Br's Kimball, Williams, Corner, Hulme, &
Woodruff. We had a vary interesting
time one offered for Baptism some of the
Aitkenites were Present one purchased a
Hymn Book wished us to call upon them &
thought they would be Baptized. We then
met at Father Corners & communed with the Sain[ts]
& had a good time I rejoice at the prospect tha[t]
appears this day for an opening for I have laboured
a long time in London & the work has gone slow
but now it appears like a wide opening may the
Lord roll on his work spedily I pray

December 7, 1840 ~ Monday

7^th We all accompanied Doctor Copeland
to the Collage o[f] Surgeons & went through
evry appartment of it which was vary inter
esting we next visited the National Gallery &
other parts of the city & then returned to
our room & took tea Af[t]er which Elder
Kimball Baptized one at the Bath at Tabern[a]
cle Square Brothers Young, Williams & myself
walked into another part of the town, & saw
what is called life in London {We visited the Royal Theater at the
Covent Gardens in such a cold in getting to the buildings. We were in danger of having our limbs
broke. We had a view of the grandest scenery I ever beheld. On} one {occassion} occasions
{the area was full of females dressed in white which looked like lace}
8 m[iles]

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December 8, 1840 ~ Tuesday

8^th was a rainy day in London yet I
spent the day vary pleasantly we all conclu-
ded to visit St James Park, Buckingham
Palace & the Queens coaches, horses, &c. Elder
Young & Br Williams went on before us to
see, the Queens horse guard parrade, & as it
rained they returned home thinking we should
not come so we did not see them during the
whole days walk. Elder Kimball & myself with
two of the Saints that accompanied us walked
to Saint James Park went through the whole
length of it, their was a pond of water in the
centre of it with many Ducks, Geese & Swans
in it, we, visited the Palace, Queens stables as follo[ws]

Br's Kimball, Williams, Corner, Hulme. & Woodruff. We had a vary interesting time one offered for Baptism some of the Aitkenites were Present one purchased a Hymn Book wished us to call upon them & thought they would be Baptized. We then met at Father Corners & communed with the Saints & had a good time. I rejoice at the prospect that appears this day for an opening for I have laboured a long time in London & the work has gone slow but now it appears like a wide opening may the Lord roll on his work spedily I pray

December 7, 1840 ~ Monday

7th We all accompanied Doctor Copeland to the Collage of Surgeons & went through evry appartment of it which was vary inter esting we next visited the National Gallery & other parts of the city & then returned to our room & took tea Afer which Elder Kimball Baptized one at the Bath at Taberna cle Square Brothers Young, Williams & myself walked into another part of the town, & saw what is called life in London {We visited the Royal Theater at the Covenant Garden in which a [illegible] and got to the building. We were in danger of having our limbs broke. We had a tour? of the grounds scenery. The tour [illegible]} one {occassion} occassions {[illegible] was [illegible] of [illegible] dressed in what we looked like lace?} 8 m portion of page blank

December 8, 1840 ~ Tuesday

8th was a rainy day in London yet I spent the day vary pleasantly we all concluded to visit St James Park, Buckingham - Palace & the Queens coaches, horses, &c. Elder Young & Br Williams went on before us to see, the Queens horse guard parrade, & as it rained they returned home thinking we should not come so we did not see them during the whole days walk. Elder Kimball & myself with two of the Saints that accompanied us walked to Saint James Park went through the whole length of it, their was a pond of water in the centre of it with many Ducks Geese & Swans in it, we, visited the Palace, Queens stables as follows