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Aug 20, 1840

Journal Entry

August 20, 1840 ~ Thursday

20th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elders Young & Richards
& also one to Br Francis Pullin we took a walk
through the city we called to see Rev J. E. Smith
18 Duke st Lincolns Inn Fields

Also we visited John Pye 16 Cursitor st Chancery
Lane he was a full believer of Jo in the prophecies
of Joanna Southcott & one of the society we then ret
urned through speed st & had a view of the Noted St
Pauls church
the largest in the world excepting the
church at Rome ^or Vati[c]an o[f] rome dedecated St Peter^ we returned through King James St
crossed the London Bridge took tea at 19 King street &
walked through union st went to Zions Chapel Water
loo Road & herd a downright comical serman deliver
ed by Mr Armstrong an Atkinite preacher I spent the
night at 58 King st at Mr's Loftus 6 mi

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Pullen, Francis
3 Sep 1802 - 3 Sep 1861
23 mentions
1840 British Convert
3 mentions
8 mentions
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Host
98 mentions
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Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

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Aug 20, 1840