& Elders W. Woodruff H. Glover & G A Smith preached in the afternoon 2 were Baptized & confirmed 2 were healed by the laying on of hands. spent the night with G. A. Smith at Sister Battlebys 6 miles June 29, 1840 ~ Monday 29th Minutes of a conference held at Hanly, Staffordshire, England, on the 29th Day of June 1840 The various churches of the Staffordshire Potteries met in conference at the preaching ...

Richard Rushton Priest take charge of the church at Leek Moved & carried that Elder Alfred Cordon be the Presiding Elder over the churches comprising this conference Also Orsmond Shaw be the standing clerk for the same Moved & carried that Elder Alford Cordon be a delegate to represent this conference to the general conference at Manchester on the 6th day of July nex Moved & carried that the Delegate present the minutes of this conference to ...

A Remarckable Vision I Ann Booth wife of Robert Booth of the Town of Manchester England had the following vision on the 12th Day of March in the year of our Lord 1840. Being carried away in a vision to the place of depart ed souls I saw 12 prision one above another vary large & builded of solled stone. On ariving at the door of the uppermost prision, I behoeld one of the 12 Apostles of ...

first, and John Westley then proceded to Baptize A man by the name of Killham the leader of the New Connection of Methodist and next John Madison & then Scott, & John Tongue, the three latter were Methodist preachers with whom I had formerly been acquainted the next he Baptized was my Grandfather (Edmund Whitehead) & the next was my uncle (John Whitehead) & the next was my sister (Elizabeth ...

SIGNS IN THE LAST DAYS On the 9th of Aug 1840 their was a sign in the Moon the people at Great Marlvern Hills in Herefordshire Eng took a view of it through their glasses, the appearance of the moon was ias if it were painted red & while looking at it one part of it fell in peices & the appearan ce of a soldier was seen in the moon with a white feath- er in his cap the Number that was on his cap ^was^ vary plain ...

July 3, 1840 ~ Friday July 3rd In company with the Twelve I visited the musiam at Manchester M England which was an interesting sight to behold every kind of Beasts, Animals, fowles & birds fish & evry creeping thing, serpents, & all things that live on land or in the sea Also evry kind of fruit & minerals ores & precious stones. we saw the greatest Dimond in the world that has as yet ever been discov- ered it was nearly the size of a goose egg, it ...

July 6, 1840 ~ Monday MINUTES OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE A general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was held in the Carpenters Hall Manchester on the 6th day of July 1840 it being the 1st day of the 4th month 11th year of the Church when the following officers of the travling high council were present viz. Elder B Young P P Pratt Wd Woodruff J. Taylor Wd ...

Moved & carried that Elders Thomas Kington, Alfred Cordon, & Thomas Smith be ordained High Priest And John Albiston, be orda John Blezard, William Berry, John Sanders, John Parkinson, James Worsley, & John Allen be ordained Elders & Joseph Slinger George Walker John Smith Robert Williams, William Black

July 7, 1840 ~ Tuesday July 7th I met with the Twelve & many officers in coun- cil at the Star office whare much important business was transacted & council given. a place of labour in the vineyard was assigned to each officer untill the next con- ference. I dined in company with Br & Sister Richards at Brother Bewsher No 4 Gray street we then met the 12 in front of the Infirmary & we walk to a paper storehouse ...

July 13, 1840 ~ Monday July 13th I received a lengthy & interesting Letter from [FIGURE] Letter from Phebe W W Phebe W. Woodruff from which I made some extracts to be inserted in the Star which will appear in the 4th No. My wife informs me in this Letter that the Rev Mr Bogart a Methodist Preacher who was the Leader of the Missouri mob in the persecution of the Saints, has shot a man during the Election ...

July 14, 1840 ~ Tuesday 14th Sarah Emma is two years old this day may the Lord preserve my wife & children from sickness & Death untill my return O Lord I commit them into thy hands, feed, clothe, & comfort them & thine shall be the glory. I spent the day in Manchester, in company with Elder Young I took supper at Br John Smiths {I went to the store and bought Phebe a dress, Sarah ...

July 19, 1840 ~ Sunday 19th Sunday I Preached in Leek John Jones came to oppose us & his carriage broke down & flung him in the mud he came to meeting but the Lord shut his mouth & he could not utter a word but left the room as soon as I closed Elder Smith preached in the evening & 6 were Baptized under his hands we ordained one Priest & one Teacher several were healed by the laying on of hands. I ...

July 24, 1840 ~ Friday 24th [FIGURE] I received a letter from Father & Mother & sister Eunice Woodruff which I was truly glad to get. I found Brother & Sister Benbow strong in faith & willing to make evry sacrafice in their power for the gathering of the Saints we had an interview with Elder Kington we spent the day at Br Benbows had an interesteng meeting July 25, 1840 ~Saturday 25th [FIGURE] ...

August 1, 1840 ~ Saturday Aug. 1st We walked to Haw Cross & to Dymock & spent the night 8 miles August 2, 1840 ~ Sunday 2nd Sunday I preached twice in Dymock & Elder G. A. Smith preached in Ledbury I am happy to learn on our return to the church es in Herefordshire & adjoining country that the work of God [is] rolling on rapidly upon evry hand The Elders & Priest ...

August 4, 1840 ~ Tuesday Aug[ust] 4th We walked to Frooms Hill found the Saints in good spirits & health & the work progress- ing spent the night at Elder Benbows 8 miles August 5, 1840 ~ Wednesday 5th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter for the Mill Star & one to Young & Richards Elder Smith & myself preached at Frooms hill & confirmed 3. We have had warm or hot sun ...

August 11, 1840 ~ Tuesday [FIGURE] Aug 11th {Elder Benbow loaned Elder Turley} 20 {pounds and gave me} 15 {for our London mission} We took the parting hand with Elder Turley who started for Liverpool to prepare a ship for about 80 Saints to emegrate to America 40 of which Elder J Benbow takes with him & pays their expenses to America out of Mercy to the poor Saints Let the Blessings of Almighty God rest upon ...

going across to steal sumthing. this is the effect that signs have on those that seek them. I walked in company washith Elders Kimball & G. A. Smith to Br Benjamin Hill at Turkey Hall in Glostershire we preached at Lime Street {Distance of the day} 12 m Mrs Woodruff wrote a short epistle in father Smiths letter August 13, 1840 ~ Thursday 13th We walked ...

August 18, 1840 ~ Tuesday AUG 18th 1840 [FIGURE] London We took coach at Cheltenham ^9 AM^ & rode 40 miles through a level country having quite the appearance of the Illinois & Missouri prairies occupied altogether for farming, we past three villages & thousands of acres of wheat & barlyey fields in the midst of harvest part of which was cut & part was standing, we past thro- gh Oxfordshire & in about 8 miles of the ...

costly merchantdize wharewith thou art adorn ed even as the capital of great Babylon, I am ready to ask myself what am I & my Brethren here for, & as the spirit answers to warn thee of thine abominations & to exhort the[e] to repent of thy wickedness & prepare for the day of thy visit ation thy mourning thy calamity & thy wo. I am ready to cry out Lord who is sufficient for these things, O Mighty God of Jacob cloth us with thy power. Let the

August 21, 1840 ~ Friday 21st This was the most interesting day of my life as far as viewing the splended works of man was concerned. I started in coompany with Elders Kimble, & G. A. Smith, for a walk over the city of London we crossed over London Bridge, through King Williams st & passed through several other streets visited the cup & garden, passed through St Martin street & court, & Leicester squair & ...