be an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ. You are to teach and testify in all of your days. Your mission experience will be an expanding experience and you will have the promise of protection as you are called to go to strange places and new surroundings. You will have power to command the adversary to depart from the lives of people.

You are of the lineage of Ephraim in the house of Israel and will be effective in the work of gathering of Israel in these the latter days. You are to go forward and be active and through your faith and have courage and open your mouth. You will be blessed to do acts of kindness without the thought of reward.

You were reserved and held back to come into your wonderful family. You will be a strength and a blessing and a help to your parents. you will be an example to your siblings. You will be blessed with strength and energy and power. The Spirit of the Lord will be active in you. It will fuss at you and awaken you and quicken your mind and help you look for ways that you may serve. You will be called upon to serve in the quorums and to be a leader in the wards and stakes in your life.

You will be guided as you enter into the covenant of eternal marriage. This is vital. You are to maintain your integrity in the affairs of men and in your moral life. As you keep yourself unspotted from the sins of this world, your faith will increase and your love for others will grow. You will be an instrument, a clean instrument, in the hands of the Lord to do His work.

You will be called to serve in the house of the Lord. You will have ample means given to you through your labors. You will have the association and trust of many. You are not to try to do all things by yourself. You are to keep a steady course and wait upon the Lord. These blessings will be yours in time and in eternity.

You will be sensitive to the love that others have for you. You will be sensitive to others in their needs. You are to guard yourself in your feelings and love for others. You are not to let your heart open in a romantic way after you have entered into the covenant of marriage, but lock your heart in romantic things for there will only be one. You are to guard yourself against flirting and temptations. Control your appetites and the fulness of joy will be given to you.

These blessings I pronounce upon you and seal them upon you with the right through your faithfulness to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection and receive a fulness of the love of your Savior and the eternal promises that are pronounced upon you by the priesthood. I do this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.