52 Ironmongor Row Saint Lukas London
Elder W. Richards
Beloved Brother
Your kind Letter & £1 post order
came to hand in good Season & in a time of need without
which we could not have paid our Bills last night
As we have had to pay for our board, lodgings, room, fire,
candles, Washing, preaching room, printing Bills, letter postage,
&c. &c. it has taken away our money & as the Saints have
not been able to help us at all here it has fallen upon our
sholdiers alone, there is beginning to be some inquiry into
our doctrin in London at least the people are begining to call
for the Stars & Books &c. & there is a peace in the yesterday
London Times against us taken from the Leeds Paper so I hope that
will set the people to inquiring about us, there are some persons
in the Streets that pull down our hand Bills so that people
will not see them, for some cause or other the devil is
dreadful fraid the work will get set up in London. I wish
we had a few copies of the voice of Warning which I think would
do good to be put into the hands of s[o]me inquiring minds
I know not what will be done here in London, it seems
to be rather slow making a Start, it is sumthing as it was
in Edinburgh We cannot get many of the people out to hear
But yet we do not feel all at all discouraged about the
matter the work is in the hands of God, & we leave it with him
We mean to do the Best we can. I dont know what the
day will bring forth we have a meeting this afternoon &
Evening. It seems Brother Orson pratt is begining to do well
in Edinburgh & I am glad to hear it he thinks of Spending
the winter there unless the Lord Orders otherwise
I have Wrote a few lines to Elder pratt which you will please
hand him as I suppose he will continue his business with the
Star &c. I have not herd a world from Herefordshire sin[c]e I
have been in London though I have written a number
of letters there if you get any information from that
region please communicate it to me. I wish to be
remembered to Elders Young & Kimball & afs oft as you
get any American News please let me know. Elder
Hedlock went to Ireland preached in Belfast Sagw Saw Eldr
Curtis returned to Glasgow Paisley &c found 30 or 40 with
the gift of tongues & some the interpeptations says about 40 were
added to the church in that region, the work is doing well in
the potteries & Birmingham as far as I can learn. As it is
about meeting time I will lay down my pen & go to meeting
& I will tell you what for a time we have.
10 oclock P.M. Wel I have had a meeting & things appear more
prosperous to night. I will tell you how it has been here
this is the second Sabbath we have had a meeting in the
Academy the first meeting there was about 40, second about
20, third about 10, fourth about 7, fifth about 30, sixth &
last which was this evening about 50. We have had more this
evening than any other meeting & a good deal of interest
manifest one man told me after meeting that if our
meeting was known in London we should have [crowded]
houses, but there is so much going of evry thing now &
nature that it almost wants a trumpet Blown from heaven
in order to call the people together here, but we are begining
to be known some here & we feel incourged give us
your prayers, that God may bless you & family is the prayer
of
Woodruff & Smith
Dear Sister Richards
I wonder If I could not have a few words from
your pen, it would be pleasing to me. I suppose you say saw
the letter from my wife. It was truly a trial to her to loose
her little girl so sudden & that to in my absence but she
bears it vary well, & feels quite resigned it gave me a sudde[n]
shock when I first saw it in Elder Richards letter but it was but
for a moment. I felt much resigned to it. I have written my
wife a long letter which I sent her yesterday. I was glad to
hear that you & Heber John was comfortable I hope the
Lord will spare your life & the lad to see good days. Sister
Margarett Smoot wrote vary feeling about the death of our
little girl, & Brother Petty seems to think that the Missourians
are much troubled about the 50 men going up to make a
new Settlement. He sayes Gov[r] Carlin has made a demand
of Gov Boggs of our Brother that was kidnaped & says he will cary
it to the fullest extent of the Law. Brother Petty thinks it will
make some disturbance between Illinois & Missouri But
I say go ahead. I dreamed my child was dead on the
night of the 18th of July the day after it was buried. I dreamed
a few nights ago of ketching a great mess of large fish & I
thought Brother Asahel Woodruff who has Been dead 2 years
came & helped me, the next night I dreamed of ketching
& rosting clams out of the sea the next night I dreamed snakes came
& got around me & I kelled them by whiping their tales around Apple trees
& acrossed ragged rocks so sumthing is going to happen some day please
write me a letter when your are able & have time & tell all
the news give our love to Susanna & to all the Saints I havnt
room to call them by name take good care of the Lad &
may the Lord Bless you all is the prayer of your Brother
in the kingdom of Patience
W Woodruff
News says steam ship Brittanna is sunk I dont know whether
it be true or fals. No war with France yet. How does that
Methedist family in Manchester get along. How does the Book of
Mormon get along Please send us the first copy of the Nov
Star as soon as it is out. What is Become of Brothr Snow
we should be glad to have a line from him) Woodruff & Smith
Whare is Elders Young & Kimball a word from
them could be cheering I suppose you saw the letter
written by Elder Fielding which we sent to Elder Kimball
he thingks some of washing his feet against his friends &
leaving them but if it was my case I think I should omit
the washing part awhile
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Mr Wd Richards
No 1. Chapman St
Manchester
London Nov 1 1840
From Wooruff
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