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Aug 31, 1840

Journal Entry

August 31, 1840 ~ Monday

31st We walked into the city & called upon
Mr Corner 52 Iron monger row, St Luke parish
While on our way we received a letter from
Sister Eliza Bromley she stated she had a dream
that we should soon Baptize a man that would
do much good, after reading the letter & ariving
at Mr Corners, he went forward with us to a
public Bath & was Baptized under the hands of
Elder Kimball, & after returning to his house we
all three laid our hands upon him & confirmed
him which is the first man that has receved the
work in the city of London as a seal of our
ministry. We returned home & felt to thank
God for his goodness in giving us one soul. his
wife manifested much interest in the work &
thinks of Being Baptized soon. Brother Corner
has been a watch maker nearly all his life 7 m[iles]

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17 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Connor, Henry Christophilus
about 1781- aft. 1856
46 mentions
Connor, Mary Clifford
about 1786- unk.
1 mention

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London, Middlesex, England
St. Luke's, London, Middlesex, England

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
On the being the next day we repeated the first fruits of our labours and as it were laid the first living stone of the Church of Jesus Christ in England's great metropolis We walked into the city and called upon Mr Corner; but on our way we received a letter from sister Eliza Bromley in which she stated that she had dreamed that we should soon baptize a man who would do much good. After reading the letter and arriving at the house of Mr Corner he went forward with us to the public Baths and received the initiatory ordinance of the Gospel. He was The First Man Baptized in London and under the hands of Elder Heber C. Kimball Returning to the house of brother Corner we all three laid our hands upon his head and confirmed him a member of the Church. We all returned to our homes that night, specially thankful unto God for his goodness in blessing our labours even thus much
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
On the we reaped the first fruits of our labors and laid the first living stone of the Church of Jesus Christ in England's great metropolis. We walked into the city and called upon Mr. Corner, who went forward with us to the public baths and received the initiatory ordinance of the Gospel. He was baptized by Brother Kimball. Returning to the house of Brother Corner, Elders Kimball, Smith and my- self laid our hands upon his head and confirmed him a member or the Church. We returned to our homes that night, thankful unto God for his goodness in blessing our labors even thus much.

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Aug 31, 1840