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Day in the Life

Jan 12, 1841

Journal Entry

January 12, 1841 ~ Tuesday

12th [FIGURE] I received one letter from Amison & G A Smith
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to B. Young, & one to G. A. Smith
Elder Kimball returned from Woolwich bringing
4 persons with him to Be Baptized, he preached on
Sunday for the first time in that place & those per
sons offered themselves for Baptism & he walked up &
Down the River Thames untill 9 oclock but could
not get into the River because of the mud & Ice & so
they all came up to London to day to be Baptized
we Immediately repaired to our private Bath in
Tabernacle Squre, & Elder Kimble Baptized 5
persons the Last one was Doctor William Copeland
we truly had an interesting time & felt to thank [God]

to see the cloud begin to break for we had
struggled hard to do a littelle. we then retur
ned to our room & attended to the ordinance
of confirmation, & we had an interesting time,
the spirit & power of God rested upon us while
we confirmed 5. we met in prayer meeting
at 8 oclock had an interesting time I called at
Mr Albums had an interesting conversation with
him & family untill 12 oclock & returned home to
rest Sister Redman was at the meeting 3 m[iles].

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
15 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Albon, James
1 May 1793 - 7 Sep 1870
42 mentions
17 mentions
43 mentions

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Jan 12, 1841