I Willford Woodruff being led by the spirit visited Frooms Hill in Herefordshire ^England^ 5 miles North of Ledbury
on the 5th day of March 1840 & commenced preaching
the word of God unto the people & many received my
testimony & I commenced Baptizing such as should
be saved & in one month & 5 days I Baptized Mr Thomas Kington the superintendant of the Church of
the United Brethren which came out of the methodist
connextion & I also Baptized forty Eight preachers of
the United Brethren & 112 of the members making
158 souls in all. This scenery flung into my hands or
under my superintendancy & care 42 established
places of preaching which were licensed according to
law including one chapel. this has opened the largest
field for labour & increase of numbers of any door
that has been opened in the same length of time since
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has
been esstablished. Their was among this number
Baptized some of most all classes & churches, 46
preachers one clark of the Church of England, one
constable & a number of wealthy farmers, & when
I left this vast field of Labour to go to Preston
to attend the conference their was nearly 200
souls ready to be baptized as soon as an opportun-
ity offers. But I have attended the conferance &
I Willford Woodruff being led by the spirit visited
Frooms Hill in Herefordshire England 5 miles North of Ledbury
on the 5th day of March 1840 & commenced preaching
the word of God unto the people & many recieved my
testimony & I commenced Baptizing such as should
be saved & in one month & 5 days I Baptized Mr
Thomas Kington the superintendant of the Church of
the United Brethren which came out of the methodist
connextion & I also Baptized forty Eight Preachers of
the United Brethren & 112 of the members making
158, souls in all. This scenery flung into my hands or
under my superintendancy & care 42 established
places of preaching which were licensed according to
law including one chapel. this has opened the largest
field for labour & increase of numbers of any door
that has been opened in the same length of time since
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has
been esstablished. Their was among this number
Baptized some of most all classes & churches, 46
Preachers one clark of the Church of England, one
constable & a number of wealthy farmers, & when
I left this vast field of Labour to go to Preston
to attend the conference their was nearly 200
souls ready to be baptized as soon as an opportun
ity offers. But I have attended the Conferance &
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," April 16, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 9, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/ZJ