Moved by Elder Kimble & seconded by Elder Richards that 20 of the Seventies be sent for & that it be left discretionary with the president of the Twelve to send for more if he think proper Meeting closed by prayer by Elder Kimble At a general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held in the Temperance Hall Preston, Lancashire, England; on the fifteenth Day of April Eighteen hundred & forty. Elder ...

Er Wm Garner represented the church at Longton consisting of 51 members 2 E. 4 P. & 2 Teachers Teacher Joseph Jackson repd the Church at Southport 20 Members. 1 P. 1 T. Elder John Moon reps[ented] the Church Daubers Lane & Neighbourhood 54 M. 1 E. 2 P. 3 T. Richard Benson rep[resented] the church at Hunters Hill 17 M. 1 E. 1 P. 1 T. Er ...

Er Thomas Smith rep the Church at Clithero 27 [Members] 1 E. 3 P. Also the Church at Chatburn 84 M 1 E. 2 P. 2 T. 1 D. Also the Church at Dawnham ^Dunham^ 20 M 1 T. 1 D. Also the church at Grindleton 5 M. Er Wm Clayton rep[resented] the church at Manchester 240 Members 2 E. 5 P. 4 T 1 D. Also the church at

Er Joseph Fielding rep[resented] the Church at Alston Cumberland con[sistin]g of 40 M. 2 E[lders] 2 p. 2 T. Er Wd Richards rep[resented] the Church at Brampton consisting of 30 M. 1 E. 1 p. Also the Church at Bedford consi[sting] of 40 M 1 E. 1 P. Also the Church in Scotland consisting of 21 M. 3 E. The meeting was then adjourned for 1 hour The conference then assembled at 1/2 past ...

be published under the superintendance & direction of the Twelve ^for^ caried the benefit and information of the church as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers shall be obtained. carried Mooved & Second. that Brother John Bleagard of Lambsbury be ordained to the office of a priest. carried Mooved & Secd that bro James Corbridge of Thornly be ordained to the office of a priest. carried Elder Kimble then lade before the conference the importance ...

Mooved by Er Young & secd by p p pratt that this conference be adjourned till the 6th Day of July next to be held in preston at 10 oclok A.M. carried The Meeting then Adjourned Heber C Kimble president Wm Clayton clerk The whole Number of the Saints in England & Scotland including official members is Saints 1671 ...

for the Church. Mooved by Er Kimble & sec. by Er p p pratt that a committy of three be appointed to make a selection of Hymns Mooved by Er Orson pratt & second. by Er Willford Woodruff that Elder Brigham Young Er p p pratt & Er J. Taylor form the committy for the selection of the Hymns Mooved by Er W. Richards secd by G. A. Smith that the name of ...

Mooved by Er John Taylor second by Er p p pratt that the copy right of the Book of Doctrins & Covenants & the Book of Mormon be secured as soon as possible Mooved by Elr W Woodruff second by Er W. Richards that Elders Brigham Young Heber C. Kimble & parley p pratt be the committy to secure the coppy right Mooved by Er H C. Kimble secd by Er W Richards ...

I Willford Woodruff being led by the spirit visited Frooms Hill in Herefordshire ^England^ 5 miles North of Ledbury on the 5th day of March 1840 & commenced preaching the word of God unto the people & many received my testimony & I commenced Baptizing such as should be saved & in one month & 5 days I Baptized Mr Thomas Kington the superintendant of the Church of the United Brethren which came out of the

have again returned into this part of the vine yard, & Elder B. Young is with me & I expect Elder Richards soon to assist in pruning this part of the vineyard. this field that is now open is about 40 miles from Bristol 40 from Birmingham & 120 from London. I expect the church will number several hundred in this region soon. I fou nd on my return that Elder Kington had baptized 10, & ...

April 14, 1840 ~ Tuesday to April 16, 1840 ~ Thursday Thus I spent the 14, 15, ^&^ 16 of April siting in coun cil with my Brethen the Twelve & the Saints. I preached in the evening of the 15th, in the Tempera nce Hall to a crouded congregation. I felt Happy to have the privilege of sitting in council with my Brethren the Twelve in a foreign Nation to do the work of the Lord After our council closed on the 16th I walked towith Elder

John Tayler commence his Labours in Liverpool, that p. p. pratt go atto Manchester to publish the periodical & that George A. Smith go to the potteries & that Elders Brigham Young & W Richards go with me into the field or vineyard which I had opened in Herefordshire & the adjoining county. So I took the parting hand with the Twelve & ...

in this city. We visited the Ancient noted splended Worcester Cathedral which surpasses any thing for spel splender & architecture mine eyes ever beheld it was about 400 feet in length 800 or 900 years of age it contained many Monuments or portraits of persons which were graven out of marble & lade over the tombs or vaults of Ancient Bishops, Lords, & Princis, some of which had lane there for 7 or 800 years. It is said that some of these mon uments with their winding st[r]eets which are ...

most splended prospect of all the surrounging country for 30 miles, & on some of the highest peaks are large intrenchments whare men retreated to in the time of the roman war. The buildings in the village of Malvern are splendid standing on the side of these Hills. It has long been a place of retreat for the Kings Queens princis Lords & Noblemen of London & other parts of England to visit in the summer season. We ...

when it was Motioned by Er W Woodruff & secd by Elder Kington that James Hill, James Barns, Charles Price, & John Parry, be ordained to the office of a priest, & John Benbow to the office of a Teacher carried unanimously. Elder Brigham Young & W. Woodruff then proceded to ordain the above pers ons to the offices assigned them. Priest Charles price was then chosen clerk of the Stanly ...

April 25, 1840 ~ Saturday 25th I spent the day & night at Moorends Cross & was quite Ill with a bad cold April 26, 1840 ~ Sunday 26th Notwithstanding I was quite Ill I walked 5 miles to Ashfield & preached at Mr Baly's & in in the afternoon to Crowcutt & preached & Baptized 10 persons & confirmed them & ordained Edward Philips a Priest. ^1 {female was taken [illegible shorthand] some ...

April 30, 1840 ~ Thursday 30th I spent the day in writing at frooms Hill 30 Friday ^Thursday^ I walked with Elder Young to Dymock & had an interview with Elders Richards & Kington & spent the night with them [FIGURES] I recieved two ^3^ Letters one from Mother Woodruff & one from G. A. Smith & one from A Cordon 12 mil May 1, 1840 ~ ...

May 6, 1840 ~ Wednesday May 6th this is the dryest spring that has been known in England for many years the ground is parched, yet all Nature is covered with verdent green while the fruit trees sends forth their sweet purfumes from the smi leing Blossoms {with} which theire are clothed I Baptized 5 persons at the Bower & con firmed them then preached at Duns Close & walked to taperdin at Mr Smith & Baptized & confirmed 4 making 9 ...

between & Ledbury with other villages in the wes[t] with a fine beautiful cultivated vale upon evry hand, & while standing upon this eminance & beholding this grand prospect or survey to add to the solemnity of the scenery the thu- nders began to roll & lightnings flash beneath my feet while the rain desended in torrents in the vale beneath while I was in the midst or above the clouds to behold the scene May 10, 1840 ~ Sunday 10th Sunday I met a company ...

together. then after rising another hundred feet I entered another Intrenchment like the one below & after this another & thus Intrenchment lay above Intrenchment untill we ^I^ reached the top of the hill which was nearly flat or level & lay in a circle or round & not being more than one or two acres on the top & thus I stood upon the top of this Bacon or hill from 10 to 1500 feet in highth & while surveighing the surrounding country I could also behold the deep ...