Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Irene M. Bates papers (1833-1998) contain correspondence, articles, patriarchal blessings, research materials, bibliographies, meeting minutes, text excerpts, and notes. The majority of the collection deals with research Bates did on patriarchal blessings, which are given to members of the LDS Church by the presiding stake patriarch. These blessings are considered to be sacred documents, which tell the individual the lineage that they have from the twelve tribes of Israel and also other...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Irene M. Bates papers (1833-1998) contain correspondence, articles, patriarchal blessings, research materials, bibliographies, meeting minutes, text excerpts, and notes. The majority of the collection deals with research Bates did on patriarchal blessings, which are given to members of the LDS Church by the presiding stake patriarch. These blessings are considered to be sacred documents, which tell the individual the lineage that they have from the twelve tribes of Israel and also other...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Irene M. Bates papers (1833-1998) contain correspondence, articles, patriarchal blessings, research materials, bibliographies, meeting minutes, text excerpts, and notes. The majority of the collection deals with research Bates did on patriarchal blessings, which are given to members of the LDS Church by the presiding stake patriarch. These blessings are considered to be sacred documents, which tell the individual the lineage that they have from the twelve tribes of Israel and also other...