Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)
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She is firm & unmoved in the great cause in which
she is ingaged. My prayer is that peace health &
strength may rest upon her & her children & may
the Lord make her usful, O Lord work by whome
thou wilt but work & send by whom thou wilt
but send, that thy cause may roll on in this city
& to thee O Lord shall be all the glory. Mr Album
informed the people he should soon be a member of
the Church of Latter Day Saints & wished others to
Join
~ Monday
11th One year ago this day I set my foot upon the dock
at Liverpool, & I am now in the city of London & may the
Lord bless my labours while I am here
I wrote 4 letters to J. Blakeslee & H. Clark, to G. A. Smith, & to O. Pratt & R Hedlock I
received a letter from R Hedlock [FIGURE] A man callinghimself an American has been jumping off the Iron
Bridge almost evry day for a month into the river Thames
or rather he dives he goes head first in to the water
for the distance of 140 feet he does this for the
diversion of the citizens of London & to get money he
also suspends himself on a scaffold with ropes to play
tricks this day at two oclock while playing his tricks
before a crouded multitude the rope sliped & caught him
aroung the neck & hung him handsomly & when they
cut the rope he was dead, so the citizens of London
will have to seek for fun some other way. He said
his father & Brother killed themselves jumping at the
falls of Niag
Copeland & Mr Albunn
I received a letter from Wm Pitt~ Tuesday
12th
I received one letter from Amison & G A Smith
I wrote a letter to B. Young, & one to G. A. Smith
Elder Kimball returned from Woolwich bringing
4 persons with him to Be Baptized, he preached on
Sunday for the first time in that place & those per
sons offered themselves for Baptism & he walked up &
Down the River Thames untill 9 oclock but could
not get into the River because of the mud & Ice & so
they all came up to London to day to be Baptized
we Immediately repaired to our private Bath in
Tabernacle Squre, & Elder Kimble Baptized 5
persons the Last one was Doctor William Copeland
we truly had an interesting time & felt to thank [God]
She is firm & unmoved in the great cause in which she is ingaged. My Prayer is that Peace health & Strength may rest upon her & her children & may the Lord make her usful, O Lord work by whome thou wilt but work & send by whom thou wilt but send, that thy cause may roll on in this city & to thee O Lord shall be all the glory. Mr Alburn informed the people he should soon be a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints & wished others to Join
~ Monday
11th One year ago this day I set my foot upon the dock at Liverpool, & I am now in the City of London & may the Lord bless my labours while I am here
[FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to J. Blakeslee & H. Clark. to G. A. Smith, & to O. Pratt & R. Hedlock I [FIGURE] received a letter from R Hedlock [FIGURE] A man calling himself an American has been jumping off the Iron Bridge almost evry day for a month into the river Thames or rather he dives he goes head first in to the water for the distance of 140 feet he does this for the diversion of the citizens of London & to get money he also suspends himself on a scaffold with ropes to play tricks this day at two oclock while playing his tricks before a crouded multitude the rope sliped & caught him aroung the neck & hung him handsomly & when they cut the rope he was dead, so the citizens of London will have to seek for fun some other way. He said his father & Brother killed themselves jumping at the falls of Niagara. I spent the evening with Doctor Copeland & Mr Alburn [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wm Pitt
~ Tuesday
12th [FIGURE] I received one letter from Amison & GA Smith [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to B. Young, & one to G. A. Smith Elder Kimball returned from Woolwich bringing 4 persons with him to Be Baptized, he preached on Sunday for the first time in that place & those per sons offered themselves for Baptism & he walked up & Down the River Thames untill 9 oclock but could not get into the River because of the mud & Ice & so they all came up to London to day to be Baptized we Immediately repaired to our private Bath in Tabernacle Square, & Elder Kimble Baptized 5 persons the Last one was Doctor William Copeland we truly had an interesting time & felt to thank God