Based on a random sample of 90 patriarchal blessings from Michael Marquardt’s compilation, Early Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this study uses content analysis to determine the most frequent blessing themes pronounced by the first three LDS patriarchs, Joseph Smith Sr., Hyrum Smith, and William Smith. In particular, the … Continue reading SL10322: Gender Differences in the Early Patriarchal Blessings of the LDS Church, 1834–1845