Day in the Life

May 13, 1840

Journal Entry

May 13, 1840 ~ Wednesday
Hannah Thomas [FIGURE] {Wilford Woodruff} 200 May th
{Wilford Woodruff} Baptized & confirmed frooms hill


Elener Gaily
John Cole J Chesse frooms Hill ^^

John Lewis
Eliza Lewis T Clark frooms Hill th


Francis Hill

13th I Baptized 1 & walked to Ledbury & received two
A folded letter/box A folded letter/box letters one from Elder Turley one from P P Pratt I then
walked to Standly Hill & had an interview with priest
Chees & Barnes. Brother Cheese had Baptized 15 since I last
saw him. Also Priest John Parry Baptized 3 May 3rd.
Elder Turley says in his letter I shall be liberated from pris
ion
tomorrow may God grant it. I walked to Frooms Hill
& Baptized 3 & met in company with Elder Young with
the church & had a good meeting we broke bread
with the saints & ordained one Elder John Cheese,
& William Parsons, & Joseph Pullen to the office of a
Priest & Thomas Jinkins a Teacher. We confirmed 9
persons & Elder Chees baptized 2 persons. T Clark
also baptized 2 persons I spent the night at John
Benbows
12 miles

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3435 mentions
Apostle, Family
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Lewis, Elizabeth Howell
abt. 1811-aft. 1846
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
3 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Barnes, James
10 Feb 1815 - 28 Apr 1890
22 mentions
Apostle, 1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
172 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Cheese, John
1800-abt. 1846
43 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Cole, John
17 Feb 1799 - 21 Jun 1844
8 mentions
1840 British Convert
Lewis, John
1799-aft. 1846
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Parry, John, b. 1799
28 Jul 1799 - 19 Jul 1855
13 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Pulling, Joseph
9 Aug 1807 - 22 Jan 1898
17 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
Clark, Thomas Henry
31 May 1806 - 14 Oct 1873
43 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
19 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Parsons, William
27 Mar 1807 - 20 Sep 1882
22 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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It seemed as though some would worship me while they cried out here is a man of Zion the man of God that we have so long looked for who is worthy to receieve him into our house. I told them to worship God for I was ownly a servant of God.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Mission - 1840 Record of British Converts
J Chesse frooms Hill John Lewis Eliza Lewis T Clark frooms Hill Francis Hill

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May 13, 1840