, , England, to JS and Quorum of the Twelve, [, Hancock Co., IL], 10–21 Jan. 1844; handwriting of ; docket in handwriting of ; twenty-four pages; JS Collection, CHL.
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I have also Received from Elder the minutes of a Conference Held in Garaway [Garway] sunday Nove 26 1843
M
E
P
T
D
Garaway
78
1
5
4
1 —
Hanfoist [Llanfoist]
35
1
1
1
1
Buckley
22
—
1
— 1
—
Ulsarold
8
—
1
—
—
Hanthony [Llanthony]
6
—
1
1
—
Hanvano [Llanon]
25
2 —
1
1
—
Total
174
2
10
8
1
3 Elders were ordaind at this Conferance 3 Priests & 1 Teacher there were pressent at this Conference 1 High priest H.C. 5 Elders 6 Priests and 2 Teachers there seems to be a spirit of Enquairey after the truth in this country with and much oposission some in good standing
the conference Held by Elder in [illegible] [h]as not come to Hand as yet
the Church in Wales is on the increase but there are some Diffaculties ammong them there has also some Divession arose in the Bradford church I do not hear much of Late of the Proptetesses in the Isle of man However there is some Diffaculties among them I shall vissit those three places as soon as possable Elder Writes me from Ireland under date of Jan 8th. Stateing that he is trying to procuer Places to preach in and wishes me to send an Elder to help him and says if I do not he will preach to the people him self the peopl of Ireland are so trubled aut this time with the State trials that are now in progress that they have but Little time to atend to the things of the Kingdom of God says he and his Wife are well and he is doing all He Can to circulate a Knowledge of the truth he wants to know when he may go home as his Wife would rather Be in than Ireland there are a few saints from Ireland in this Company few addittions to the church in that Country I hope will suc[ce]ed in saving his Country men as he seems to Spare no pains to Do so the Catholics B[e]ing struck from the Jury List at the state trial causes much Exitement among them and others in this [p. 16]