We Baptized one in the evening. I perused the London
Weekly Dispatch, which gave an account of the wreck
of the Packet Ship Garrick of[f] Sandy Hook. Elders Kimble & O Hide, crossed the Atlantic twice in her
when they first came to Eng & returned, her tonage
was 1010, was a new ship, the paper also spoak of
the bad state of affairs in America esspecially in the
money market, the Banks being rotten at the core
~ Sunday
7th This was an interesting day on some accounts
we spent the forenoon by going to the bath & we Baptized
Mrs Susanna M. Sangiovanni Elder Kimball baptized
Her, & I never saw a person Baptized in London tha[t] did
my soul more good than to see her go forward in the
ordinance of Baptism. She was the Daughter of David
W Roger of Montrose. She had an Italian for a Husband who was a vary Jealous man & an unbeliever
in the Bible or any of the word of God, & he would
not grant her any religious privliges but she had a little
leasure time came three miles this cold morning to
be Baptized, after we Baptized her we lade hands
upon her & confirmed & Blessed her, & also the
sister we Baptized last evening. Sister Susanna
returned home rejoiceing in the Lord with her
whole heart.
We Dined at Br Albons, had for
our Dinner a nice hare pie it being the first English
hare I have eat, though I have freequently Dined upon
a rabbit.
We met with the Saints in the Afternoon
& communed with the Saints had a good time &
full house, Elder Kimball also preached in the eveni-
ng & I followed him the Lord was with us the house
was full & good attention we spent the day plesantly
~ Monday
BOOK OF MORMON ENTERED
^But the gentile omited his duty^
8 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder John Herrit we received
a package of 20 of the New Books of Mormon & two dozen
Hymn Books. I wrote Heber C. Kimball & Willford Woodruff
names in sum Books for Br & Sister Morgan, Elder
Kimball & myself then walked to S. E. Dean Tailor
113 Aldersgate Street City, here a young man
offered Himself for Baptism. We then walked to the Stationers Hall & secured the coppy wright of the
Book of Mormon in the name of Joseph Smith jr
we left five copies of the Book & paid three shillings
we returned Home & visited a poor woman who
We Baptized one in the evening. I perused the London
Weekly Dispatch, which gave an account of the wreck
of the Packer Ship Garrick of Sandy Hook. Elders
Kimble & O Hide, crossed the Atlantic twice in her
when they first came to Eng & returned, her tonage
was 1010, was a new ship, the paper also spoak of
the bad state of affairs in America esspecially in the
money market, the Banks being rotten at the core
~ Sunday
7th This was an interesting day on some accounts
we spent the forenoon by going to the bath & we Baptized
Mrs Susanna M. Sangiovanni Elder Kimball baptized
Her, & I never saw a person Baptized in London that did
my soul more good than to see her go forward in the
ordinance of Baptism. She was the Daughter of David
W. Roger of Montrose. She had an Italian for a
Husband who was a vary Jealous man & an unbeliever
in the Bible or any of the word of God, & he would
not grant her any religious privliges but she had a little
leasure time came three miles this cold morning to
be Baptized, after we Baptized her we lade hands
upon her & confirmed & Blessed her, & also the
Sister we Baptized last evening. Sister Susanna
returned home rejoiceing in the Lord with her
whole heart.
We Dined at Br Albons, had for
our Dinner a nice hare Pie it being the first English
hare I have eat, though I have freequently Dined upon
a rabbit.
We met with the Saints in the Afternoon
& communed with the Saints had a good time &
full house, Elder Kimball also preached in the evening & I followed him the Lord was with us the house
was full & good attention we spent the day plesantly
BOOK OF MORMON ENTERED
But the gentile omited his duty
~ Monday
8 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder John Herrit we received
a package of 20 of the New Books of Mormon & two dozen
Hymn Books. I wrote Heber C. Kimball & Willford Woodruff
names in sum Books for Br & Sister Morgan, Elder
Kimball & myself then walked to S. E. Dean Tailor
113 Aldersgate Street City. here a young man
offered Himself for Baptism. We then walked to the
Stationers Hall & secured the coppy wright of the
Book of Mormon in the name of Joseph Smith jr
we left five copies of the Book & paid three shillings
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," February 6, 1841 - February 8, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/xln