attend a General Conference. A vast assembly had gathered at Haw Cross to attend my
meeting the house, door yard, and street was crowded and among it was a large mob
a mob had gathered. I preached to the people, 5 came forward and wished to be
baptized the mob surrounded the pool armed with stones. I dismissed the meeting and went
away but both the congregation and mob remained on the ground till midnight and as there
was no prospect of their dispersing and the candidates were anxious to be baptized, I went
down into the water and baptized five in the mids of a shower of stones the water
was all of a foam for a road around me none that I baptized were hit at all
and I was ownly hit twice one on my hip and one on the head it raised a large
bump on my head which all left me while confirming those I Baptized I afterwards
^subsequently^ baptized many of the mob. I left next morning for Preston attended the conference
with the Twelve, and returned to Herefordshire accompanied by Brother Brigham
Young on the and was soon joined by Elder ^Willard^ Richards, Elder Brigham Young
remained with me twenty seven days preching, baptizing, confirming, ^&^ councilling, &c and
numbers were added daily to the Church. He then returned to Manchester I spent about
seven months labor in Herefordshire, Glostershire, & wostershire, and we baptized
over eighteen hundred including all of the United Brethren save one we baptized
over two hundred preachers of various denominations in that part of the vinyard
A synod of Church ministers became so alarmed for their flocks in that part of
the vineyard they petitioned Parliament to take ^adopt^ some measure to stop our preching they
got for an answer that if they was as well acquainted with the Bible as their hunting
grounds and was as much interested in the welfare of the souls of men as the chasing
of stags and foxes they would not loose so many out of ther Diocese ^of their Congregations^ I arrived
^I visited^ London on the with Elders H. C Kimball and G. A. Smith I laboured with
them in esstabliching the Church in London I spent over 5 months in that City ^we^ visited
nearly evry part of the City and notable places that we could have access to. I attended all
the General Conferences in England and set sail with my Brethren of the Twelve] on the
ship Rochester on the arived in New York . I went to Scarboro Maine got my wife and also my son Wilford whom I had not before
seen he was born . I returned to New York and started for Nauvoo via the Lakes was badly wreked on Lake Michiganwhile in the steemer Chesapk
Chesapeake, but arived in Nauvoo in safety on the , where I
again had the happy privilege of striking hands ^meeting^ with the Prophet Joseph and Hiram and
my Brethren the Twelve. I bought a log house of Brother Tracy on lot no. 1 block 106
on Hotchkiss and Durffee street, ^President^ Joseph Smith afterwards gave me the lot. I spent the
winter of 1841 & 2, attending meetings, councils, and laborings with my hands,
attending the Nauvoo House provision store untill the when I took charge
of the printing office in connexion with Elder ^John^ Taylor.
attend a General Conference. A vast assembly had gathered at Haw Cross to attend my
meeting the house, door yard, and street was crowded and
a mob had gathered. I preached to the people, 5 came forward and wished to be
baptized the mob surrounded the pool armed with stones. I dismissed the meeting and went
away but the congregation and mob remained on the ground till midnight and as there
was no prospect of their dispersing and the candidates were anxious to be baptized, I went
down into the water and baptized five in the mids of a shower of stones the water
was all of a foam for a road around me none that I baptized were hit
and I was ownly hit twice one on my hip and one on the head it raised a large
bump on my head which left me while confirming I
subsequently baptized many of the mob. I left next morning for Preston attended the conference
with the Twelve, and returned to Herefordshire accompanied by Brother Brigham
Young on the and was soon joined by Elder Willard Richards, Elder Brigham Young
remained with me twenty seven days preching, baptizing, confirming, & councilling, and
numbers were added daily to the Church. He then returned to Manchester I spent about
seven months labor in Herefordshire, Glostershire, & wostershire, and we baptized
over eighteen hundred including all of the United Brethren save one we baptized
over two hundred preachers of various denominations in that part of the vinyard
A synod of Church ministers became so alarmed for their flocks in that part of
the vineyard they petitioned Parliament to adopt some measure to stop our preching they
got for an answer that if they was as well acquainted with the Bible as their hunting
grounds and was as much interested in the welfare of the souls of men as the chasing
of stags and foxes they would not loose so many of their Congregations
I visited London on the with Elders H. C Kimball and G. A. Smith I laboured with
them in esstabliching the Church in London I spent over 5 months in that City we visited
nearly evry part of the City and notable places that we could have access to. I attended all
the General Conferences in England and set sail with my Brethren of the Twelve on the
ship Rochester on the arived in New York . I went to
Scarboro Maine got my wife and also my son Wilford whom I had not before
seen he was born . I returned to New York and started for
Nauvoo via the Lakes was wreked on Lake Michigan in the steemer
Chesapeake, but arived in Nauvoo in safety on the , where I
again had the happy privilege of meeting with the Prophet Joseph and Hiram and
my Brethren the Twelve. I bought a log house of Brother Tracy on lot no. 1 block 106
on Hotchkiss and Durffee street, President Joseph Smith afterwards gave me the lot. I spent the
winter of 1841 & 2, attending meetings, councils, and laborings with my hands,
attending the Nauvoo House provision store untill the when I took charge
of the printing office in connexion with Elder John Taylor.