Day in the Life

May 31, 1840

Journal Entry

May 31, 1840 ~ Sunday
{Wilford Woodruff} Bap at Frooms Hill {Sunday} st


Mary Brooks
Mary Jonsey J Cheese F Hill May 31st

Sarah Loggin
Elizabeth Cole
William Cole [FIGURE] {Wilford} 250
Susan Simmons
Elizabeth Dotton
Mary Philips
Sarah Morris
Richard Lilley T. Kington st

William Philips
John Hunt
Mary Portman
Mary Humphrys
^20^ Sarah Whitern
Ester Harris. Lime street T Oaky


31st Sunday according to appointment we met at Frooms
Hill
to attend a camp meeting I preached in the morning
on the authenticity of the Book of Mormon after which
I went to the pool & Baptized 12 which we confirmed
by the waters edge. Elder Richards preached in the
afternoon we then broke bread unto the Saints about 100 then
went to the pool & Elder Cheese baptized 2, which we
confirmed in company with 3 others that had been baptiz
ed before. Total 14 Baptized & 17 confirmed We spent
the night at Br Benbows Two of the above which I baptized
were preachers

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal. Click on the person's name to view a short bio and other pages they are mentioned on or click on "View in Family Search" to view their FamilySearch profile.

Cole, Elizabeth
1827- bef. 1847
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
172 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Cheese, John
1800-abt. 1846
43 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Hunt, John
1805 - aft. 1840
4 mentions
1840 British Convert
Humpries, Mary Ann Colwell
abt. 1818–1847
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Phillips, Mary Ann Godsall
15 Feb 1815 - 7 Dec 1904
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Lilly, Richard
1811-aft. 1849
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Morris, Sarah Barns
1809–1883
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Loggin, Sarah Cole
1776-aft. 1850
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Whitern, Sarah Finch
2 Aug 1778 - 18 Aug 1857
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Kington, Thomas
18 May 1794 - 1 Jul 1874
182 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Oakey, Thomas
23 Sep 1813 - 15 Apr 1890
18 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
540 mentions
Apostle
Cole, William
1792-unk.
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert

Places

Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day. Click on the place names to view other pages where they are mentioned.

Related Documents

Browse other documents with this same date. These could include pages from Wilford Woodruff's autobiographies, daybooks, letters, histories, and personal papers. Click on the document titles to view the full document.

Mission - 1840 Record of British Converts
{Wilford Woodruff} Bap at Frooms Hill {[illegible shorthand]} st Mary Brooks Mary Jonsey J Cheese F Hill Sarah Loggin Elizabeth Cole William Cole {Wilford} 250 Susan Simmons Elizabeth Dotton Mary Philips Sarah Morris
Mission - 1840 Record of British Converts
T. Kington William Philips John Hunt Mary Portman Mary Humphreys ^20^ Sarah Whitern Ester Harris Lime street T Oaky John Meredith

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life. Click on the dates to jump to that day in Wilford Woodruff's journal.

May 31, 1840