January 8, 1841 ~ Friday

8^th I received one letter from Br Griffiths
& Elder Kimball 2, one from Elder Young
who informed us that the two Brethren
who went from Longton Lancashire to Nauvoo
to spy out the land had returned & was strong
in the faith. This is the coldest day & night that
London has seen for two winters & it is
also so smokey I cannot see but few yards
but as smokey & cold as it is we went to
the Tabernacle Square & I Baptized Sussanna
Album a daughter of an Independant preacher.
Elder Young says 500 Books of Mormon are
out of press & in the binding, we also con
firmed Sister Alburn 2 miles

January 9, 1841 ~ Saturday

9^th I wrote 23 letters to Lorenzo Snow ^to Mrs Watkins^ &
John Cheese. I received 2 letters from John Chees
& Br Griffiths. I walked to Grace Church Street
with Elder Kimball he took the omnibus & rode
to Woolwich to hold a meeting & I attend to
the meeting in London, I returned home & spent
the night alone 5 miles

January 10, 1841 ~ Sunday

10^th Sunday I met with the Saints in the morning at
our room, & at 2 oclock at the Accademy I had a full
house, I preached to the people broke bread to the Saints
& Blessed 2 children, & During the meeting Sister
Ellen Balfour Redman entered the room & presented me
a letter of Recommendation from under the hands of
Elder Lucian R. Foster, Presiding Elder in the city of
New York, I was truly asstonished to see her in the city of
London. I saw her in the city of New York the night
befor I set sail for Liverpool. The life & history of Sister
Redman is truly interesting. She is a Scotch Lady of the
first rank & Education. She formerly taught the Languages
French Italic, & music in the families of some of the first
Lords in London, but afterwards moved to New York & there
embraced the gospel {Elder Ball baptized her} She was sick nigh unto
death, with the Liver complaint, & she was advised by her
friends to take a sea voyage in order to save her life, an
English Gentleman came forward, & gave her $300 dollars
for the yoyage. She was a widow & had 3 children, & as

January 8, 1841 ~ Friday

8th [FIGURE] I received one letter from Br Griffiths & Elder Kimball 2, one from Elder Young who informed us that the two Brethren who went from Longton Lancashire to Nauvoo to spy out the land had returned & was strong in the faith. This is the coldest day & night that London has seen for two winters & it is also so smokey I cannot see but few yards but as smokey & cold as it is we went to the Tabernacle Square & I Baptized Sussanna Album a daughter of an Independant preacher. Elder Young says 500 Books of Mormon are out of Press & in the binding, we also con firmed Sister Alburn 2 miles

January 9, 1841 ~ Saturday

9th [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to Lorenzo Snow to Mrs Watkins & John Cheese. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from John Chees & Br Griffiths, I walked to Grace Church Street with Elder Kimball he took the omnibus & rode to Woolwich to hold a meeting & I attend to the meeting in London, I returned home & spent the night alone 5 miles

January 10, 1841 ~ Sunday

10th Sunday I met with the Saints in the morning at our room, & at 2 oclock at the Accademy I had a full house, I preached to the people broke bread to the Saints & Blessed 2 children, & During the meeting Sister Ellen Balfour Redman entered the room & presented me a letter of Recommendation from under the hands of Elder Lucian R Foster, Presiding Elder in the city of New York, I was truly asstonished to see her in the city of London. I saw her in the City of New York the night befor I set sail for Liverpool. The life & history of Sister Redman is truly interesting. She is a Scotch Lady of the first rank & Education, she formerly taught the Languages French Italic, & music in the families of some of the first Lords in London, but afterwards moved to New York & there embraced the gospel {Elder Ball baptized her} she was sick nigh unto death, with the Liver complaint, & she was advised by her friends to take a sea voyage in order to save her life, an English Gentleman came forward, & gave her $300 dollars for the yoyage. She was a widow & had 3 children, & as