When I arrived there I was so very
lame and weary with my heavy load and
fast walking that I could scarcely walk
at all. I then took rail and arrived in Birmingham at 10 o'clock at night, but
was exceedingly lame and weary. I
spent the night with Elder James Riley,
24 Park Street.
I had now fairly ended my Hereford-
shire mission, and bidden a last farewell
to that field of labor where the Lord had
blessed me beyond all my expectations.
I now left three conferences in the re-
gion which I opened one year before, on
the of the same month that I left this
vineyard, planted all over with churches,
numbering fifteen hundred Saints.
The minutes which I have recorded
will show at a glance the rise and pro-
gress of the churches in Herefordshire,
and the regions around.
On Sunday, the , the Staffordshire conference met, and there
were present of the Twelve, George A.
Smith and Wilford Woodruff, with 1
high priest, 13 elders, 28 priests, 10
teachers, and 8 deacons. The confer-
ence was held in the Magistrate's Assem-
bly Room.
At the close of the conference it was
voted that "this conference grant unto
Elders Woodruff and George A. Smith a
letter of recommendation manifesting
that the Church in this region accept of
their labors and consider that they have
filled their mission with honor and dig-
nity."
We had a very interesting time on this
occasion. The conference was held in a
place which would hold 800 and it was
crowded; but there was perfect order
and much good feeling manifested dur-
ing the day. There was prospect of a
continued increase in the Potteries.
George A. Smith was the president of
the conference and T. J. Fitcher and O.
Shaw, clerks.
Next day George A. Smith and my-
self met the officers in council at the Hanley Meeting Rooms and gave such
advise as we deemed wisdom, and then
took our farewell.
On the following we also parted
from the Saints at Burslem, took coach
to Manchester, and called upon Parley
P. Pratt, 47 Oxford Street, and found
him and his family enjoying good health.
On the , the general
conference of the British mission was
held in Carpenter's Hall, Manchester, at
which there were present nine of the
quorum of the Twelve, namely: Presi-
dent Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Orson
Pratt, Willard Richards, Wilford Wood-
ruff, John Taylor, and George A. Smith.
The total members of the British mission
at that time was represented as 5,814, and
800 besides had emigrated to America
under the shipping arrangements of the
Church. At this conference the Twelve
blessed and set apart Orson Hyde for his
mission to Jerusalem to which he had
been called by the Prophet Joseph.
This was the first and only time in this
dispensation that the Twelve Apostles sat
in conference as a quorum in a foreign
land.
Immediately after the general confer-
ence, those of the Twelve who were
about to return home hastened to Liver-
pool and embarked for America on the
, on board of the ship
Rochester. Next , the wind being
favorable, the ship weighed anchor.
There were on board Brigham Young,
Heber C. Kimball, Orson Pratt, George
A. Smith, Wilford Woodruff, Willard
Richards and John Taylor, of the Twelve,
with Elder Reuben Hedlock and 120 of
the British Saints.
On our passage across the Atlantic we
had some very tempestuous weather and
became familiar with "a storm at sea."
On the we landed in New
York, and on the next George A.
Smith and myself took up our abode for
a few days at Brother Foster's. While
here I met my brothers-in-law, Ezra and llus Carter, and also Dr. Charles Fabyan,
my wife's relative.
On the , at the house of
Brother Foster and in the presence of the
quorum of the Twelve, I performed the
service of marriage between Mr. Edward
Ockey and Miss Eliza Brewer, both of
them my converts of Castle Frome.
This was the first marriage ceremony at
which I officiated.
On the I arrived at Scarborough per stage, and was per-
mitted to embrace my wife, and also my
first born son, whom I had not before
seen. After two years of separation
from my wife, it was a happy reunion
indeed. Here I staged with my father-
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When I arrived there I was so very
lame and weary with my heavy load and
fast walking that I could scarcely walk
at all. I then took rail and arrived in
Birmingham at 10 o'clock at night, but
was exceedingly lame and weary. I
spent the night with Elder James Riley,
24 Park Street.
I had now fairly ended my Herefordshire mission, and bidden a last farewell
to that field of labor where the Lord had
blessed me beyond all my expectations.
I now left three conferences in the region which I opened one year before, on
the of the same month that I left this
vineyard, planted all over with churches,
numbering fifteen hundred Saints.
The minutes which I have recorded
will show at a glance the rise and progress of the churches in Herefordshire,
and the regions around.
On Sunday, the , the
Staffordshire conference met, and there
were present of the Twelve, George A.
Smith and Wilford Woodruff, with 1
high priest, 13 elders, 28 priests, 10
teachers, and 8 deacons. The conference was held in the Magistrate's Assembly Room.
At the close of the conference it was
voted that "this conference grant unto
Elders Woodruff and George A. Smith a
letter of recommendation manifesting
that the Church in this region accept of
their labors and consider that they have
filled their mission with honor and dignity."
We had a very interesting time on this
occasion. The conference was held in a
place which would hold 800 and it was
crowded; but there was perfect order
and much good feeling manifested during the day. There was prospect of a
continued increase in the Potteries.
George A. Smith was the president of
the conference and T. J. Fitcher and O.
Shaw, clerks.
Next day George A. Smith and myself met the officers in council at the
Hanley Meeting Rooms and gave such
advise as we deemed wisdom, and then
took our farewell.
On the following day we also parted
from the Saints at Burslem, took coach
to Manchester, and called upon Parley
P. Pratt, 47 Oxford Street, and found
him and his family enjoying good health.
On the , the general
Column 2
conference of the British mission was
held in Carpenter's Hall, Manchester, at
which there were present nine of the
quorum of the Twelve, namely: President Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball,
Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Orson
Pratt, Willard Richards, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, and George A. Smith.
The total members of the British mission
at that time was represented as 5,814, and
800 besides had emigrated to America
under the shipping arrangements of the
Church. At this conference the Twelve
blessed and set apart Orson Hyde for his
mission to Jerusalem to which he had
been called by the Prophet Joseph.
This was the first and only time in this
dispensation that the Twelve Apostles sat
in conference as a quorum in a foreign
land.
Immediately after the general conference, those of the Twelve who were
about to return home hastened to Liverpool and embarked for America on the
, on board of the ship
Rochester. Next day, the wind being
favorable, the ship weighed anchor.
There were on board Brigham Young,
Heber C. Kimball, Orson Pratt, George
A. Smith, Wilford Woodruff, Willard
Richards and John Taylor, of the Twelve,
with Elder Reuben Hedlock and 120 of
the British Saints.
On our passage across the Atlantic we
had some very tempestuous weather and
became familiar with "a storm at sea."
On the we landed in New
York, and on the next day George A.
Smith and myself took up our abode for
a few days at Brother Foster's. While
here I met my brothers-in-law, Ezra and
llus Carter, and also Dr. Charles Fabyan,
my wife's relative.
On the , at the house of
Brother Foster and in the presence of the
quorum of the Twelve, I performed the
service of marriage between Mr. Edward
Ockey and Miss Eliza Brewer, both of
them my converts of Castle Frome.
This was the first marriage ceremony at
which I officiated.
On the I arrived at
Scarborough per stage, and was permitted to embrace my wife, and also my
first born son, whom I had not before
seen. After two years of separation
from my wife, it was a happy reunion
indeed. Here I staged with my father-
