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Aug 15, 1840

Journal Entry

August 15, 1840 ~ Saturday

15th we spent the day in the Leigh writing I wrote
[FIGURE] 3 Letters one to Elder Whittaker one to Br John Rowley
one to Brother Hume [FIGURE] also one to Young &
Richards & one to G. Simpson we Baptized &
confirmed one

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18 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3302 mentions
Apostle, Family
17 mentions
Rowley, John
1841-1893
21 mentions
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

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Elder Smith spoke first & recommended the Saints to spend 5 minutes each day in getting an Idea in their minds from the scriptures & in one year they would have 365 new Ideas in their minds which would form a fountain of Intelligence & knowledge which would benefit themselves & man kind.
~ George Albert Smith
Elder Smith spoke first & recommended the Saints to spend 5 minutes each day in getting an Idea in their minds from the scriptures & in one year they would have 365 new Ideas in their minds which would form a fountain of Intelligence & knowledge which would benefit themselves & man kind.
~ George A. Smith

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Letter to Brigham Young and Willard Richards, 15 August 1840
Leigh Gloucestershrie Eldrs You[n]g & Richards Dear Brethren you see we have not yet quite to London but expect to go on Monday we have a camp meeting on the morrow. I have a few words I want to say to you in particular ie the money which Broth[er] Benbow has lent for the printing They are willing we should make use of for the gathering of the Saints but they wish their friends to share first in it if if they come into the church before we go to America their has been no writing passed between u[s] upon the subject anyway, they still have our recepts for the money you can make what arangements you think proper with them concerning it, or make such inquiries of them about it as you may think necessary. I am enjoying good health & the Brethren with me. I have not sa[i]d any thing to any [one] about that money matter excepting to Broth[er] & Sister Benbow, please not send any more letters to me at Ledbury but we will inform you whare to send to us in London myy respect to Sistr Richards & all the Saints who inquire I ever remain yours in the Everlasting covenant W Woodruff

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Aug 15, 1840