Times and Seasons
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Excerpt:London we returned home & held a Prayer meeting at Father Corners 52 Iron monger Row St Lukes London. Distance of the Day 10 miles October 22, 1840 ~ Thursday 22 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Brother Thomas - Clark. We hired Mr J. Barretts Academy 57, King Street Square Goswall Street (the enterance Door in President Streett for three mont[h]s to Preach in. I went to the printer & got 500 hand bills Published which cost me 11/ this ...Dates:October 22, 1840
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Excerpt:I do not know as you can find out this letter for I have to write it mostly with my babe in my armes and little Sarah around me – she calls aloud for pa-pa many times in a day but the poor child has no pa to hear her. she is quite lonely like myselfe can you not tell me some thing near when you shall y come home I shall look for you in the fall. I have written you three letters before this since you left this continent and d^i^rected ...
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Excerpt:seem much pleased with their situation they appear to be worthy people I think mu much of them perhapse more for haveing been acquainted with you, he said you told him you thought you should see him in Amrica in about one year from that time which was last April I count the time verry particularly up to that time O my dear W. must I wait longer than that time to see you, br. Joseph says that the Lord does not require a man to be from his family more than a year at ...
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Excerpt:will be several hundred Baptzed soon in this part of the vineyard there is now nearly 200 sants here & the work if but just begun to human appearance Elders Young, & Richards, & myself will continued in this part of the vineyard untill we have secured the grain which is ripe for the harvest the work is rooling [rolling] on in every part of England where the word is faithfully proclamd we have sent the Minutes of our Conferene to the Editors of the Times & Seasons ...
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Excerpt:the largest congregation (it was said) that ever met in the Chapel & they did not have over an hours notice many appeared Believing, the Baptists Minister gave me his hand & bid me God speed, aftr meeting I Baptized 13, ^next morning^ & the Lord is opening many doors upon the right & left. You will see from the Times & Season the No of the Saints in England which were represented at our conferene sumwhare about 1800 in all nearly one half of which have been Baptized since Hide ...
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Excerpt:Ledbury. Herefordshire. England. June 3d ^1840^ My Dear Phebe, I take this method to inform you that on last Saturday night the 30th of May, just as I had retired to rest in company with Elder Richards at Br John Benbows. A Brother came into the room & informed us he had 6 letters for us. On opening them We found 2 from Preston, Sister Richards & an Elder. one ...Dates:June 3, 1840
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Excerpt:so by receiving this intelligence I was prepared for the reception of your letter I also feel thankful that you have some friends that try to comfort you in your afflicitons & necessities, I feel that Sister Margarett has prooved herself a friend in deed as far as it hath been in her power & she shall not loose her reward & I feel thankful to all the friends for there kindness unto you in your afflictions, & Mourning. I copied Sister Margaretts lines in my journal they were sentimental & good. I ...
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Excerpt:London Oct 31st 1840 Sister Woodruff I feel to sympathise with you in your afliction realiseing the situation in which you are placed when your husband had the dream about you and Litle Sarah I was with him when he told it to me it mad an impression on the mind whic I did not forget I think it was about the 18th or ^of July^ 20th but cannot tell Persicley I Never saw such ^w^ A shock and change in El Woodruffs apearence ...
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Excerpt:March 24, 1867 ~ Sunday March 24. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and Attended meeting in the Tabernacle C. C. Rich preached in the forenoon W Woodruff & H C Kimball in the Afternoon. I preached in the 8 ward in the Evening & was followed by Wilford Woodruff jr & Brother Neslin [FIGURE] President B. Young G. A. Smith G Q Cannon & others ...Dates:March 24, 1867 March 25, 1867 March 26, 1867 March 27, 1867 March 28, 1867 March 29, 1867
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Excerpt:July 25. I Blessed my son Joseph this day I wrote a letter to An Elder John Albertson and gave him some council 4 m July 26, 1845 ~ Saturday 26th [FIGURES] I recieved 2 letters & wrote one 45 to E. H. Davis, S M Sangiovannah E. Enmms, Allen & Harding July 27, 1845 ~ Sunday 27th Sunday I spent the day at home but went to the Music Hall in the ...Dates:July 26, 1845 July 27, 1845 July 28, 1845 July 29, 1845