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I have a question — what would prevent a father from giving their child or children a father’s blessing, recording it, and then typing it up when they come of age? Similar to the way Lehi did in the Book of Mormon? Is there any guidance against that in our CHI? Does anyone know? No good reason not to do so, imo – and, in this case, I don’t care what the CHI might say. This is a case of not asking questions that don’t need to be asked.
OK, I answered my own question. I give the church credit for transparency in the CHI, which is found online here: https://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church?lang=eng ” class=”bbcode_url”> https://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church?lang=eng Essentially, you can record the blessing. There is no guidance on whether writing it out is against protocol, other than to say the blessing is not kept in the church records. This implies you could probably reduce the recorded blessing to text and give it to your child.
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20.8 Father’s Blessings and Other Blessings of Comfort and CounselFather’s blessings and other priesthood blessings are given to provide direction and comfort as guided by the Spirit.
A father who holds the Melchizedek Priesthood may give father’s blessings to his children. These blessings may be especially helpful when children go to school, go on missions, get married, enter military service, or face special challenges. A family may record a father’s blessing for family records, but these blessings are not preserved in Church records. Parents should encourage their children to seek father’s blessings in times of need.
Melchizedek Priesthood holders may also give blessings of comfort and counsel to other family members and to others who ask for them.
To give a father’s blessing or another blessing of comfort and counsel, one or more Melchizedek Priesthood holders place their hands lightly on the person’s head. Then the priesthood holder who gives the blessing:
1. Calls the person by his or her full name.
2. States that the blessing is performed by the authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
3. Gives words of blessing as the Spirit directs.
4. Closes in the name of Jesus Christ.
I read my daughter’s patriarchal blessing, and I feel that as a father, with much knowledge of my daughters’ personality, quirks, strengths, etcetera, I could give a blessing that is as meaningful as her patriarchal blessing.
I recorded my kids school blessings all the time. I never really thought about it. Good to know the Handbook is with me on this one. We did that for our kids when they were young. We have recordings and a printed book for the kids, they put the father’s blessings with their patriarchal blessings. No reason you can’t do that.
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