Day in the Life

Sep 25, 1840

Journal Entry

September 25, 1840 ~ Friday

25th A hand pointing to the right I wrote an address to Elders H C Kimball
& George A. Smith. As I was again about to take my
leave of the Saints in that region I called & visit
ed several of them in the evening & I Baptized
2 & confirmed them & after visiting the
Saints untill midnight I took the parting hand
with them & started my Journey at 12 oclock

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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
On the , I again took leave of the Saints in my Herefordshire field of labor to attend the conference at Staffordshire, which was held at Hanley. The day after the conference I bap- tized one and preached at Tunstell, and on the next evening at Burslem to a crowded audience, and the power of God rested upon me. Great solemnity pervaded the congregation. The Spirit of God was moving the people and they felt that the Lord was doing a work in their midst. -[TO BE CONTINUED.]-
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
On the the time had come for me again to take leave of the Saints in my Herefordshire field of labour. I wrote an address to Elders Kimball and Smith baptized one and confirmed two and after visiting the Saints until midnight I took the parting hand with them and started on my journey at 12 o'clock at night. I rode from Froom's Hill at night in a cart to Worcester 15 miles took coach and thence 40 miles to Wolverhampton. Here I rode 2 miles by the omnibus to the railroad Station and travelled by rail 30 miles to Whitmore Station where I again took omnibus 9 miles to Hanley and then rode in a gig to Burslem.

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Sep 25, 1840