Show HI history STORY 5 K OF dri BRI BRIGHAM G R A af YOUNG january 1 1841 I 1 attended a confere conference ace in liverpool elders P P pratt and john raylor tailor ve we re represent resent the work of god was h reported to be progressing favorably in the regions round about and also algo in wales and ireland bro willard villard richards and I 1 wrote a lengthy article on election and reprobation for the millennial star 2 elders pratt taylor Tay lorand and myself went to preston 3 W we e attended conference and preached to the saints 4 bro pratt went to manchester man Han chester bro taylor and I 1 visited the saints giving them co bounsel I 1 and administering to the sick bick 5 bro taylor and I 1 went to pendor tham bro taylor preached in the evening 6 we went to lon longton lonton ton and saw bro william illiam blackhurst from america america found him unwell and administered to him he brou brought bt us good news from our families we returned to Pr preston leston eston eslon where we remained until the esth visiting among the saints 8 in company with patriarch P me melling 1 I 1 started to attend the clitheroe conference staid all night at Rib ribchester chester we left jid lid elder e r taylor at preston unwell 0 9 we went to clitheroe and found elder eider richardb richards staid at bro stephen long 0 et lowe IO 10 we attended cori conference ference and preached d io to ibe the saints we had a profitable time and remained with the brethren until the I 1 when bro richards went tobis to his father in laws a tle tie he rev john richards richardg richards mini minister st er of the independent church and I 1 went to manchester where I 1 found bro pratts family all well 14 I 1 went to liverpool I 1 and preached in the mus le hall in the evening 17 sunday I 1 preached twice in the musi mugi hall 18 bro willard and I 1 commenced reading jn the book of mormon and preparing an inex index to the english edition 20 2101 2101 I 1 preached in the hall in the evening completed the index which was immediately put in type and finished the print ing in of the first english edition of copses copies I 1 preached at bro gre Gie greens greenb lile ens I 1 24 sunday I 1 preached in the music hall twice on election and reprobation february 3 I 1 deU delivered vered a lecture in the music hall 6 elders richards taylor and J I 1 met at bio richard harrison and organized the company of saints emigrating on the we ship sheffield 11 capt porter elder arum clark dark president 7 spent the da day in liverpool the sheffield sailed with saints lil 11 lia lla 4 met in caunsel with wibb ith elders blehi richards and taylor and set apart the presidency ov over erthe the ship echo klecho daniel browett president prisident 1 I ais ars mas engaged raged in writing letters to the twelve and presiding elders throughout the kingdom in relation to emigration I 1 wrote e to elder geo gen A smith in relation to the twelve returning home and as to emi emigration t ration also ia forming him that the book of mormon was bound and for sale at 59 per copy retail 16 4 I 1 remained in liverpool the ship 1 echo ho capt wood sailed with loo log souls 20 went to harden with bro burnhm burnham 21 St sunday inday 1 I preached twice 22 92 I 1 preached prea clied in the eve eye evening niri nirl 17 1 7 23 1 I again again preached ill in the evening 24 rettin bettin returned led to liverpool 25 5 attended a blessin blessing meeting at bro brot broi Dom villee patriarch melang officiated 27 went to manchester where I 1 prel preached ched on sunday bath at the lombard str street et room march I L 4 I 1 visited the bretl brethren ired 2 went wel to oldham 3 returned to Mn manchester chester 5 wrote to bros H C kinball kimball and I 1 I 1 geo A smith I 1 I 1 7 I 1 preached in the badr carpenters p ent er hall hail H a 11 in I 1 the fhe coming and eide elde elder eider kimb kimball all ali in the even eveh I 1 11 I 1 ing 1 8 we visited the saints and attended meeting ine eting in in tiie tile evening at bro coo coopers llers alers I 1 iou 10 4 I 1 wrote the following to the editor of the millennial star I 1 I 1 dear rother brother I 1 feel feel anxious to address a few lines to you odi on the subject of family pr prayer a 1 and shall feel obliged by your inserting the I 1 same in in your next S soar star for or the purpose of imparting r instruction to the brethren in general having traveled through many b branches n ps of L the church in england I 1 have found it to be I 1 a general custom among the brethren I 1 visited I 1 I 1 that when any of the traveling elders are present they wait for the elder to go forward in family prayer instead of attend attending hig fig to that I 1 duty themselves that is not right and I 1 W would u say to them that it would be better for dor them to understand their duty on this subject my dear broll brethren iren remember that the lord holas hoi hol Is all ail allot of us catam r responsible ble bie for our conduct here lie he held our father adam responsible for his bis I 1 conduct but no more thin he does urs us in in pro 1 portion to the station we hold hoid the kins of the earth will have to give an account to god for their conduct in a kingly capacity kings are heads beads of nations governor governors go vernora sare aare are heads beads of provinces so are fathers or husbands governors dovirn of their own houses and should act acc abc accordingly or heads of families camilie s should always I 1 vay a take the charge of family worship and call their family t together oget her at a seasonable hour and not wait for every person to get through with all ail 11 I 1 they may nay have to say or dp dg if it were my prerogative to adopt a plan for family prayer it would be the following call your family or household houge bouge boid bold together every every morning and evening previous to coming to the table and bow before the lord to offer lip thanksgiving 11 for his mercies and providential care of you let the head bead of the family dictate I 1 mean the man not the woman ifan iran if an elder should happen to be present the bead of the house can call upon him if he chooses so to do and not net wait for a stranger to take the lead at such times by so doing we shall obtain obain t the favor of our heavenly father and abid it will have a tendency of teaching our children to walk in fhe the way they should go which may god grant for christs sake amen I 1 BRIGHAM YOUNG ll 11 elder eider kimball and I 1 went to liverpool I 1 where we met elders richards and tay lor and appointed thomas smith and wilhiam william moss mosa to take charge of the saints about to sail on the ship A alcesto AI lesto esto 11 in the evening attended a blessing meeting 12 attend attending ing to the brethren about to sail for america and in the evening attended a blessing meeting at bro mul MUt hells bells 15 attended blessing meeting at bro Dom villes 17 th A AI lestol esto sailed with 54 1 saints sainta with bro R bedlock I 1 visited the saints in harden lie he preached in the evening staid all ni night 6 bt with bro joseph ellis 20 went to overton I 1 and on sabbath pie preached ached in the morning and in the evening at bro prices had bad a large con cod congregation rega 22 1 I 1 preached con congregation r degation attentive 23 23 1 I walked fifteen miles to chester and from thence by railway to liverpool i r 25 26 and 27 bro richards and myself were detained at the liverpool post office aa witnesses in the case of the queen va a joseph holloway 12 for not delivering letters in due season we were ivere also engaged packing and sending off books of mormon to pay those who had loaned us money to carry forward the printing and binding 31 elder eider richards and I 1 attended the liverpool conference april I 1 bro richards and I 1 went to I 1 manchester lian vian where we found bros kimball hyde hyie woodruff and smith ai ard d had a happy meeting at 47 oxford street I 1 2 bros 0 pratt and john taylor arrived rive d in manchester and we went into council I 1 copy the minutes manchester england april 2 1841 this day elders briham heber C kimball orson hyde parley P pratt orson pratt willard richards ilford wilford woodruff john taylor and geo A smith of the quorum of the twelve met together at the house of brother jam jams james s bushaw coachman no 4 grf arfy y street near oxford road in this city in council after having been separated and dispersed in various cou countries atries to meet once more in council after a long lodar separation and ba having ving passed through many sore and grievous t trials exposi exposing rig tig our lives and our c characters b arac to the slanders and violence of wicked and murderous men caused our hearts to swell with gratitude bogod to god for his providential care over us elder young opened the council by p prayer r ayer elders B young if C kimball and P P pratt the committee appointed about a year ago a iyo ryo to secure a copyright of the book of mormon ilo rio rmon in the name of joseph joser li smith jr pres preb presented anted the following certificate feb 9 1841 then entered for his copy the property of joseph smith junior the B book ook of mormon an account written by th the e hand band of mormon cormons mormons upon plates taken from the plates of nephi translated by joseph smith junior fir first st european from the s second A american merican edition received five copies coples GEORGE E GREENHILL the above is a true copy of all an entry in the register book of the company of stationers stationery Station ers kept ke pt at the hall of the said company witness my hand band this day of february 1841 GEORGE GREENHILL warehouse IV keeper of the company of stationers stationery Station ers the quorum voted that they accepted the labors abers of said baid committee resolved that as the titi quorum orum of the twelve have had nothing to do with the printing of the book of 31 mormon brillon they will not now nov interfere with it but that the said committee settle ahe the financial or business matters thereof with joseph of ph smith junior to whom the profits rightly beon beang resolved that elder amos fielding be appointed to superintend fitting out the saints from liverpool to america under the instruction of P P pratt prat t resolved that brother G J adams go to B bedford ed foid and northampton and arid labor in that region r eglon i adjourned till tomorrow to morrow at 10 am elder Kiin kiln kimball ball bail closed by prayer ORSON HYDE lyde clerk 5 imana manchester hester herter april 3 1841 this day the quorum of the twelve met pursuant to adjournment the president called upon elder hyde klyde 0 to o open by prayer the quor quorum util then theli signed signel a letter ietter of commendation commer dalion to the churches in england for E elder eider ider lder hyde the business of publishing the star and hymn book was then taken into consideration bro bo john taylor raylor moved that those who h have ave had the iare bare care and superintendence of publishing th the simer and hymn book should dispose of them according to their own wishes and dispose of the proceeds in the same way seconded col aided ay b y elder orson pratt and carried by a unanimous vote moved by elder young and seconded by elder kimball that elder Parle parie parley P pratt conduct the publication of the star as edito editor rot of the same after the close of the present volume resolved that elder P P pj pratt att reprint the hymn book iche if be deem it expedient the hymn book ignot is not to be he altered except th typographical errors the above resolve was waa moved by elder geo keo A smith and seconded by elder IV woodruff 1 carried unanimously conference adjourned r ned ORSON HYDE clerk 4 St inday sunday I 1 attended meeting at the carpenters hall in company with wilb thi the the quorum of the twelve there thee were nine of us present who individually bore testimony to the bible the be book of mormon monaco and to joseph smith sinith bein being a prophet of the most high ad god I 1 staid with bro walker at salford 5 the abe quorum of the twelve mety mete met and resolved that the day of april be appointed for the apostles who are going to America to set bail sail from liverpool it was als ais 0 resolved that the twelve do business atthe at the conference as a quorum and call upon the church as a conference to sanction the same G conference with eiders elders heber C kimbal kimball orson hyde parley P and orson pratt wilford woodruff willard richards john taylor arid and geo A smith there were represented members elders eiders priests teachers and 68 deacons elder john albiston AI biston was orda inea to the office of patriarch ten high priests and twelve elders were also ordained we had a good time 7 attended council with the twelve we blessed elder 0 hyde who was on hla hia mission to jerusalem 9 we visited the zoological I 1 gardens I 1 fourteen of the american brethren were nvere present 11 sunday forenoon elders int INI awood wood ruff and P P pratt preached afternoon communed with the saints evening elder 0 pratt preached and was followed by elder kimball and myself 12 with elders kimball and woodruff I 1 went to elder pratts 13 I 1 walked through Manc mancheste manchester heste beste it being b the fair with elders woodruff fand and smith we saw a great variety of curiosities a man nearly eight feet high weighing g be and a pig 1200 lbs ibs a ii living ving skeleton a great variety of wild beasts an an elephant elephants said bald to be the largest in europe lions leopards and tigers all in one cage with their thel r k keeper e ep er in the midst of them playing with them he would make them all lay down and lay on on the top of them 14 we wrote an epistle t to 0 the chu ciu churches relies which was signed by nine of the twelve I 1 1 15 5 elders 0 pratt W 11 richards geo A smith levi richards and mye myself eif elf having haung bid the saints in manchester goodbye oad hye bye went to liverpool and arrived in antime t ime to a attend 11 1 a tea party at the music hall where saints sainta were seated attall at table e to together 9 ether L addre addra addressed dd r e ased sed the meeting a short time arid and was followed by several of the twelve at the clos close of the party the twelve met a few I 1 momen moments tt and agreed to sail on tuesday 18 Su sunday we met with the saints in liverpool and the twel twelve ve 0 occupied C c u the day in irli preaching and bearing testimony to the people 19 we spent t the he dayn day in getting gatin PU our i ilag flag baggage gage ge on board intending to draw out I 1 into the river but the w wind ind being unfavorable we remained on shore 20 eiders elders 11 0 kimball im balk haig 9 0 pratt W woodruff J taylor geo A smith W richards and family myself anda and a company of saints went oil on board tiie tile ship bi rochester capt woodhouse use uee at liverpool for cornew new york we gave the parting hand to elders 0 hyde and P P pratt and a multitude of Saints who stood upon the dock to see us st start art we drew out into the river merses mersey and cast anchor in i sight of liverpool where w we e spent the d day ay and ni night I 1 itt 1 s r I 1 it was with a heart full of 0 thanksgiving and gratitude to god my heavenly path fath father er that F I 1 reflected upon his ibis dealin dealing t with me and my brethren of the twelve during tbt past year of my life which was spent It truly seemed a miracle to look upon the contrast between our landin landing and departing from liverpool we landed in the spring of 1840 an strangers in a strange land and penniless but through throng h the mercy of god we have gained many friends established churches in almost every noted town and city inthey in the tue kingdom of great britain baptized between seven and eight thousand printed books of mormon hymn books 2500 volumes of the millennial star and tracts and erni eini 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