Moved & carried that Elder Kington represent this
conference to the general conference to be held in Manchester on the 6th Day of Oct 1840
The minutes were then read & accepted by the unan
imous vote of the conference
After several exhortations from the Elders accompanied
by much of the Spirit of God It was mooved & carried
that this meeting adjourn to the 14th of Dec next
to be held at this place
The meeting was dismissed by blessing from Elder
Woodruff
Thomas Kington President
Henry Glover Clerk
~ Tuesday
15th I walked from Turkey Hall to forty Green
I wrote a letter to Lady Roberts a companion to
Lady Dowdswell, & sent it to her by the hand of Sister Brooks. Lady Roberts is of the Nobility, a Lady of
wealth, of Rank, has at her command the Languages
has withdrawn from the Church of England & has travled
much in search of truth, & looking for the fulfillment
of the ancient Prophets, she became acquainted with
the fulness of the gospel through a female servent
in the employ of Square Dodwdswell which I had Baptized
& as soon as she began to investigtate the subject
the Spirit of God rested upon her & convinced her of the
truth of the work & she obtained the four finumber
of the Millennial Star which we had printed & fearing
she should not be able to obtain them she copied the
whole of them of with her pen She red the Book of mormon
& coppied a part of that in the same manner. She
became perfectly convinced of the truth of the work
& said she would go a thousand miles but what she
would see some of the Twelve & be Baptized under
their hands & hearing that I was in London she was
Moved & Carried that Elder Kington & represent this
conference to the general Conference to be held in
Manchester on the 6th Day of Oct 1840
The minutes were then read & accepted by the unan
imous vote of the Conference
After several exhortations from the Elders accompanied
by much of the Spirit of God It was mooved & carried
that this meeting adjourn to the 14th of Dec next
to be held at this place
This meeting was dismissed by blessing from Elder
Woodruff
Thomas Kington President
Henry Glover Clerk
~ Tuesday
15th[FIGURE] I walked from Turkey Hall to forty Green
I wrote a letter to Lady Roberts a companion to
Lady Dowdswell, & sent it to her by the hand of Sister
Brooks. Lady Roberts is of the Nobility, a Lady of
wealth, of Rank, has at her command the Languages
has withdrawn from the Church of England & has travled
much in search of truth, & looking for the fulfillment
of the ancient Prophets, she became acquainted with
the fulness of the gospel through a female servent
in the employ of Square Dowdswell which I had Baptized
& as soon as she began to investigtate the subject
the Spirit of God rested upon her & convinced her of the
truth of the work & she obtained the four number
of the Millennial Star which we had printed & fearing
she should not be able to obtain them she copied the
whole of them of with her pen She red the Book of mormon
& Coppied a part of that in the same manner She
became perfectly convinced of the truth of the work
& said she would go a thousand miles but what she
would see some of the Twelve & be Baptized under
their hands & hearing that I was in London she was
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