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Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 31, 1840 ~ Thursday
31st This is the Last Day of 1840.
I received a letter from Wm Pitt Preached
in the evening took supper with Doctor
Copeland
CLOSE OE [OF] THE YEAPR
The first Day of 1840 found me in company
with Elders J. Taylor & T. Thurley on board of
the Packet Ship Oxford on the Atlantic in Logng
42.40 And the Last Day in company with
Elder Kimball in No 40 Ironmonger Row Saint
Lukes London, the great Metropolis of Britian
& the world. This has been an important year
to myself, to all the Saints & to the world at
Large in many respects. Never have I spent a
year with more Interest than 1840 never have
I been called to make greater Blessings Sacrifices
or enjoyed greater Blessings. I have been called to
make a sacrafize of the society of wmy wife & children
not once beholding their faces, one of which is taken
from time, (Sarah Emma is gone to be seen no more in this
life) The whole year has been spent in a foreign nation
combating error with everlasting truth, meeting with
many contradictions of sinners who oppose themse
lves against the the Truth, Being stoned mobed
& opposed, Yet the Lord hath blessed me with a
great harvest of souls as seals of my ministry, many
hundreds have received the word with joy & gladness
& are now rejoicing in the new & Everlasting Covenant
which Saints I live in a lively hope of meeting in
the celestial Glory of our God. I feel vary thank
ful to my heavenly father, for his great goodness
& Loving kindness towards me & my Brethren During
the past year & may the Lord still be with us d
uring the following year, in fine evry year will be
more & more interesting from this time forth un-
till the winding up scene & the coming of the
Mesiah. What 1841 will bring to pass the Lord
knoweth & time will determin, But may the Lord
enable me with all the Twelve to return safe to
our own native country & to the bosom of our
wives & children, which may God grant for Chris-
t sake I pray. In looking over my Journal I find
the following is the fruits of my labours During
my Travels in England & Wales in AD. 1840
which will be found on the following pages
A Synopsis of the travels & labours
OF W. WOODRUFF IN A.D. 1840
Traveled in ENGLAND & WALES
visited the following Towns & Cities
| Towns & Cities | Population | Shires |
| Liverpool | 280000 | Lancashire |
| Preston | 60,000 | [Lancashire] |
| Manchester | 350,000 | [Lancashire] |
| New Castle, Tunstell | ||
| Burslem, Hanley, | Potteries | |
| Stoke & Longton | 70000 | Staffordshire |
| Stafford | 20,000 | [Staffordshire] |
| Wolverhampton | 30,000 | [Staffordshire] |
| Birmingham | 300000 | Warwickshire |
| Worcester | 45000 | Worcestershire |
| Hereford | 50,000 | Herefordshire |
| Ledbury | 8,000 | [Herefordshire] |
| Marlvern Hills | 3,000 | [Herefordshire] |
| Gloucester | 40,000 | Gloucestershire |
| Cheltenham | 40,000 | [Gloucestershire] |
| Oxford | 30000 | Oxfordshire |
| [FIGURE] LONDON, THE Metropolis | 1,600,000 | Middlesex Co |
Also A large Number of smaller Towns
lying between those Above named
Blessed 120 Children
Administered unto 120 Sick persons
by prayer laying on of hands
and anointing in many instances the sick
were healed, the lame walked & Devils
were cast out
Assisted in procuring £1000 Pounds
Sterling, for printing the Millennia Star
3000 copies of the Latter Day Saints
Hymns, 5000 copies of the Book of
Mormon, & to Assist 200 Saints
to Emegrate to America & gather with
their Brethren At Nauvoo & Iowa
Wrote 200 Letters
Received 112 Letters
I had 4 mobs came a 4 Mobs
against me
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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1946 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Emma
14 Jul 1838 - 17 Jul 1840
164 mentions
Family
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
143 mentions
Copeland, William
abt. 1802 - unk.
47 mentions
Pitt, William Hill
16 Aug 1813 - 23 Feb 1873
66 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
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