Show letter from elder thomas bullock 35 ST london au aug 0 25 1857 1837 DEAR F for or the past few days london has been favored with visits from several of the brethren from the valley who have been bent sect on missions mis mib gione to did dial erent parts of the earth their presence hag hae been to me like a river of water suddenly nud denly appearing to the view of a thirsty traveler Per perhaps flaps a few items of their movements may be thankfully received by their families and ana friends in our loved mountain home is 13 truel the lord jesus christ was merciful to the world in s sending anggel an angel to p prepare ep a re a people for his comin coming j joseph smith was a true prophet of god brigham youn young is his true and living successor the latter day saints are afe truly named and they are aro the only wise people on the earth for having baving list listened ened to the voice of apostles servants of god they are preparing to meet the lord their savior and rejoice j olce oice in peace while all their enemies will litt up their eyes in hell lamenting lamenti rg fg their madness and folly on august 7 when I 1 arose from my knees in prayer and was giving out the second hymn at the holborn hall my eyes beheld two angels ati ali geis gels no two mortals and down I 1 jumped from the stand and ran to embrace elders man and philip biar Blar margetts getts when I 1 also very un expectedly beheld my friend brigham hyoung 1 hid bid behind them they thought they could get into the meeting without being discovered by me but the angel of the lord revealed them and you may be sure I 1 had a happy time sitting and looking at them with tears of joy and gla gia gladness d ness ill lit in my ey eyes es ohl nobody knows my feelings but those thos who have been in a similar situation three days more would count off ono one year since I 1 was called on this distant mission and I 1 had bad not seen a line from my f family amily since I 1 left ift zion I 1 gave the meeting into other hands and sat with my brethren squeezing their hands and looking into their eyes so glad and happy was 1 L I 1 baptized two that evening and at the close of the meeting the brethren wen went thome home with I 1 m me e I 1 an the ath b I 1 took elders herriman iier Iler rhan young ardd arid diar Blar margetts getts to see some of the london sights in the thi e afternoon elder herriman was appointed to labor in brighton elder margetts to labor in reading conf conference arence but with the privilege of staying in london for a week to see how hov business is managed in the evening we met elders J IV 1 young yo 1 un and J Y greene who were on their way to denmark and who had come to london to get got their passports took them and placed them oil on the route for f or their lodgings for the time they should stay in london we then started elder B H young youny for the night to be ready early next rooming to start for tor southampton to labor under tinder eldir eldur bernard snow in Ports portsmouth the brethren were all in good health and spirits but weary in apdy from their ion IOD long iong c journey sunday 9 etler elder her Har started for brighton elder B H 11 young for southampton P margetts met with the he saints in the th liol 1101 born branch and J W young young 0 and ard J Y greeno greene with the somer Somers 8 town tonn saint saints s tuesday I 1 11 1 elders J i W young and J Y greene started for hull where they will take the steamer to copenhagen en I 1 received four letters from my family bein being twelve months and anti a day since I 1 was called ol 01 on I 1 this mission saturday 15 elder eider blar Biar margetts getts started for reading having spent the week with nith me be he has spoken to the people every day in some j meeting or other bearing his big testimony to the truth of the work and I 1 had bad instructed him la ia hig his duties as far as I 1 had the opportunity monday 17 elders ebenezer C iti r eha eba 4 son eon and james brooks having arrived in Ls loi don on their way to the cape of good hone I 1 spent the day with them as also Satur saturday dav chewing them through london and th crystal P palace alace they expressed themselves highly gratified with my attentions to them friday 21 1 I had a visit from elder jabez woodard who is on his way to switzerland and italy in the evening he occupied the stand in holborn hall to the gratification of the saints I 1 sunday 23 pastor ross and elders T bullock J lavender J Woo woodard dard daid E C crich rich ardson and J brooks from the valley met with prest budge and all the presidents of districts and branches in the london conference ence elce in the goswell road hall to transact business for the be london conference in the afternoon E eiders elders richardson and brooks testified to the saints at Somers town they felt a little queer at being interrupted by one of the pious who told us that the cormons mormons ought ought not to bs be allowed to live on the tile earth in the evening they went to holborn hal they report to me that they are highly gi giat fr il with all the saints whom thy hea fia haxe haie ve seen this evening I 1 was at Somers town cohere where the lovers of scandal were told in the streets bv a rev mr small that in utah wre 6 faa fao come comoe so scarce that the cormons mormons were m alar ira ing their own daughters I 1 na mi rely th ihlow ow in iq these two little statements to show how far beneath the devil some of bs b s 3 followers can descend to such a rabid state of excitement are the people pe ople opie incensed against r the fhe dior Alor mons 1 th t a society ia is now organized in my field of lubor labor to restore apostolic christianity and anti gnp gup ess popery mormonism niem sectarianism and L ogre fite ity anti and so make a wholesale business of i eiders elders richardson Richar daon and brooks left for glasgow last laet night in gnoj health they expect to sail on the ath sept the london conference ia is fo to he be held on ha and ath sept when crests pratt and binson will be here 1 I buet now close dose please remember ir rr a to young kimball add ap dWells the twel twelve ve and those who pray and request their prayers for your brother in fhe the shenew new and everlasting covenant so jai AN ax old woman lip tip in westchester co coln com coin in ty ic ia is said is collecting all the papers she can lay her hands bands on to make ma kest kesi s a of she says they are a desput des put pdt sight b better et than ashes hey they are arc ast mst as abood ag al clear he lie estate state journal |