Letter to Willard and Jennetta Richards Richards, 1 November 1840
52 Ironmongor Row Saint Lukas London
Elder W. Richards
Beloved Brother
Your kind Letter & £1 post order
came to hand in good Season & in a time of need without
which we could not have paid our Bills last night
As we have had to pay for our board, lodgings, room, fire,
candles, Washing, preaching room, printing Bills, letter postage,
&c. &c. it has taken away our money & as the Saints have
not been able to help us at all here it has fallen upon our
sholdiers alone, there is beginning to be some inquiry into
our doctrin in London at least the people are begining to call
for the Stars & Books &c. & there is a peace in the yesterday
London Times against us taken from the Leeds Paper so I hope that
will set the people to inquiring about us, there are some persons
in the Streets that pull down our hand Bills so that people
will not see them, for some cause or other the devil is
dreadful fraid the work will get set up in London. I wish
we had a few copies of the voice of Warning which I think would
do good to be put into the hands of s[o]me inquiring minds
I know not what will be done here in London, it seems
to be rather slow making a Start, it is sumthing as it was
in Edinburgh We cannot get many of the people out to hear
But yet we do not feel all at all discouraged about the
matter the work is in the hands of God, & we leave it with him
We mean to do the Best we can. I dont know what the
day will bring forth we have a meeting this afternoon &
Evening. It seems Brother Orson pratt is begining to do well
in Edinburgh & I am glad to hear it he thinks of Spending
the winter there unless the Lord Orders otherwise
