Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Question

 

Dear Gramps,

My niece is going to be blessed this Sunday. My question for you is this: What is the purpose of a baby blessing? I was told it was to put her name on the records of the Church, but doesn’t that happen with baptism? Is this more of a tradition rather than an ordinance? Thanks for your input!

Kristie

 

Answer

 

Dear Kristie,

There are two purposes to the blessing of babies. One is to have their names entered on the records of the Church. When a baby is blessed, a membership record is made out for that person, who is listed as “A Child of Record,” and is counted in the Church statistics. From such records the Primary rolls are made, and children are assigned to their different classes in the Primary.

A second purpose is to give the child a blessing. This blessing, pronounced by the authority of the Holy Priesthood and undoubtedly recorded in heaven, will have an influence for good in the child’s life. The powers of heaven will be inclined in the direction of the inspired blessing, and the parents will receive information to guide them in directing the life of their infant child. The blessing of babies is one of the ordinances of the gospel.

 

Gramps

 

 

 

Copyright © 2024 Ask Gramps - Q and A about Mormon Doctrine. All Rights Reserved.
This website is not owned by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called the Mormon or LDS Church). The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the position of the Church. The views expressed by individual users are the responsibility of those users and do not necessarily represent the position of the Church. For the official Church websites, please visit churchofjesuschrist.org or comeuntochrist.org.

Pin It on Pinterest