I got my patriarchal blessing in the summer of 2013. I was 14 years old. I had wanted it so, so bad, so I finally made the call and set up with an interview with the bishop. After the interview I made the call to our Stake Patriarch and set up a date and time. I was so thrilled. The day came for me to get it. In preparation I read the scriptures, fasted for as long as I physically could, and then we went. I took my parents with me. I remember the Patriarch explaining to me the process and how it works. I remembered him telling me that if I had a sincere question, to think of the question while I was getting the blessing and it would be answered. The spirit in the room was so strong, I couldn't believe it. I felt so close to my Heavenly Father that night. I did have a couple of questions, so I thought of them and the instant I was thinking them, Heavenly Father allowed them to be answered in my blessing. It was amazing.
The thought that Heavenly Father has a personalized road map outline that will be true if we continue to make the right decisions, warms my heart. It testifies to me of the honest and true love that He has for us. It shows me that He wants us to live with him again, and to do that he gives us something that will help us. Our patriarchal blessings.
I was extremely excited about it 3 years ago, but I am still excited about it. There are so many things that have yet to be fulfilled in it and I am just so excited for the future. I have had a couple of things that I have dealt with, a couple of frustrations, but every time I read my blessing, I feel so inspired and calmed because I know that wonderful things are yet to come. It has given me great comfort throughout these first 2 months of college. It has testified to me that just because things didn't go as I planned, or wanted them to, Heavenly Father has his hand in all things and everything will work out in the end. So, until then, trust in Him and rely on your patriarchal blessing. It is a great guidepost in your life of how to live worthily and the blessings that will come from it.
I am so thankful for my patriarchal blessing. I would be in so much loss and sorrow if it weren't for that amazing blessing that comes directly from our Heavenly Father. I am so blessed to be a part of this gospel and to know that my Heavenly Father loves me, and to know that I am not alone. He is always here for us and it gives me so much comfort. Patriarchal blessings are just a testament of how much he loves us. Every time you read your blessing you feel a sense of peace. The direct words to us are sacred and shouldn't be openly discussed unless prompted by the spirit. I have felt the promptings of when it is ok and not ok to talk about what is in my blessing and you will just be able to tell which is which.
I am so grateful for this church and gospel. I would be so lost without it. I know that patriarchal blessings are directly from out Heavenly Father and will help us in times of despair. I know that when we need help we can pray, search the scriptures, and search our patriarchal blessings and the answers will be brought to us at the right time. Heavenly Father will not leave us comfortless, and I think that he has shown us that through His love and all that he has done for us, including the sacrifice of his only begotten son. I am so thankful for the atonement and the reality of it, and I am so thankful that Jesus Christ was willing to pay for our sins. I would be so lost without this knowledge and so lost without the comfort that this gospel brings. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Love,
MaShayla
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