Revelation to Joseph Smith on building Nauvoo Temple; place for baptisms and endowment. Doctrine and Covenants 124:28-42
26th I took the parting hand with Elder Snow & the
Saints & walked to the great western Railway station
& took rail road for Bristol, & took my farewell of London
for the last time, we rode on the raill road to Wootton
basset. 80 miles I then took coach & rode 36 miles (the
Road was bad), to Bath which is the most striking
place to the eye of the travler I ever saw, the city
commences on the top of two mountains of high hills
& fills the valley between, the city is a vary Ancient
Antique looking place & vary quriously situated
pop 75,000. I again took cars at Bath & rode to Bristol
12 miles. I called at No 12 Redcliff Cressent, Bed-
minster Parrish Bristol, whare I found Elder Thomas
Kington with all his houshold & also Elder Pitt they
made me welcome & I was truly glad to see them. City of
Bristol, is quite a noted place in England, with a
pop of 200,000 souls I found a little Branch of the
Church of L. D. Saints of 13 in No. Some believing came
in to convers with me in the evening. Distance of the day 120 miles
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