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Mar 4, 1840

Journal Entry

March 04, 1840 ~ Wednesday

4th We took coach rode through Dudly 6 m[iles]
Stourbridge 5, Kiddeminister 7m Stourport 4, Worces-
ter 12, then walked to Mr John Benbows, Hill
farm. Froomed Castle Froome, Ledbury, Herefordshire
Mr Benbow was a large farmer culti-
vated about 300 acres of land. I spoke the
word of God unto him & his house & he rec
eived my testimony & we had a good time
I spent the night at his house {Distance} 48 m

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Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
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1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the morning of the I again took coach, and rode through Dudley, Stourbridge, Stourport and Worcester, and then walked a number of miles to Mr. John Benbow's, Hill Farm, Castle Frome, Ledbury, Herefordshire. This was a farming country in the south of England, a region where no Elder of the Latter-day Saints had visited. I found Mr. Benbow to be a wealthy farmer, cultivating three hundred acres of land, occupying a good mansion, and having plenty of means. His wife, Jane, had no children. I presented myself to him as a missionary from America, an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had been sent to him by the commandment of God as a messenger of salvation, to preach the gospel of life unto him and his household, and the inhabitants of the land. Mr. Benbow and his wife received me with glad hearts and thanksgiving. It was in the evening when I arrived, having

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

I again took coach & rode through Dudley Stourbridge, Kideministon, Stourport, and Worcester and then walked a number of miles to Mr John Benbows, Hill Farme, Castle Froome, Ledbury Hereforshire Mr Benbow this was in the South of England a farming country, a region where No Morm Elder of the Latter Day Saints had visited, I found Mr Benbow a wealthy farmer cultivating 300 acres of land, occupying a good mansion and a plenty of means. His wife Jane had no children, I presented my- self to them as a missionary from America an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, had been sent to him by the commandment of God as a messenger of Salvation to preach the Gospel of Life & Salvation

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

On the we took coach to Worchester and there walked to Mr John Benbow's Hill Farm Castle Froome Ledbury Herefordshire. Mr Benbow was a large farmer and cultivated about 300 acres of land. I spoke the word of God to him and his house and he received my testimony and we had a good time. I spent the night at his house, and also the next day and preached there and had the testimony that there was^ere^ many present that would become Saints. On the next day I preached again at his house in the evening when a number received the word and I baptized six. Mr John Benbow and his wife were among the numbers. The other four were preachers of the United Brethren of the Methodist Order. I spent the next day in preparing a pond to baptize in. The next day was Sunday when I preached in the morning at Frooms Hill in the afternoon at Standly Hill and in the evening at the Hill Farm. The Lord was with me and I baptized 7 persons 4 of whom were preachers of the United Brethren. I also confirmed 13 and broke bread with the Saints. Next day I preached again at Standly Hill and baptised 7 persons more 2 of whom were preachers, and one ^on^ the one following ^day^ I baptized 12 persons more, 3 of whom were preachers. I preached on the next three days and the power of God was with me. On the third day after preaching at Stokes Lane I baptized three others into the Church.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the morning of the I again took coach, and rode through Dudley, Stourbridge, Stourport and Worcester, and then walked a number of miles to Mr. John Benbow's, Hill Farm, Castle Frome, Ledbury, Herefordshire. This was a farming country in the south of England, a region where no Elder of the Latter-day Saints had visited. I found Mr. Benbow to be a wealthy farmer, cultivating three hundred acres of land, occupying a good mansion, and having plenty of means. His wife, Jane, had no children. I presented myself to him as a mission- ary from America, an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had been sent to him by the commandment of God as a messenger of salvation, to preach the gospel of life unto him and his household, and the in- habitants of the land. Mr. Benbow and his wife received me with glad hearts and thanksgiving. It was in the evening when I arrived, hav- ing traveled forty-eight miles by coach and on foot during the day, but after receiving refreshments we sat down to- gether, and conversed until two o'clock in the morning. Mr. Benbow and his wife rejoiced greatly at the glad tidings which I brought unto them of the fulness of the everlasting gospel, which God had re- vealed through the mouth of His Prophet, Joseph Smith, in these last days. I rejoiced greatly at the news that Mr. Benbow gave me, that there was a company of men and women—over six hundred in number—who had broken off from the Wesleyan Methodists, and taken the name of United Brethren. They had forty-five preachers among them, and had chapels and many houses that

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