tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post5415023833415458920..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Reconciling "Unfilled" Promises in Patriarchal BlessingsPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-58139922135612987252010-12-17T15:57:42.771-05:002010-12-17T15:57:42.771-05:00I'd like to throw in a couple of cents...let&#...I'd like to throw in a couple of cents...let's say hypothetically that my blessing says that i'll be called to preside over a stake (though it seems very rare for a P to get that specific). Well, it may be that that promise is very much Heavenly Father's desire for my growth and development as well as the growth and development of the church but it doesn't sync with my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-34593880554682873722010-06-21T19:18:24.897-04:002010-06-21T19:18:24.897-04:00I googled this topic today. My blessing was very s...I googled this topic today. My blessing was very specific and others who read it went away dissappointed with their own. That was 45 years ago. I've spent those years looking for the fulfillment and while much of the news in the world relates to the message of that blessing, Im not a part of it and have no background and never have despite my efforts and desire. Not being a perfect member of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-24023086877804868572010-05-13T00:18:00.624-04:002010-05-13T00:18:00.624-04:00Paul, could the part of Black's rubric you don...Paul, could the part of Black's rubric you don't recall be "warnings"? I have heard of organizing one's PB by promises, blessings, conditions, and warnings.<br /><br />I find it interesting to read my PB during different stages of my life, and realize how the same statements change meaning based on my circumstances. What they meant when I received it is sometimes different Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647417825144481742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-60076820984410110492010-05-11T17:42:28.049-04:002010-05-11T17:42:28.049-04:00Interesting post. Of course there are other unans...Interesting post. Of course there are other unanswered questions besides the two you cite.<br /><br />I attended a fireside by Susan Easton Black (of BYU) a number of years ago in which she talked about interpresting patriarchal blessings. She recommended a review at different life-stages, as promises might take on different qualities at different times in our lives.<br /><br />She also Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-12280782331806897062010-05-11T15:59:10.597-04:002010-05-11T15:59:10.597-04:00Very interesting,Papa.It has occurred to me that t...Very interesting,Papa.It has occurred to me that the stats for marrying in the temple after 30,and going on to have children must be pretty low,and would encourage my daughters to seek to be able to participate in a good partnership as a priority once they have given themselves a good opportunity to be married in house,as it were.A life time of love is not to be easily passed up,nor the good we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-16138222543117880592010-05-11T10:23:37.416-04:002010-05-11T10:23:37.416-04:00Anon2, I see someone dying of cancer "early&q...Anon2, I see someone dying of cancer "early" exactly as I see my first scenario - that PB's are a projection of full life and a Patriarch can't be allowed to see and proclaim short life. <br /><br />As SilverRain said, they are Patriarchal "Blessings" - not Patriarchal Prophecies.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-35009112920801767742010-05-11T01:26:07.676-04:002010-05-11T01:26:07.676-04:00What about a blessing of long life for someone who...What about a blessing of long life for someone who dies of cancer at a young age? This is not a hypothetical. This person was faithful their whole adult life and was taken by an agressive cancer in a matter of weeks. I just don't understand. I appreciate any sober and well considered views as it has been a sore trial to my faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-22698909395052836272010-05-10T21:40:18.615-04:002010-05-10T21:40:18.615-04:00Great post, and great timing. I was needing to re...Great post, and great timing. I was needing to read this today! <br />I think it can be hard to know if timing is involved (it may yet happen), or just different than expectations where I need to learn to adjust expectations.<br />Much to ponder. Thanks, Heber13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-86155041077795257562010-05-10T10:09:15.447-04:002010-05-10T10:09:15.447-04:00I feel that a patriarchial blessing is exactly wha...I feel that a patriarchial blessing is exactly what it claims to be: a guide. It is not a fortune.<br /><br />But then, mine has changed my life regardless of the unfulfilled blessings therein.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-22509423494935385372010-05-10T01:31:03.744-04:002010-05-10T01:31:03.744-04:00Great post. I wondered that a few times the last f...Great post. I wondered that a few times the last few weeks as I've re-entered church life. I met my non-mormon husband when I was 29 and we married a year later when I was 30. My patriarchal blessing talks about marrying in the temple and having children born under the covenant. In addition to being married to a non-mormon I have no children so I've asked myself how this blessing impacts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com