Friday, October 20, 2023

Patriarchal Blessing from September 8, 1870, Distinguishing the Ancient of Days and "Adam Your father"

In a patriarchal blessing to Ellen Cantwell McCann, Charles W. Hyde distinguished between the Ancient of Days and "Adam Your father":

 

You Shall have a Seat with the Antient [Ancient] of days, and Adam Your father, and all the Holy Prophets. (Blessing from Charles W. Hyde to Ellen Cantwell McCann, September 8, 1870, rep. H. Michael Marquardt comp. Later Patriarchal Blessings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Salt Lake City: Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2012], 149)