to find saints & build up a church as in any
place we ever visited we Baptized one man
& ordained him a priest & 6 others gave in
there names to be Baptized on next Saturday
or Sunday & also there was some little pro
spect of the Rev R. Aitken's A.M. receiving & embr
acing the work which will open doors to many
honest souls so I felt to rejoice that our lab
ours were not altogether in viain. I took the
omnibus & rode 3 miles to the great western
rail way Padington Depot. I took the railcar
at 9 oclock & rode 70 miles passed by Winser Castle
with the British flag raised as a token that her Magesty was there. I again took coach at Farrington road station & rode 40 miles to Chel-
tenham at which place I arived at 4 oclock here I
found Elder Browett & wife, Sister Lambert
& Br & Sister Crook after spending 3 hours in
Cheltenham I rode home with Elder Browett
6 miles & spent the night. On my return to
these churches connected withe Herefordshire
conference &c I rejoice to find the work univer
sally progressing with great rapidity upon evry
hand even some cases among the Nobility whare
they are becomeing convinced the work is of God
yea the Lord is making a spedy work & short in
the Earth. Distance of the day 119 miles
~ Friday
11th I spent the day at the Leigh mostly at Elder Jinkeins, was writing {Elder Jenkins fitted my boots}
~ Saturday
12th I wrote a lengthy historical letter to Elder Kimball including my travels with him in London
It is the first letter I have ever written him
~ Sunday
13th Sunday I met in the morning with the Saints at
the Leigh & communed with them. I also preached at
2 oclock at [blank] to a large congregation who gave
good attention & manifested much interest in what
they herd. I again preached at the Leigh at 6 oclock &
4 were Baptized by Elder Glover & I confirmed them
to find saints & build up a Church as in any
place we ever visited We Baptized one man
& ordained him a priest & 6 others gave in
there names to be Baptized on next Saturday
or Sunday & also there was some little pro
spect of the Rev R. Aitken's A.M. receiving & embr
acing the work which will open doors to many
honest souls so I felt to rejoice that our lab
ours were not altogether in vain. I took the
Omnibus & rode 3 miles to the great western
rail way Padington Depot. I took the railcar
at 9 oclock & rode 70 miles passed by Winser Castle
with the British flag raised as a token that
her Magesty was there. I again took Coach at
Farrington road station & rode 40 miles to Cheltenham at which place I arived at 4 oclock here I
found Elder Browett & wife. Sister Lambert
& Br & Sister Crook after spending 3 hours in
Cheltenham I rode home with Elder Browett
6 miles & spent the night. On my return to
these Churches connected withe Herefordshire
conference &c I rejoice to find the work univer
sally progressing with great rapidity upon evry
hand even some cases among the Nobility whare
they are becomeing convinced the work is of God
yea the Lord is making a spedy work & short in
the Earth. Distance of the day 119 miles
~ Friday
11th I spent the day at the Leigh mostly at Elder
Jinkins, was writing {Elder Jenkins fitted my boots}
~ Saturday
12th [FIGURE] I wrote a lengthy historical letter to Elder
Kimball including my travels with him in London
It is the first letter I have ever written him
~ Sunday
13th Sunday I met in the morning with the Saints at
the Leigh & communed with them. I also preached at
2 oclock at [blank] to a large congregation who gave
good attention & manifested much interest in what
they herd. I again preached at the Leigh at 6 oclock &
4 were Baptized by Elder Glover & I confirmed them
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," September 10, 1840 - September 13, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 5, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/2xv