The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star first published in Manchester, England by Parley P. Pratt.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 30, 1840 ~ Saturday
30th Elder Richards Baptized 2 & I confirmed them
we then walked to Froomes Hill & spent the night at Br
John Benbows & it was a vary interesting night to my
feelings for Just as Elder Richards & myself had reti
red to rest for the night Br John Fidoe came in & broug
ht us [FIGURES] six letter the three directed to myself were
one from Sister Mary Packard at west Bromwich, one
from Elder Milton Holmes Georgetown Massachusetts &
the third was from PHEBE W. WOODRUFF Montrose
Lee County, Ioway, U. S. A. yes glory Hallelujah I have now
got a letter from Phebe. It is the first letter I have receive
from her since I have been in England. her letter contained
much intelligence of Interest. She informed me she was
blessed with the birth of a son, on the morn of the 22 of March 1840
at 6 oclock his Name is WILLFORD WOODRUFF Jr
May he be preserved blameless unto the comeing of the Lord
Jesus Christ for which I will ever pray. one letter was
from Elder Brigham Young at Manchester informing us
that the first No of the Millenial Star was out of press
& that the Hymn Book & Book of Mormon would soon be
in tipe. one letter was from Sister Richards, & one
from Elder Whitehead, & their was so much glorious news
in thes letters that it drove sleep from our eyes for the night
& I felt more like going out into the street & shouting glory
Hallelujah than any thing els {Elder Turley is} out {of prison} 10 miles
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3435 mentions
Apostle, Family
Whitehead, James
12 Apr 1813 - 27 Jul 1898
7 mentions
Richards, Jennetta
21 Aug 1817 - 9 Jul 1845
30 mentions
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
172 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Fidoe, John
23 Oct 1796 - 23 Jul 1881
21 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
5 mentions
1840 British Convert
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
218 mentions
Maine Mission
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
Family
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
143 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
717 mentions
Family
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle
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