Blessing to Jedediah M. Grant, 28 February 1835

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Blessing to Jedediah M. Grant, 28 February 1835
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JS and others, Blessing, to
Jedediah M. Grant
21 Feb. 1816–1 Dec. 1856. Farmer. Born in Union, Broome Co., New York. Son of Joshua Grant and Athalia Howard. Lived in Springwater, Ontario Co., New York, 1820. Lived in Naples, Ontario Co., 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH, 28 Feb. 1835. Featured version copied [not before 25 Feb. 1836] in Minute Book 1, p. 167; handwriting of
Warren Cowdery
17 Oct. 1788–23 Feb. 1851. Physician, druggist, farmer, editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Married Patience Simonds, 22 Sept. 1814, in Pawlet, Rutland Co. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 1816...
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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minute Book 1.

Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Minutes and Blessings, 28 February–1 March 1835.
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Jedediah [M.] Grant
21 Feb. 1816–1 Dec. 1856. Farmer. Born in Union, Broome Co., New York. Son of Joshua Grant and Athalia Howard. Lived in Springwater, Ontario Co., New York, 1820. Lived in Naples, Ontario Co., 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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’s Blessing

You shall be made mighty in the name of your Redeemer. Your heart shall be filled with perfect love. You shall be made mighty like Enoch You shall be preserved from the ravages of wild beasts, the roar of lions, and the arm of the destroyer. You shall have power to heal the sick and to smite the waters. And you shall not sleep in the Earth; but do great things in the name of God. You shall teach the Gentiles in their own tongues the peaceable things of the Kingdom.
1
See Revelation, 9 Dec. 1830 [D&C 36:2]; Revelation, 5 Jan. 1831 [D&C 39:6]; Revelation, 9 Feb. 1831 [D&C 42:61]; and Old Testament Revision 1, p. 14 [Moses 6:61].
You shall return to
Zion
A specific location in Missouri; also a literal or figurative gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, characterized by adherence to ideals of harmony, equality, and purity. In JS’s earliest revelations “the cause of Zion” was used to broadly describe the ...
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in a good old age with an army of Saints composed of many kindreds and tongues You shall be called the son of consolation
2
See Acts 4:36–37.
You shall be a counsellor in the house of God,— amen. [p. 167]
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[1]
See Revelation, 9 Dec. 1830 [D&C 36:2]; Revelation, 5 Jan. 1831 [D&C 39:6]; Revelation, 9 Feb. 1831 [D&C 42:61]; and Old Testament Revision 1, p. 14 [Moses 6:61].
[2]
See Acts 4:36–37.