Dec 13th Sunday We met with the Saints
at 2 o'clock & broke bread unto them Elder Kimball preached at 3, and I preached at
half past six we had a good time all day, there
is begining to be more interest manifest in London than ever before
~ Monday
14: I received a letter from William Pitt
I spent the Day in writing & had an interesting
prayr meeting at our meeting room Mr Albon was present & recieved our testimony
& spoke in favor & we walked home with
him & found his houshold believing
15th I received a letter from Br Griffiths
at Woolwich I spent the day in writing
in my Journal the history of London Tower
~ Wednesday
16 [FIGURES] I spent the day in writing, Br Williams
lef us in the morning for Bedford. At 7 o'clock
in the evening we repaired to a bath in Tabe
rnacle Square & we Baptized 4 persons &
we had a good time though it was cold weat
her & snowed most of the day the two
first Baptized was Mr & Mrs Morgan with
whome we have made it our home since we
first came to Ironmonger Row 40 St Lukes
the other two was Henry Corner jr & Christo-
pher Smith, their Apprentice. I rejoice in
thes things that the number of the Saints
increases in London, for it has been a hard
case & the work has been slow from the begin-
ing but I pray God that it may roll on from
this day forward [FIGURE] E I received an interesting
letter from sister Eunice WoodruffFarmington
Nov 26-28 she acknowledged the reception of
my two letters one of the Date of Aug 10th &
the other a long Mamouth sheet printed full of Nov
2nd which they received on the 27th making 25
days from time it was wrote, & I recieved theirs
in 16 Days. She spoke about the health of my fath-
er & family & other friends. It is truly cheering
to have good news from a far country & to hear
from our friends by letter
~ Thursday
17th Doctor Copeland spent the afternoom
with us he received our testimony we had
a good, time withh him snow storm we preached in
the evening
~ Sunday
Dec 13th Sunday We met with the Saints
at 2 oclock & broke bread unto them Elder
Kimball Preached at 3, and I Preached at
half Past six we had a good time all day, there
is begining to be more interest manifest in
London than ever before
~ Monday
14: [FIGURE] I received a letter from William Pitt
I spent the Day in writing & had an interesting
Prayr meeting at our meeting room Mr
Albon was present & recieved our testimony
& spoke in favor & we walked home with
him & found his houshold believing
15th [FIGURE] I received a letter from Br Griffiths
at Woolwich I spent the day in writing
in my Journal the history of London Tower
~ Wednesday
16 FIGURES I spent the day in writing, Br Williams
lef us in the morning for Bedford. At 7 oclock
in the evening we repaired to a bath in Tabe
rnacle Square & we Baptized 4 persons &
we had a good time though it was cold weat
her & snowed most of the day the two
first Baptized was Mr & Mrs Morgan with
whome we have made it our home since we
first came to Ironmonger Row 40 St Lukes
the other two was Henry Corner jr & Christopher Smith, their Apprentice. I rejoice in
thes things that the number of the Saints
increases in London, for it has been a hard
case & the work has been slow from the begining but I pray God that it may roll on from
this day forward [FIGURE] E I received an interesting
letter from sister Eunice WoodruffFarmington
Nov 26-28 she acknowledged the reception of
my two letters one of the Date of Aug 10th &
the other a long Mamouth sheet printed full of Nov
2nd which they received on the 27th making 25
days from time it was wrote, & I recieved theirs
in 16 Days. She spoke about the health of my father & family & other friends. It is truly cheering
to have good news from a far Country & to hear
from our friends by letter
~ Thursday
17thDoctor Copeland spent the afternoom
with us he received our testimony we had
a good, time withh him snow storm we preached in
the evening
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