Day in the Life

Dec 7, 1840

Journal Entry

December 07, 1840 ~ Monday

7th We all accompanied Doctor Copeland
to the Collage o[f] Surgeons & went through
evry appartment of it which was vary inter
esting we next visited the National Gallery &
other parts of the city & then returned to
our room & took tea Af[t]er which Elder
Kimball Baptized one at the Bath at Tabern[a]
cle Square Brothers Young, Williams & myself
walked into another part of the town, & saw
what is called life in London {We visited the Royal Theater at the
Covent Gardens in such a cold in getting to the buildings. We were in danger of having our limbs
broke. We had a view of the grandest scenery I ever beheld. On} one {occassion} occasions
{the area was full of females dressed in white which looked like lace}
8 m[iles]

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Copeland, William
abt. 1802 - unk.

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
On the we all acompanied Dr Copeland to the college of Surgeons and next visited the National Gallery and other parts of the city and then returned and took tea after which Elder Kimball baptized one at the Bath in Taberancle Square. Brothers Young Williams and myself walked into another part of the town and had a view of "Life in London." A Visit to the Stables of the Queen It was a rainy day in London but we had all concluded to visit St James' Park Buckingham Palace and the Queens stables. Brothers Young and Williams went on before us to see the Queen's Horse Guards but it came on the rain and they returned home thinking we should not come so we did not see them during the whole of the

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Dec 7, 1840