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We in the Church recognize that the fulfillment of all blessings given under authority of the priesthood is conditioned upon two things: one, the worthiness and faithfulness of the recipient, and, two, the overriding will and wisdom of God.
The lineal rights and 1844 blessing of Joseph Smith III relate directly to the pre-Utah practice of giving patriarchal blessings in the LDS Church. Joseph Smith, Sr., was ordained to the office of patriarch to bless "the fatherless" of the church on 18 December 1833, and
A blessing, given to Joseph Smith, 3 rd., by his father, Joseph Smith Jun., on Jan. y 17 1844. Blessed of the Lord is my son Joseph, who is called the third,- for the Lord knows the integrity of his heart, and loves him, because of his faith, and righteous desires.
30 cze 1982 · Joseph Smith, Sr., in Kirtland, written by Lucy Mack Smith from memory in 1845, Journal of John Taylor, 27 and 30 June 1845, B. H. Roberts, Succession in the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret news, 1894), p. 19-23.
When the Joseph Smith III Blessing was discovered, Church leaders found themselves faced with a document that was much more embarrassing to the Church than the Anthon transcript. This blessing undermined the entire concept of an unbroken chain of succession in the presidency of the Church.
The only primary document recording the bestowal of the church presidency by Joseph Smith Jr. upon Joseph Smith III (1844 Joseph Smith III blessing). The original document closest to the Book of Mormon plates (1828 Anthon transcript).
23 wrz 2018 · Blessing to William Smith, 15 February 1835 Discourse, between circa 26 June and circa 4 August 1839–A, as Reported by William Clayton
