April 14, 1840 ~ Tuesday to April 16, 1840 ~ Thursday
Thus I spent the 14, 15, ^&^ 16 of April siting in coun
cil with my Brethen the Twelve & the Saints. I
preached in the evening of the 15th, in the Tempera
nce Hall to a crouded congregation. I felt
Happy to have the privilege of sitting in
council with my Brethen the Twelve in
a foreign Nation to do the work of the Lord
After our council closed on the 16th I walked
with Elder Richards to Penworthham & spent
the night 2 miles
April 17, 1840 ~ Friday
17th This being good friday the quorum
of the Twelve met at Penworthham to visit
the saints & spend the day together before we parted. Sister Moon opened a bottle of wine for
us to bless & partake of which she had kept for
40 years. after spending the day in con[v]ersing
about the things of the Kingdom of God we ret-
urned to Preston & spent the night 2 m
April 18, 1840 ~ Saturday
18th The time had come for the Twelve
to seperate & go into different parts of the
vineyard. It was thought wisdom for
Elder Kimble to visit the churches that he
had built up while in England, & that Orson
Pratt go North & visit Scotland that
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," March 3, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed June 4, 2023, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/2K
