our testimony & desires to be Baptized with all her heart. She conversed much about her fathers family & friends in America we spoke of our wives & children which we had been long seperated from. On our returne home we called upon Br Corner who we found unwell, with a bad cold, we also saw a female who had just been run over by an Omnibus who was badly wounded. distance of the day 8 we read in the London times an interesting ...

December 18, 1840 ~ Friday Dec 18th [FIGURE] I wrote three letters to Wm Pitt. R Hedlock & Lorenzo Snow. The London Times informs us that the British Flag is begining to be waved for the first time in parts of the Chinease empire. Also that the Jews are restored in Jerrusalem to their[e] own rights agaien, having equal privileges as other nations Also that the remains of Napolitan Bounaparte have been conveyed to Paris in the midst of great ...

February 14, 1841 ~ Sunday Minutes of A Conference held in LONDON A Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was held at Mr J. Barretts Academy 57 King Square Goswell Road on Sunday the 14th Feb 1841. There being present Elders H C. Kimball W. Woodruff L Snow & Wm Pitt & 4 Priest The meeting was called to order by Elder Kimball at 2 oclock. It was then moved by ...

Moved by Br R Williams, seconded by Elder Pitt that Br John Sheffield be Ordained Teacher at Bedford Carried unanimously Moved by Elder Kimball seconded by Br Griffiths that Br A. Painter be ordained a Teacher at Woolwich Carried unanimously The Above named persons were then ordained under the hands of Elders Kimball Woodruff & Snow Moved by Elder Kimball seconded by Elder Woodruff that ...

gin shops in London during one week 142,000 men, 108,000 women & 18,000 children Total 268,000, which esstablishments are the resort of multitudes of wretched & emancipated beings & their is upwards of 5,000 of these houses in the city of London alone, which are licensed to sell intox icating liquors, "The actual cost of intoxicating liquors in England including their manufacture & the duties paid upon them is upwards of Fifty Millions Sterling annually. To this large sum may be added Fifty Millions more, arising from the effectt.["] It is ...

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 ...

London Jan the 23 1841 Dear Brother, in christ. I have just Recieved your leter having date Jan the 21 we felte glad to hear from you, and to know where you was, and that you was well. I should Ritin before if I had know whare you would have been, you did not tell me whare you would be. I Expected you would go back to Manchester, you shall have all the news that we have of importan last sabath I went down to Woolwick and ...

TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. [Column 1] the work of God in that important town. MINUTES of the First London Conference, held at the Academy, 57 King's Square, Goswell Road, February 14th, 1841. There were present of officers of the Church, Elders H. C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow and Wm. Pitt, besides 4 priests. The meeting was called to order by Elder H. C. Kimball, at 2 o'clock p. m., Sunday, the 14th ...

Willford Woodruff be the President of the Conference. Moved by Elder Kimball and seconded by Elder Woodruff that Dr Wm. Copeland be the clerk (carried unanimously) The meeting was then opened by singing and prayer from Elder Kimball The President then called for The Representation of the Branches of the London Conference. The Church at Bedford was represented by Priest Robert Williams containing 42 members and one Priest seven removed and 2 dead The Church at Ipswich (represented ...

Moved by Elder Kimball and seconded by Elder Pitt that Richard Bates be ordained a Priest in the Woolwich Branch [Moved and seconded] by Robert Williams and Elder Pitt that John Sheffield be ordained a Teacher at Bedford [Moved and seconded] by Elder Kimball and brother Griffiths that brother A Painter be ordained a Teacher at Woolwich. These motions were carried unanimously and those present were then ordained