Letter from Lorenzo Snow, 26 May 1841
London, .
PRES'T YOUNG, AND ELDERS KIMBALL
WOODRUFF, AND SMITH:
It is with no small degree of pleasure,
I embrace this early opportunity of com-
municating you some intelligence in ref-
erence to Zion's onward movements in
England's renowned metropolis.
The Sunday after my arrival in Lon-
don, from Manchester Conference, I bap-
tized two; the Sunday following eleven
came forward and received the gospel:
the next Sunday week, three more follow-
ed their example; and the Sunday fol-
lowing which was the day of our Confer-
ence (16th inst.) two more received bap-
tism.
At our Conference I was privileged to
represent the church in London, consist-
ing of seventy four members. Hence
you perceive that the work of the Lord
is moving steadily forward in this city,
and bringing forth from midnight slum-
ber, many of the humble and virtuous
into the kingdom of light and intelligence.
A desire to investigate, and become ac-
quainted with our principles is now rapid-
ly increasing and extending itself through
the city. I am confident but little has
been done as yet towards spreading forth
in this city the curtains of Zion, in com-
parison to what still remains to be ac-
complished.
Although after excessive toil and la-
