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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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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
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Connor, Mary Clifford
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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