Brother *****, as a Patriarch in Zion and by virtue and authority of the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood, I lay my hands upon your head and give you a patriarchal blessing. You are a special person. You were born into the tribe of Ephraim and into a covenant family that were married in the temple. The reason you have been privileged to do that is because you lived righteously before you were born here. Our Heavenly Father is very proud of you. You are one of His very special sons. You will receive many opportunities through your life to hold really sacred positions in the Church and also to help other people. You will be called by the Bishop to be a missionary. Therefore I bless you that no matter where you are sent or what country you might go into, the Lord will bless you with the ability to learn the language and to remember all of the missionary lessons so you will be able to present the gospel in such a manner that whoever you preach it to will be able to understand what you are saying. They will be touched by the spirit to realize that what you are telling them is the truth and therefore you will have a successful mission and will bring many people into the Church through your desire and your willingness to fulfill a mission and accept the call from the Bishop.

I bless you that you may have a long and useful life here on the earth. Even though there is a lot of violence going on and lots of war and terrible things going on in the world, if you read the different things that are coming in the Church News you will find out that God's true Church is expanding very rapidly throughout the world in spite of all this violence and different things that are happening because we are living in the last days and we are getting near the time now when the Millennial reign of the Savior will be here and the missionary program will even expand greater at that time. The Church is growing very fast now and will continue to grow through your life time.

I bless you that you may be able to find good friends to associate with in addition to those who are already your friends because it is very necessary to select who your close friends are that may be able to help each other to keep the covenant and commandments of the Lord that you may be an influence for good not only as a missionary but through your life in your different activities, your work and various social activities and so on.

I bless you that when the proper time comes you will find a lovely young woman to be your wife, one who is righteous. You will have the great privilege and honor of going into one of the temples of the Church to be sealed for time and all eternity as a covenant couple the same as your parents. This will be a great event in your life. Therefore, I give you a special blessing and guidance at this time that you will meet and associate with the girl who is righteous and worthy to go with you into the temple.