our testimony & desires to be Baptized with all
her heart. She conversed much about her
fathers family & friends in America we spoke
of our wives & children which we had been
long seperated from. On our returne home
we called upon Br Corner who we found
unwell, with a bad cold, we also saw a female
who had just been run over by an Omnibus
who was badly wounded. distance of the day 8
we read in the London times an interesting
account from the German Jews a univ
ersal call for them to return to Jerrusalem
8 m

December 27, 1840 ~ Sunday

27^th Sunday we met with the saints & com
muned with them & had a good time, & in the
evening we met at An independant Chapel
or Ebenezar Chapel Commercial Road. there
was the largest Congregation that we have
ever preached to in London consisting of many
Denominations of Priest & People. I preach[ed]
about one hour, A wesleyian Preacher arose
& opposed me, which had a good effect for
the people seeing the spirit, he was off turned
against him & the Commity refused his
speaking there any more. I did not have the
Spirit of Preaching much in consequence of
the power of opposition, still the conduct of
the opposing Party gave us friends but I
never saw a harder Place than London to
build up a Church in But I Pray the Lord in
the name of Jesus Christ that our labours may
not be in vain in this City. we dined to
Day with Doctor Copeland {Distance of the day} 10 mile

December 28, 1840 ~ Monday

28^th I [FIGURE] Received 2 letters from James
Blakesley & John Griffitts I wrote a letter
[FIGURE] to G. A. Smith, [FIGURE] I attended a Tea Total or
Temperance meeting held in a Theater in
Milton Street, which was considerd the greatest
temperance meeting held in London I was acco
mpanied by Elder Kimball & Doctor Copeland &
two other saints. The chair was taken at an
early hour by one of the most celebrated &
noted men of the last days viz James. Silk -
Buckingham, Esq, Denominated in his writings