June 25 I attended a tea meeting with the Saints
in London & had a good time I deliverd my
farewell address to them. After walking to
the borough with Br Davis & some of the Saints
I returned with him & spent the night at
Br Joiners distance of the day 12 miles
~ Thursday
26th I took the Parting hand with Br Davis
& the London Saints & travelled on the railroad
to Birmingham & called upon Elder Crook
at 17 Winsor Street Birmingham, & spent
the night at Br Thomas Print No 13 Court
Palmer street near Great Bar street
distance of the day 125 miles
27th Day of PRAYER & FASTING
one year ago this day the Prophet Joseph &
Patriarch Hiram Smith were martered. I
Appointed this day throughout the churches in
this land as a day of prayer & fasting I
arose in the morning & fasted through the
day spent a part of the day in prayer &
a part of it in writing at 6 oclok I took
sumthing to eat & met with the Saints in Birmingham at 8 oclok and had an interesting
time & returned to Br Prints & spent the night 3 m[iles]
~ Saturday
28 I wrote 2 letters one to Mrs Woodruff &
one to Hedlock & Ward. I visited various parts
of Birmingham called upon A number of the Saints
I dined with Br Friesby I met with the council in
the evening & addressed the officers for about one
hour & had the spirit of teaching 6 miles
~ Sunday
29th Sunday I recieved a letter from Elder Hedlok
by Br Davis I Preached in the morning at the
old hen & chickens yard High Street, to near 400 Saints
we partook of the sacrament in the Afternoon
~ Wednesday
June 25 I attended a tea meeting with the Saints
in London & had a good time I delivered my
farewell address to them. After walking to
the borough with Br Davis & some of the Saints
I returned with him & spent the night at
Br Joiners distance of the day 12 miles
~ Thursday
26th I took the Parting hand with Br Davis
& the London Saints & travelled on the railroad
to Birmingham & called upon Elder Crook
at 17 Winsor Street Birmingham, & spent
the night at Br Thomas Print No 13 Court
Palmer street near Great Bar street
distance of the day 125 miles
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff
~ Friday
27th Day of PRAYER & FASTING
one year ago this day the Prophet Joseph &
Patriarch Hiram Smith were martered. I
Appointed this day throughout the Churches in
this land as a day of prayer & fasting I
arose in the morning & fasted through the
day spent a part of the day in prayer &
a part of it in writing at 6 oclok I took
sumthing to eat & met with the Saints in
Birmingham at 8 oclok and had an interesting
time & returned to Br Prints & spent the night
3 m
~ Saturday
28 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters one to Mrs Woodruff &
one to Hedlock & Ward. I visited various parts
of Birmingham called upon a number of the saints
I dined with Br Friesby. I met with the council in
the evening & addressed the officers for about one
hour & had the spirit of teaching 6 miles
~ Sunday
29th [FIGURE] Sunday I recieved a letter from Elder Hedlok
by Br Davis. I Preached in the morning at the
old hen & chickens yard High Street, to near 400 saints
we partook of the sacrament in the Afternoon
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," June 25, 1845 - June 29, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PKA