First Thursday of the month designated for fasting and prayer (later changed to first Sunday by Wilford).
8th I met with the Saints in London & Preached in
the morning communed with the Saints in the afternoon
& herd their testimony I again Preached in the evening
to a large congregation upon the rise & progress of the
Church Death of the Prophets &c I had a good time through
the day I dined with Br Cooper he is an Elder I saw
his mother the old lady & all was glad to see me He
spoke about old times spent my time at night at Br
Joiners with Br Davis 5 m[iles]
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I recieved a copy of a letter written by John Greenhow to his Father in England Stating that he was sterrotyping the Doctrins & Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at an expens of $300 dollars was to be in England about the first of May should strike of[f] a few copies & secure the copy wright & deprive us the privilege of printing them this was to be kept a secret from me or any of the church but through the mercy of God it fell into my hands & as I was the ownly lawful Proprietor or agent for the church I immediately employed a printer & Printed three thousand copies And I this Day secured the copy- right in my own name at the Stationers Hall in London carryed one copy according to Law to the British Museum & got my reciept for it.
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