January 1852
January 2nd - meet Elder Levi Richards & wife by the train &c from Cardiff.
January 4th/52 - The Merthyr Branch held the meeting from 11 o'clock morning until 3
o'clock being the first Sunday in the month the saints paid the worth of the dinner to the fund
for clearing the debt of the Books &c I paid 6 - preached in the evening in Merthyr.
Tuesday 6th 1852 - General council meeting had a very good meeting
Thursday 8th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting opened the meeting through prayer and
singing then all the Elders were called on the stage by the President & bore their testimonies.
Confirmed sister Mary Thomas
Friday 9th-52 - distributed the Stars
Sunday 11th Conference - Elder John Taylor arrives in the evening together with Elder
Haliday - had a good conference all day. Brother Taylor preached in the evening to a room
full of people.
Monday 12th 1852 - Held a conference from 10 o'clock until about ½ past 2 in the afternoon
and Brothers Phillips, Davis, Pugh, Haliday & Taylor spoke & taught the officers &c. Had
and Eisteddfod in the evening at 6 o'clock the White Lion Room was crowded to excess were
obliged to separate the meeting in two - so they published another meeting in English Branch
Room But the congregation did not seem to leave the first until Elders Taylor and Phillips
lead them, they returned to the first in about an hour and a half had a very interesting meeting.
Wednesday 14th - Visited Ynysgau Branch ordained Thomas Jenkins as Elder, Daniel
Griffiths a Teacher and James Huxton a Teacher, also layed hands with Elders J Argust &
Bywater to ordain others & to confirm some one - spoke a little concerning the temple that it
is a great blessing that we are favored with an opportunity to assist erecting another temple to
the name of the Lord and that it will a great blessing for us if we do our endeavors towards it
&c.
Thursday Jan 15th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting where the sixth General Epistle was
read by Brother Reynolds. afterwards President Phillips taught a little on its contents &c.
Brother John Evans then gave a little instruction to the saints afterwards Pres. Phillips rose &
said that he had a mystery to unfold to the saints - that was, Brother Evans who has been
laboring in North Wales wanted a waistcoat & hat, then he asked who was present that could
give him a new once, so Brother William Thomas rose up & said that he had a waistcoat stuff
that he would give so some one rose & said he would give his best hat, but that would not do,
so I gave money to buy a new one 8 shillings
Sunday 18th/52 - Attended Merthyr meeting morning to discuss it through prayer - afterwards
went with Elder Dd. Jones to Cefn saints meeting - preached in the evening after Elders
Harris & Jones in Merthyr to a large congregation.
Monday 19th - Visited Cwmbach on horse back saw some of the saints well
Tuesday 20th-52 - General Council meeting
Thursday 22nd 1852 - attended the saints meeting in Merthyr when President Phillips rose up
& taught at great length upon different subjects - Brother John Evans being present & wanted
a coat so President Phillips asked who was present that would give him one & if there was
not one that could give one, two or three might join, so sister Mason, Jones (John Jones
nailor's) widow & Mary Llewellyn joined to give him one (three being widows) - ordained
Thomas Evans an Elder
Friday 23=1852 - Merthyr. very busy all day writing afternoon went to the funeral of Evan
Evans' child of Georgetown in company of President Phillips
Saturday 24th - very busy President Phillips left for Carmarthen conference, paid 6 pence
towards paying £1 borrowed by Thomas Harris from Bro. John Davis don't know what for
the collector could not give account.
Sunday 25th -52 - writing in the morning, the accounts of the PE Fund of the Welsh
conferences - attended Merthyr saints meeting, President Davis present he taught the saints
very interesting subjects also quoted what was in the "Frontier Guardian" concerning the
word of wisdom viz, that they passed in conference in Great Salt Lake City, that all would not
keep the world of wisdom should be cut out from the church - I followed him short, advising
the saints to be careful, not to partake of the sacrament when they should be under a
transgression & that it was the duty of all to make known their sins if they were guilty of any,
so that they may have forgiveness & sooner the better to have forgiveness of all sins always
that they may have the Holy Spirit found upon them, to help them on in the work of the Lord
& that the Devil sometimes persuades the saints after they have transgressed not to confess
for that they may commit more transgression & then have forgiveness for all &c & that was a
dangerous way. Attended evening service when Elders Evans, Thomas & John Jones
preached on very interesting principles to a great assembly
Monday 26th-52 - Merthyr at home very busy having received an answer from Liverpool to
President Phillips letter concerning who should emigrate this time with "Ellen Maria"
through the aid of the Fund, when Sam Evans Blacksmith Merthyr & family, John Price &
child, David Isaac Jones & Mary his wife were selected to go, all very busy preparing to start
tomorrow for Swansea ready to start with steamer for Liverpool on Wednesday.
Tuesday 27th -52 - Went on Ponny's back to Swansea to meet President Phillips & the saints
that were going off to Zion called at Neath dined there about ½ past 3 o'clock, reached
Swansea about 5 o'clock.
Wednesday 28th 52 - In Swansea walked about with President Phillips, Sister Phillips & some
others about Swansea & watching the steamer into the Port - attended saints meeting in
Trades Hall Pres Phillips present also Elder Evans & others talk a little. more particularly to
the saints that were leaving for Zion - advising them to be obedient to whoever that should be
president over them & particularly to be patient in all circumstances & they would prosper -
was followed by President Phillips & Evans &c on very interesting subjects relative to their
future prosperity.
Thursday 29th 52 - In Swansea, walked about with brother & sister Phillips &c also attended
preaching meeting in Trades Hall - preached there myself - on the first principles & bore
testimony to the truth of our doctrine afterwards went down to watch the steamer when she
came in about 11 o'clock.
Friday 30th 1852 - In Swansea helped Elder Evans &c to carry his things down to the Packet
but she could not go out owing to too little water to float her - I left Swansea with Sister
Phillips & Martha Evans for Merthyr Tydfil - reached Merthyr about 10 o'clock.
Merthyr Saturday 31st 52 - Having brought the Stars with me from Swansea, packed them up
& distributed them.
February
Sunday February 1st 52 - In Merthyr morning attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a little to
the saints, then took the presiding of the meeting being fast Sunday called all the Elders up to
the stand & afterwards called them one by one to speak had very good meetings spoke little in
Merthyr when Elder John Argust defended the principles of the saints.
Wednesday Feb 11th 52 - attended Georgetown Branch saints meeting spoke a little a word of
council to the saints.
Thursday Feb 12th 52 - attended Merthyr saints meeting Pres. Pugh present &c closed the
meeting through prayer.
Friday Feb 13th 52 - distributing the stars
Saturday 14th 52 - Writing &c
Sunday Feb 15th 52 - Merthyr saints meeting (writing in the morning) also attended evening
service dismissed the meeting through prayer
Monday Feb 16th 52 - In Merthyr writing all day was in Dowlais on the Ponny's back
Tuesday Feb 17 52 - General council meeting, the First Presidency of Wales present
Wednesday Feb 18th 52 - writing all day went as far as the Cefn to meet Pres Phillips who had
been in their meeting
Thursday Feb 19 52 - writing morning - distributing the stars in the afternoon attended
Merthyr saints meeting President Phillips present also Robert Evans of Liverpool who taught
the saints very interesting principles.
Friday Feb 20th 52 - Writing letter &c
Saturday Feb 21/50
Writing &c in Merthyr as usual
Sunday Feb 22'52 - Morning writing attended Merthyr Ynysgau Branch saints meeting spoke
a little before Elder Davis on the 'word of wisdom' &c - attended Merthyr in the event when
Elders David Llewellyn, Jones & Pres. Phillips preached to a large congregation.
Monday Feb 23/52 - Merthyr heard some things not right concerning Pres Pugh, William
Jones, David Roberts, Dewi Elfed Jones, &c in the White Lion Merthyr
Tuesday Feb 24th 52 - Writing morning was down in the Dyffryn on the Pony - Troedyrhiw
Wednesday 25/52 - Writing some letters to the Valley to Thomas Jeremy, Capt. Dan Jones -
went to hear John Jones Llangollen to lecturing on miracles when he throwed some sharp
hurts to the saints. Pres Phillips & Davis present with myself
Thursday 26th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting had good & interesting instructions
from President Phillips & others
Friday 27th 1852 - Busy writing &c attended Cefn Branch council in the evening at the request
of President Pugh councelled them to endeavour their best to pass the Aberdare cards.
Saturday 28th 1852 - writing all day , distributed some playcards concerning two lectures by
President Phillips & Davis in reply to Jones' lecture of Llangollen amongst the shops.
Sunday 29th 1852 - attended Merthyr afternoon & evening writing & reading in morning gave
10 pence towards erecting a temple.
March
Monday March 1st/52 - visited Aberdare Eisteddfod Pres Phillips Pugh & many presiding
Elders present had a very good meeting told a story in it concerning Pompey
Tuesday March 2nd-52 - writing all day attended in the evening meeting in Merthyr Branch
room where Pres WJ Phillips delivered a lecture in reply to Jones of Llangollan's lecture last
Wednesday evening against the principles of the saints - there were hundreds present, as full
as it was to be on the conference day
Wednesday March 3rd 52 - Evening went with Elder Davis to take notes of Jones Llangollan's
second lecture for him to deliver a lecture in reply
Thursday March 4th/52 - writing morning paid Pres Phillips 8/- which he lent me for to
present Elder John Evans with a hat who was going out to preach in North Wales
Friday 5th 1852 - Stars No. 5 arrived packing them up & distributing them, writing &c.
Saturday 6th 1852 - writing &c Pres Levi Richards arrived here from Swansea slept with him
Saturday evening.
Sunday 7th 52 - attended Merthyr meeting being fast Sunday held the meeting until 3 o'clock -
about 5 o'clock President Fr D Richards arrived from Liverpool. Pres Fr D Richards & Levi
Richards preached in the evening to a crowded congregation had a very good meeting.
Monday 8th 1852 - Took a walk with Pres Fr D Richards to the fields & writing & a meeting
was held in the evening in Georgetown Branch room where Pres Fr D Richards & Levi
Richards preached to the saints very important principles to a crowded congregation of saints
- had a very interesting meeting.
Tuesday 9th 1852 - writing all day Pres Fr D Richards left & returned to Liverpool, went to
hear Pres John Davis delivering a lecture in reply to Jones' of Llangollen's lecture, great
many present some tried to disturb the meeting.
Wednesday 10th 52 - went to send Pres Levi Richards & to help him carry his carpet bag over
the mountain to Aberdare
Thursday 11th 52 - Making an index for the Welsh Book of Mormon, in the evening went to
hear Elder Davis finishing his discourse against the principles taught by Mr Jones of
Llangollen.
Friday March 12/52 - President Phillips moved that Thomas Morgan be ordained an elder
seconded by myself & was ordained under our hands
Saturday March 13th 52 - In Merthyr writing all day making index for the Welsh Book of
Mormon.
Sunday 14th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting talked a little to the saints on the
importance of bearing our testimonies, in the saints meeting attended evening where Elder
John Davis and other preached - contributed 9 pence to the church fund.
Monday 15th 1852 - Merthyr writing in morning, went down with little Moroni Lorenzo
Phillips to Troedyrhiw to visit some of the saints, came up in the train, attended Merthyr
branch council.
Tuesday March 16th 1852 - Merthyr writing letters &c attended general council meeting in the
evening.
Wednesday March 17th - writing and answering letters giving receipts for Temple monies &
Perpetual Emigration Fund - in the evening went in company of Pres Phillips, Elders Robert
Evans & John Roberts to hear Jones Llangollen in Bethesda Chapel lecturing against the
saints.
Thursday March 18th 52 - writing & reading &c - in the evening went to hear Elder Robert
Evans delivering a lecture in reply to Jones' lecture. there was a very great congregation he
came through it well, believe it will do a great good
Friday March 19 - answering & writing receipts for Per Emig Fund & the temple contribution
Saturday March 20 - writing &c receiving money to the Per Emig Fund & to the temple &c
when Pembrokeshire conf brought about £11.0.0 more that what was distributed upon them,
also south Permbroke brought about 2£ 9/-, more than was asked.
Sunday March 21/52 - writing all morning receiving money from the branches of this (E.
Glamorgan Conf) towards the temple & to the Per Emig Fund attended Merthyr saints
meeting when Pres Phillips spoke on very interesting subject in regard to the temple this
branch has been very neglectful in regard to collections, some officers had not done their duty
right they confessed & Pres Phillips prayed over the Branch & gave forgiveness to the
officers & councelled them to endeavor to bring the remainder of the money towards the
temple in, gave 8 pence to the different funds, attended evening services at Merthyr Branch
Monday 22 1852 - writing all day receipts & letter for temple & Per Emig Fund money
Tuesday March 23rd 52 - receiving temple money from Monmouth conf & writing receipts &c
receiving PE Fund money Box full of Elder Taylor's portraits arrived worth about £50 from
London (Moddy's)
Wednesday 24th 52 - writing & morning afternoon went out on ponny to Dowlais Pantsgallog
& back through the country - Elder John Jones late Pres of the Gellifaelog Branch called upon
President Phillips desired him to lay hands upon him, he being rather slow with the work, but
promised to be better &c
Thursday 25th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a little to the saints before Pres
Philips, had pretty good meeting
Friday 26th 52 - writing in morning afternoon went to Tredegar for the Per E. Fund account of
Branches, also went in company with Evening with President Giles, & Elder G. W. Davis to
Blackwood (or Coeduon) attended council gave some counsels to the officers at the request of
Bro Giles.
Saturday March 27 52 - in Blackwood started early for Merthyr through Tredegar reached
home about 10 o'clock morning
Sunday 28th, 1852 - making up the accounts ready for posting tomorrow attended Merthyr
saints meeting spoke a little to the saints while the Elders were breaking bread, preached in
Georgetown Branch in the evening - very busy till a late hour receiving & giving receipts for
temple contributings of the conference.
Monday 29th 1852 - balanced the accounts of temple and PE Fund donation delayed sending
the money to L-pool till tomorrow they had 13/4 of the temple money short to make my
account for this conference up gave them out of my own pocket & were obliged to borrow
about £10 to make the full amount of the conference up, Elder D Jones borrowed them &
brought them to me delivered the sum of £199.14.2 ½ to Pres W.J. Phillips
Tuesday 30th 1852 - the money having been rec'd from every conference (but not the full amt
from every one some brought more others less, therefore Pres Phillips had to lend out of his
own pockets 6/11 to make up the £400.0.0 I took the 400 £ & 32 £ 17.8- Per Emig Fund to
Brecon old bank got a bank Post Bill for the sum of £432.17.8 in favor of Franklin D.
Richards Liverpool, registered the letter & posted it. - attended general council meeting
received £2.11.0 from Gellifaellog Branch temple money, balance of their sum
Wednesday 31st 1852 - gave Pres Pugh £2.10 to go & pay part of the £10 borrowed for to
make up the sum of this conference - writing letter, making up a list for the distribution of
cards for the concert that is to be held Monday after the conf with Pres Pugh - reckoned how
much worth of books & Stars I had on hand ready for balancing Stars agency acct against the
conf.
April
Thursday Epril 1st 1852 - writing &c attended Merthyr saints meeting
Friday 2nd 1852 - writing &c
Saturday 3rd/52 - also busy writing &c and distributing cards for the concert to be held
Monday 26th Ebril -
Sunday 4th 1852 - attended Merthyr meeting being the fast Sunday first Sunday of the month,
preached in the evening - gave to funds £5
Monday 5th 1852 - attended Merthyr council meeting many of the brethren testified against
Brothers D Rees & Thos Hughs who were cut off unless they repent & come back
Tuesday 6th 1852 - very busy helping brother Davis to balance his a/c & books &c before Pres
FD Richards leaves for Zion
Wednesday 7th 52 - helping brother Davis
Thursday 8th 52 - with Brother Davis making the a/c attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a
little after Elders Harris & Reynolds had very good meeting.
Friday 9th 52 - with brother Davis &c
Saturday 10th 52 - with brother Davis &c making a/c contributed to funds 8
Sunday 11th 52 - went in company with Pres Davis to Tredegar Conference on the ponny
started about 8 o'clock morning reached there at 10 o'clock had very good morning meeting
spoke in the afternoon meeting for a short time before Pres Davis who spoke on very
interesting subjects, Pres Davis preached (after Elder John Jones preached a little) on "that
which is perfect" started off about 9 o'clock got home about ½ past 10 o'clock (slept well)
Monday 12th/52 - with Pres Davies making up the a/c through the morning, attended Merthyr
counsel meeting President Philips arrived from London
Tuesday 13th - General Council meting President Philips, Davis & Pugh were present, had a
good meeting
Wednesday 14th - copying the records of the general council &c -- took the ponny to be shod
Thursday 15th - not quite well, paid the 12 shillings I borrowed from Pres Phillips.
Friday 16th - writing &c went according to Pres Phillips counsel to distribute pamphlets (LD
Saints in Utah) High Street Merthyr
Saturday 17th - sent a pamphlet to Henry Rirkhouse R.T. Crawshay, Esqrs through the post
Sunday 18th - went about six o'clock morning in company with Wms & Miss Phillips to old
Castle Morlais to see its ruins & for our health returned about ½ past 9. attended morning
services in Merthyr branch, visited Ffynon Tydfil branch in afternoon spoke for some time to
the saints blessed Thomas Vaughn had pretty good meeting - about ½ past 5 o'clock went to
meet Prests Erastus Snow and F.D. Richards & Elder Linforth at the train brought them up to
the house then went down to the meeting where all the town branches of Merthyr were
assembled had good teaching from these three brethren
Monday 19th 52 - went for a walk to the fields before breakfast with Elders F.D. Richard &
Erastus snow, went about with brother Erastus to show him some of the pits to see by what
principle the coals are raised up &c went for a walk in the evening with Elders Davis &
Linforth
Tuesday 20th 1852 - went for a walk with Elders Richards & Snow went over some field for
the purpose to cross to some coal pit but were hindered by some men who through stones
after me & brother Richards, Brother Snow stayed until he arrived to him
Wednesday 21st 1852 - writing &c attended Georgetown branch meeting spoke a little to the
Saints in regard to the P.E. Fund
Thursday 22nd 1852 - went with Prests Phillips & Davis to send Elders F.D. Richards &
Erastus Snow to the train who left for Newport, sent Brother Linforth with middle day train
who left for L.pool attended evening meeting where Elder Robert Campbell preached very
interesting subjects to the saints
Friday 23rd 1852 - slept with Elder Robert Campbell last night, Elders Jno Parry and John
Davies arrived here from North Wales about 3 o'clock.
Saturday 24th 1852 - very busy preparing things ready for tomorrow (being Conf day)
attended council in the evening
Sunday 25th 1852 - attended conference gave accounts of all money received to the several
Funds &c 7 for Books &c had very good meetings - I was released from being a secretary to
this conference/Eastern Glamorganshire - &c Elder William Jones was set in my stead, owing
to the press of business I had to do with Pres Phillips concerning the principality
Monday 26th 1852 - [Crossed out: "attended General council at 10 o'clock & to deliver cards
money, which sum was"] General council of the Principality at 10 o'clock, where eleven
Presidents of conferences were present had very good meeting postbound about 4 o'clock
afternoon until 2 o'clock tomorrow evening attended Eisteddfod in the Merthyr Room had
very pleasant meetings sang twice with Brother John Parry Junr of North Wales
Tuesday 27th 1852 - at 10 o'clock morning attended Council in Merthyr Room delivered to
Pres Pugh the sum of £46.0.0 being card money received up to this date as per list of
Branches (had 3/6 short which must have been lost or mixed with other money which I was
presented with) at 2 o'clock attended Council belonging to the principality which was
adjourned from Monday afternoon for particulars see minutes
Wednesday 28th 1852 - rather busy in the house writing attended meeting in Georgetown
Branch spoke a little before Brother Parry
Thursday 29th 1852 - gave 2/6 to Brother Parry who left with Pres Philips for Lpool attended
Merthyr saints meeting had very good meeting - borrowed from sister Mary Thomas 20
shillings of which Pres Pugh sent me for to give Elder Wm Richards of Merionethshire
Conference
Friday 30th 1852 - balanced my agency accounts gave the 20 shillings to Elder Wm Richards
bought day book 2/6
May
Saturday 1st May - very busy writing and balancing a/c rec'd letter from Henry Evans, Eliezer
& Samuel Evans from New Orleans &c
Sunday 2nd May/52 - attended Merthyr meeting being Fast Sunday, gave to funds 11 pence
also evening meeting while Elders Davis Jones & President Davies preached
Monday 3rd 1852 - writing &c
Tuesday 4th/52 - writing &c - was down at sale of Morgan Evans &c attended a meeting in
Ynysgau Branch Room when Elder Shirtliff preached to some of the saints of different
branches had very good meeting
Wednesday 5th 1852 - slept with Elder Shirtliff last night went with him to the Taff Vale
Station he was off to Newport went to Cefn Branch meeting according to Pres Pugh's counsel
with a note to the President spoke for some time to the saints on different subjects
Thursday 6th 1852 - distributed the Stars &c - went in company with Mrs Phillps & Miss
Phillips & little Moroni to Troedyrhiew to meet Pres Phillips where we were received kindly
by Brother Thomas Owens & wife had some victuals met Brother P at the station & went up
with him to Merthyr arrived there about 7 o'clock went straight to meeting had some good
instructions from him & Elder Davis &c very good meeting felt myself, happy & fresh
couraged as it were to be more determined than ever with the work of the Lord
Friday 7th 1852 - writing &c went down to a counsel belonging to Merthyr branch dismissed
it through prayer
Saturday 8th 1852 - writing &c - & answering letters
Sunday May 9th 1852 - attended Merthyr Branch morning meeting dismissed it through prayer
also afternoon meeting where Pres Phillips & Pugh spoke on very interesting subjects also
evening service where Presidents Phillips & Davies preached - had very good meetings all
day
Monday May 10th - writing letters &c heard of a dreadful occurrence in Cwmbach pit where
69 men were killed & of that number were 19 saints, viz. Eliezer Morris President of the
Branch & two sons, Elder Thomas Evans, Thomas Phillips & David Jenkins, Rees Hopkins &
son & great many others
Tuesday May 11th 52 - Pres Phillips went through to Cwmbach & saw the dead bodies &c of
the brethren attended general Council meeting
Wednesday May 12th 52 - went with Pres Phillips & Sister Phillips to meet the funerals where
there were thousands of people come to meet them, there were hundreds of spectators
viewing the funerals went with Lewis Jones his sons funeral to Cefn & came down to
Georgetown saints meeting spoke a little to the saints & counselled them to faithfulness
Thursday 13th 1852 - Pres Phillips left for Pembrokeshire conference - attended Merthyr
saints meeting spoke a little to the saints on the word of wisdom & the blessings derived
through keeping it. ordained Walter Rees an Elder &c Elder David Rees was cut out of the
church.
Friday 14th 1852 - writing &c receiving books for binding
Saturday 15th 52 - distributing the Stars &c sent 63 volumes to Wm Hewitt Carmarthen to
bind in calf
Sunday 16th 52 - attended Merthyr saints meeting writing letters & posting the Books in the
morning, preached a little in the evening in Merthyr branch after Elders Thomas of Dowlais
& James Ellis & John Reynolds, upon the faulse reports against the saints & upon the return
of the judges from Salt Lake City, bore testimony to this work
Monday 17th 52 - writing &c attended Merthyr council dismissed it through prayer
Tuesday 18th 52 - morning writing & after dinner went on the ponny's back with little Moroni
round Pontsticill & through the Cefn back attended General Council called by Pres Pugh
where all Elders present had to rise & bear their feelings &c
Wednesday 19th 52 - writing &c went with Pres Davis to hear the reformers lecturing against
the Wesleyans conference
Thursday 20th 52 - morning writing &c attended Merthyr saints meeting had very good
meeting, distributed the Stars
Friday 21st 52 - writing &c copying the general council
Sunday 23rd 1852 - attended Merthyr morning meeting and Ffynon Tydfil Saints meeting
spoke a little after some elders and was followed by Elder David Jones I spoke upon the
necessity of being obedient in this Church in order to go on favourably attended Merthyr
branch evening service when Elder Dewi Elfed Jones preached to a large congregation
Monday 24th 1852 - writing &c attended Merthyr council meeting
Tuesday 25th 1852 - writing &c attended general council meeting had very good meeting
having received some very good instruction from Presidents Davis & Pugh & others
Wednesday 26th 1852 - writing &c
Thursday 27th 1852 - writing & distributing the Stars Nos.13 & 14 &c could not attend
meeting owing to the Stars
Friday 28th 52 - writing &c letters
Saturday 29th 52 - writing &c letters
Sunday May 30th 52 - morning writing letters &c attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a
little to the saints & counselled them not to disrespect each other but to love one another & do
good to each other always and for them to be willing to receive their instructions through the
proper channel, & if they don't thoroughly understand those that hold high offices in this
church when speaking for them to be patient & have them cooked as it were little more by
those that are set over them to teach them the things of God &c - attended evening service
where President Phillips preached very interesting principles which were quite new to my
ears & which caused my heart to rejoice
Monday 31st 1852 - went down with Sister Miss H Phillips to Cardiff with the 1/4 to 6
o'clock train morning reached Cardiff between 7 & 8 - walked through the town down as far
as the docks where we were little amused at the sailors dancing & playing - walked up to the
town again to Sister Sarah Evans house where we were kindly received & got some food, also
went to see Bro Ellis' family next door but one - then we walked through the fields to
Llandaff where there was a fair, walked just back & forward through it & went to the old
church paid 2 pence each for admission, got out & took the omnibus to Cardiff for 6 each,
went to dine afterwards walked down to the sea side where we had a beautiful view at the
vessels coming in sat there for about an hour and a half - then went up slowly to the Cardiff
station & waited for the Merthyr train started about ½ past 8 evening, got home about 11
o'clock.
June
Tuesday June 1st 1852 - writing &c
Wednesday June 2nd 1852 - writing &c
Thursday 3rd 52 - attended Merthyr saints meeting had a very good meeting
Friday 4th 1852 - distributing Stars, writing &c
Saturday 5th 52 - writing &c
Sunday 6th 52 - being fast Sunday so called attended Merthyr Branch all day spoke a little on
the earthquake around last Tuesday morning & read some passage from the Doc & Cov to
that effect - contributed to the funds 1 shilling 2 ½ pence president Phillips preached in the
evening
Monday 7th 52 - writing &c went for a walk in the evening with Pres Phillips & Sister Phillips
& Miss Phillips & some other sister to the country
Tuesday 8th 52 - writing &c attended general council meeting had very good meetings
Wednesday 9th - writing &c
Thursday 10th 52 - Distributing Stars &c writing attended Merthyr saints meeting gave
towards debt of conference the sum of 5 shillings had good meeting
Friday June 11th 1852 - writing &c
Saturday 12th 1852 - writing &c
Sunday 13th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting could not attend morning owing to my
being appointed to see the collection of the surrounding branches towards defraying the debt
of the conference which came in Sunday morning - had very good meeting dismissed it
through prayer attended evening service where Pres Phillips preached for a few minutes after
Elder Reynolds & Harris
Monday 14th 1852 - writing &c
Tuesday 15th 1852 - writing &c
Wednesday 16th 1852 - distributing Stars No. 17 - writing &c - paid over to Pres Pugh the
sum of £59.0.8 1/2 being the collection of the branches toward the debt of conference in the
presence of Elders Dd Jones & Evan Williams & Wm Jones
Thursday 17th 1852 - writing &c attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a little before some
Elders & Pres Phillips had very god meeting Pres Phillips spoke with great power &
eloquence against some apostates who are very bad against the saints slyly he cursed John
Rosser in the name of the Lord, & said to all that were agreeing to say Amen when all the
saints repeated Amen, Amen, Amen
Friday 18th 1852 - writing &c
Saturday June 19th - Johny to [unintelligible word] writing &c very busy could not attend
school this evening too busy
Sunday 20th 52 - morning writing attended Merthyr saints meeting in the afternoon had very
good meetings spoke a little to the saints on the necessity of giving heed to the servants of
God when they stand up to teach them & for to hold them up through their faith & prayers &c
attended evening service also
Monday 21st 1852 - writing &c
Tuesday 22nd 52 - writing & attended general council of conf had very good meeting Brother
John Dd. Morris of Carmarthenshire was also appointed a traveling Elder
Wednesday 23rd 52 - writing letters &c giving receipts to the several conferences for Per Emig
Fun donations &c
Thursday 24th 1852 - writing &c receipts &c attended Merthyr saints meeting where all the
Branch Elders were called on the stage to bare their testimony had very good meeting &
instruction from Pres Phillips &c dismissed the meeting through prayer
Friday 25th 1852 - writing & distributing Stars &c - attended the singing school was called by
the Pres (Powell), to give a word of counselled which I did &c exhorting them all to be
certain when they come to such meetings to come for the purpose of doing good & not for
fashion & not for coming after one another
Saturday 26th 52 - writing &c sent £200 to Liverpool for S.W. Richards Pres Phillips left for
Brecon Conference.
Sunday morning about 2 o'clock started with Merthyr Choir for Brecon conference walked
about 20 miles reached there about ½ past 8 - had a very good conf. we sung as we were
going to the meetings & as we were coming from the meeting Sunday evening hundreds
followed us & were delighted with the singing & wanted us to sing more
Monday 28th 1852 - I went in company with Brother Powell & fetch the sisters viz. Miss
Phillips, Llewellyn & Sarah Roberts - to go up to the Baracks to see the Home Guards leaving
town - went all through the Barracks - started home about 1 o'clock stayed in the Tavern
Mynydd for about ½ an hour reached home about 10 o'clock very wet
Tuesday 29th 1852 - Busy writing &c attended a lecture on Electro Biology by M. Whitehorse
who experimented upon many & made wonderful miracles such changing the taste of water
without any trick commanding persons to fall asleep open their mouths & fail to close them
again until he would say alright &c
Wednesday 30th 52 - writing &c balanced my a/c found that I was clear with the Liverpool
office
July
Thursday July 1st 1852 - writing &c distributed the Stars No. 19 attended Merthyr saints
meeting - had some interesting instruction from Pres. Phillips
Friday July 2nd 52 - writing letters &c sent £15 to Bro. F. Peiry London being bill for drawing
Pres Phillips portrait
Saturday 3rd - writing &c went with Pres Phillips & Jno [John] Morris traveling Elder to fetch
the dog cart to Cwmtaff with the ponny brought it home well, without any trouble
Sunday 4th 52 - being fast Sunday so called attended Merthyr meeting had very good meeting
had some nice instructions from Pres Pugh attended Georgetown meeting in the evening -
when Pres Pugh preached
Monday 5th 1852 - writing morning &c having been informed by some of the bretheren who
had been in Monmouth conf that there was a soiree to be held this evening in Nantyglo I went
in company with Mrs. Phillips & Davis in Walter Garms' spring cart arrived there about 6
o'clock found Pres Phillips in Brother Dudley's house & Elder Shurtliff in the room - had a
great concert &c
Tuesday 6th 1852 - slept last night in a house of one of the world [non Mormon] started for
home about 12 o'clock through to Tredegar where they stayed for dinner, I walked home
reached Merthyr about 6 o'clock attended General council meeting had some good
instructions from Presidents Phillips and Pugh
Wednesday 7th 1852 - writing &c
Thursday 8th 52 - writing &c attended Merthyr saints meeting distributed Stars
Friday 9th 52 - writing &c
Saturday 10th 52 - writing &c went with Pres Philips for a walk in the evening as far as the
field
Sunday 11th 52 - attended conference morning gave in my a/c & read all the donations
donated to the Funds &c had some good instruction from Pres Phillips & Pugh, afternoon had
some interesting instructions from Pres Phillips, Davis & Pugh - evening many Elders
preached had very good conference the Spirit of God was very powerful all day
Monday 12th 1852 - writing &c attended a soiree which was held in the Merthyr Branch room
had a very nice concert
Tuesday 13th 52 - writing &c went as far as Cefn Coed Cymmer with Pres Phillips & Dewi E.
Jones when we met with Pres Pugh & some more Elders who came back with us to bath had a
very nice bath, came home in Gig
Wednesday 14th - writing afternoon went as far as Rhewl y Felin Aberdare to send Pres
Phillip return with Elder John Morris and James in the Gig
Thursday 15th 52 - writing &c posting my agency books, was plagued with the tooth ache
went on the bed about 6 o'clock and slept until after 8 evening & was too late to attend
Merthyr saints meeting
Friday 16th 1852 - got two of my teeth extracted one very large one by Dr Davis Cyfarthfa [an
area of Merthyr Tydfil] was rather afraid to extract it, got them drawn well for 2/6 - Elder
John Morris held my head
Saturday 17th 52 - writing &c attended evening school which is held in Merthyr Room
Sunday 18th 52 - attended Merthyr morning meeting saints meeting & evening, when I
preached to large congregation
Monday 19th 52 - writing &c having been fishing
Tuesday 20th 52 - writing &c attended General Council meeting of this conference the
donations to the Per Emig Fund having been appointed to the council received between four
& five pounds from this district
Wednesday 21st 52 - writing &c went together with sisters Sarah Richards & Phillips as afar
as the Pant Ivor where I had left my umberela after me when I had been fishing with Elders D
Jones Dd Hughes & John Lewis of Dowlais
Thursday 22nd 52 - writing &c went with Elder Thomas Jones of Cefn to meet Mr. Herbert
Williams funderal who died in Ffynonau, went with him about five miles to Brecon both on
horseback, attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a little to the saints on the necessity of been
doing our duty before leaving Babilon this is preach & testify to them of what the Lord has
done & will do in the last days &c especially those who intended leaving next spring. & after
doing that they will feel rightly on their journey ordained one Wm Edwards & confirmed one
girl
Friday 23rd 52 - writing & distributing Stars &c went as far as Cefn to bath with some of the
brethren
Having been so busy engaged neglected my journal up to
Friday July 30th - when I started from Merthyr in company with Miss Phillips to Carmarthen
reached Swansea about 3 o'clock went down to Mrs Morgans Garden St I went to bath in the
sea before I done everything paid 6' for a machine lodged in Mrs. Morgan's
July 31st 52 - started early with Proberts omnibus for Carmarthen arrived there about 1
o'clock got dinner in Mrs. Davis cookshop went to Bro Thomas Evans' house found them all
well slept a little on the bed afterward went for a walk through the town
August
August 1st 52 - went to Mrs. Davis' & got breakfast with Elder Pugh & Dewi Elfed &
attended preaching meeting on the bathouse with Dewi Elfed went to the Room where this
conference was held after the Conf business had been done we were favoured with some nice
teachings from Presidents Davis & Pugh - evening attended preaching meeting on the
Bathouse where several Elders preached to a large & attentive congregation afterwards went
for a walk & got some good milk in a farm house
Monday Aug 2nd - went to breakfast to Brother David Jones' saw brother Davis going off on
the mail for home got £2.17.4 from Brother J Jones for books from Carmarthen Conf - went
down the river Towy in a boat to Llanstephan in the evening together with Miss Phillips
David Jones & Martha reached there about 11 o'clock had great difficulty to get lodgings we
both lodged at the Cambrian & the girls slept at another house
Tuesday 3rd Aug - got up about 7 o'clock it was raining very hard & as soon as it got over we
both went down to the shore & bathed it was very windy & rough but the water was fine
returned to eat a splendid breakfast at where Miss Phillips & Evans lodged got some ham &
rice pudding afterwards we went & bathed again when about 24 men came and bathed too
returned home & got dinner then we went all together & saw the old Llanstephan castle had a
beautiful view to the sea &c walked about the shore saw the old women gathering cockles &
after we got some thing to eat returned to the boat started about 6 o'clock having a nice
breeze I steered all the way to Carmarthen reached there about 7 o'clock took a walk after
supper with Pres D Jones
Wednesday 4th 52 - slept well last night after having been in the cold water got some breakfast
at David Jones - attended saints meeting spoke a little after John Evans of Cardigan
Thursday 5th 52 - rather rainy in the morning about 11 o'clock started with Mrs. David Jones,
Martha & Hannah to Courtrualle to see for sister Williams had good time there plenty of
sweetmilk &c met Pres Pugh John Price & Dewi Elfed on the way as we were going there
returned about 9 evening received letter from my bro Elias from Salt Creek near Council
Bluffs
Friday 6th 52 - stayed in Carmarthen all day got some sewins for dinner at Isaac Jones' when
Pres Pugh & Dewi Elfed dined with us - we walked as far as Ffynon ddrain & got some
apples there
Saturday 7th 52 - started at 9 o'clock on the mail for Swansea reached there about 1 o'clock
got a train in a few minutes reached Merthyr about 4 o'clock had it very wet all the way
called at Ephraim Rowland's house while they were changing horses in Llanelly
Sunday 8th 52 - writing morning & attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a little after some
others & preached in the evening had good meetings
Monday 9th 1852 - wrote a few letters &c to Pres Phillips &c posting books
Tuesday 10th 1852 - in the house all day reading (having neglected to make up my journal
until this day 23 of August 1852, but it is as near as I remember as follows)
Sunday 15th August - attended Merthyr saints meeting & evening where some Elders
preached
Wednesday 18th 52 - attended Georgetown saints meeting spoke a little to the saints
Thursday 19th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting spoke a little to the saints on the
necessity of keeping faithful, until we reach Zion
Friday Aug 20th 52 - distributed the Stars
Saturday 21st 1852 - writing &c letters to Pres Phillips
Sunday 22nd Aug 52 - attended Merthyr saints meeting & in the evening
Monday 23rd Aug 52 - reading mostly wrote one letter to Pembrokeshire concerning the
portraits of Pres Phillips
Tuesday 24th 52 - reading & writing &c mostly in the house
Wednesday 25th - writing & reading all day listened to one Evan Lewis lecturing against
Mormonism he only brought forth some old stories but gave no facts at all - did not say a
word against the principles &c but tried to compare Mormonism with drunkness
Thursday 26th August - distributed Stars in the morning & went in company of Mrs. [Misses]
H Phillips & Davis to Cwmbach to see Sister Cook who was very sick just expected to expire
every moment - visited the Saints meeting spoke a little on different things had a very good
meeting had supper at Sister Vaughn & slept at Bro. Edwards ordained 3 or 4 brethren
Rosser, Vaughn & Harries
Friday 27th 1852 - visited several of the brethren who were very kind to us Sister Cook very
bad left her in that condition got home over the mountain about 9 o'clock I was struck very
bad with pain in my eyes & head afterward upon my stomach, had great difficulty to reach
home
Saturday 28th August - wrote one or two letters mostly in bed but not so very ill - not having
kept my journal punctually cannot give much account until
Sunday 29th Aug - attended Merthyr saints meeting & evening when some Elders preached
Monday 30th Aug - writing &c attended Merthyr council meeting spoke a little to the brethren
had a very good meeting
Tuesday 31st Aug - writing &c President Phillips & some others attended General Council
September
Wednesday 1st Sep - writing &c reading distributing the Stars
Thursday 2nd Sep - writing &c President WS Phillips arrived home having been visiting the
Northern conferences &c in good health & spirits attended Merthyr saints meeting where he
addressed the saints after Elder Dewi E. Jones had a first rate meeting gave 20 shillings which
I had promised towards Conf debt for books
Friday 3rd 1852 - writing &c
Saturday 4th Sep - writing some letters
Sunday 5th Sep - Elder Vincent Shurtliff having arrived here we had splendid meeting, all day
in Merthyr room where three or four branches had gathered together had good instructions
from Presidents Phillips Davis & Shurtliff
Monday 6th Sep - writing & sending circulars received from Liverpool to all the conferences,
went with Pres Phillips, Shurtliff and Elder Jones of Cefn to Brother Rice Williams of Cefn
Pennar who was rather deadly as it were in the Church, he came much better after Elder
Phillips & Shurtliff spoke to him a little invited them to call again in a month
Tuesday 7th Sep - writing &c
Wednesday 8th Sep - writing & reading
Thursday 9th Sep - writing reading &c attended Merthyr saints meeting
Friday Sep 10th/52 - writing
Saturday Sep 11th 52 - writing
Sunday Sep 12th 52 - attended Merthyr morning meeting saints meeting & evening where
President Phillips preached
Monday Sep 13th 52 - writing to the "Udgorn" [Zion's Trumpet] some piece against drinking
spirits &c attended Merthyr Branch council where we go find instructions from President
Phillips & Davis
Tuesday Sep 14th 52 - writing &c was attacked with a dimness in the eyes headache and
stomach &c very bad all day - attended general council received to the Per Emig Fund
£31.0.111/2 being for the last fortnight from this district of the conference
Wednesday Sep 15th - writing some letters to different places attended to the distribution of
the Stars & visited Georgetown Branch where I spoke a little after Elder John Morris
traveling Elder upon the Per Emig Fund showing how long they should wait in Babilon
according to what they contribute at present & was followed by President Phillips on different
principles mostly upon the subject of Emigration &c had a firstrate meeting
Thursday Sep 16th/52 - writing & went in company with Elder Davis & wife to view the
underground brother Thomas Jones Gellideg & sons came in with us preached we three in a
dram, &c - attended Merthyr Saints meeting had good instruction from President John Davis
&c I spoke a little afterwards & desired an interest in the prayers of the saints that I might
have health & strength to live & go to Zion, spoke a little upon the subject of Emig Fund &c
had a firstrate meeting
Friday Sep 17th/52 - writing & making up the book binding accounts President Phillips &
wife & two of the children left for Llandyfry [Llandovery] Carmarthenshire very fine day for
them in the gig
Saturday Sep 18/52 - writing &c & receiving donations to Per Emig Fund & giving receipts
Sunday Sep 19/52 - visited Pontypridd Branch for the purpose of getting the particulars of the
money donated to the PE Fund spoke a little in the saints meeting returned home same day
with the train
Thursday Sep 23rd 52 - attended Merthyr saints meeting where Pres Phillips spoke on some
very interesting subjects & I felt to thank God for the light which I received through him in
regard to the "word of wisdom" if any one should come & say contrary in regard to it to what
higher authority have said or written for us not to give heed to it &c
Friday 24th 1852 - writing &c
Saturday 25th - writing &c
Sunday 26th 52 - writing & receiving donations to the Per E Fund - attended Merthyr saints
meeting spoke a little after some more Elders &c President Phillips preached in the evening
to a very large congregation
Monday 27th 1852 - attended Merthyr council meeting & during the course of the day spoke a
little in the council was followed by Elder John N Morris
Tuesday 28th 1852 - writing &c forwarded over to Pres Phillips £271.14.01/2 being the
donations of the East Glamorgan Conference to the Per Emig Fund for the quarter ending
September 24, 1852 - attended General council
Wednesday 29th 1852 - Balancing Per Emig Fund books when Pres Phillips forwarded to
Liverpool from Wales to the above Fund £361 Brother Phillips was called into the court
house I accompanied him there where we had to stay for about two hours - they wanted him
to keep his aged mother I was called to speak & told them his circumstances & they all
showed a very bad spirit towards us the case was adjourned until this day week
Thursday 30th 1852 - Balancing my agency a/c with Liverpool - attended Merthyr saints
meeting
October
Friday Oct 1st 1852 - writing & drawing bills &c attended singing school
Saturday Oct 2nd - writing &c
Sunday Oct 3rd - Conference Sunday gave an account of Per Emig Fund donations for the last
quarter which was over 271£ from this conference also book agency a/c - had firstrate
meetings all day counsels from Presidents Phillips, Davis & Pugh also from Brother Shurtliff
Oct 4th/52 - writing & sent some cash to Liverpool - attended general council of Wales where
Pres Phillips gave some fine instructions - had a very good council the Spirit of God
powerfully upon all present all of the same mind & determination to pass to operation all
counsels given in regard to the debt of Books &c
Tuesday 5th 1852 - writing letters &c attended Georgetown council meeting spoke a little after
Elder John N Morris upon the subject of obedience
Wednesday Oct 6th 1852 - attended court house with Owens solicitor of Pontypool who
defended Brother Phillips case
Thursday Oct 7th 1852 - attended Merthyr saints meeting distributed the Stars
Friday Oct 8th 1852 - writing &c
Saturday 9th/52 - writing
Sunday Oct 10th 1852 - went in company with President Phillips & others to Monmouth
conference walked through first rate had very good conference good instructions from
Presidents Davis, Phillips & others - many Elders preached in the evening I dismissed the
conference through prayer
Monday Oct 11th 1852 - In Tredegar all day got breakfast with Elder William Richards from
people of the world, dined with Elder G [?] Davies Book agent then went to meet sister
Phillips Hannah & James waited for 3 or 4 hours before they arrived got to Brother Giles'
house before the concert commenced attended concert had a little amusement, slept at the
Kings Head last night
Tuesday Oct 12th 1852 - In Elder Giles' house most of the morning when the Harp was played
beautifully by Elder Parry started home with Miss Phillips after dinner got a ride in an old
cart on the mountains had a narrow escape owing to the chain over the horse's back broke &
the shafts fell down &c attended general council in Merthyr
Wednesday Oct 13/52 - writing &c attended Georgetown saints meeting with President
Phillips where we had a first rate meeting spoke a little before Bro Phillips
Thursday Oct 14/52 - writing distributing the Stars & attended Merthyr saints meeting
President Pugh & D. Jones present
Friday Oct 15th 1852 - [no entry]
Saturday Oct 16th 1852 - writing
Sunday Oct 17th, 52 - attended Merthyr morning meeting, & Ynysgau Branch in the afternoon
where I spoke a little & a crowd of the people of the world came & I preached a little to them
showing that the Latter Day Saints was better than all other sects even if they were void of the
gifts & blessings they profess to have because they believe in the true principles of the Gosbel
as they are revealed - attended Merthyr Branch in the evening when many Elders preached, I
dismissed the meeting through prayer
Monday Oct 18th 52 - went through on the pony's back to Cefn Pennar to fetch some vols
[volumes] for binding returned about 6 o'clock
Tuesday Oct 19/52 - writing & preparing books for the binder
Wednesday Oct 20th - writing
Thursday Oct 21 - writing & distributing Stars met Bro Phillips in the evening who was
coming from Pontypridd the train delayed, arrived about 8 o'clock, went to meeting had a
very good meeting for about an hour - some good instructions from Pres Philips & others
Friday Oct 22nd/52 - writing
Saturday Oct 23rd/52
Sunday 31st 1852 - writing &c in the morning attended saints meeting in Cefn Branch spoke a
little to the saints attended Merthyr Branch in the evening dismissed the meeting through
prayer
November
Monday 1st Nov '52 - attended court house when Pres Philips trial was tried had a firstrate
trial, Mr. Owens defended Bro Phillips, I was called as a witness, also Brother Davis Thomas
Jones, Thomas Llewellyn & Clifford - everything was going on firstrate in favour of Bro
Phillips & his mother, but after all, Brother Phillips had to support his mother or at least give
3 shillings a week (if he could) towards her maintenance
Tuesday Nov 2nd 52 - writing
Wednesday Nov 3rd 52 - writing & posting books in the morning went in company with
President Phillips to William Richards Mynydd who was preparing himself & family to
emigrate next spring, returned about 6 o'clock wrote a few letters to &c
Thursday Nov 4th/52 - writing &c attended Merthyr Branch saints meeting - distributed the
Stars this day
Friday Nov 5th 52 - writing &c attended singing meeting
Saturday 6th - writing &c letters
Sunday 7th Nov - attended Merthyr Branch being fast Sunday so called the meeting was held
until between 2 & 3 attended FfynonTydfil Branch in the evening where President Phillips
preached
Monday Nov 8th/52 - writing &c
Tuesday Nov 9th 52 - writing &c attended General Council
Wednesday Nov 10th - writing letters &c
Thursday Nov 11th - writing & attended Merthyr saints meeting had some fine instructions
from President Phillips on the important of going on faithfully with this work in opposition of
all things
Friday Nov 12th - writing some letters &c - having been so much pressed in business for the
last month owing to the Emigration season approaching neglected to make up my journal
December
Sunday Dec 5th 1852 - being the fast Sunday attended Merthyr Branch meeting all day
President Phillips gave some excellent instructions to the saints upon the duties of the several
officers
Monday Dec 6th - Merthyr writing
Tuesday Dec 7th - General Council of the conference Pres S.W. Richards & Dd L Richards
paid us a visit had a good meeting
Thursday 9th - Distributing the Stars &c
Saturday Dec 11th - writing &c
Sunday Dec 12th 1852 - A council was held from 10 to ½ past 1 o'clock for the purpose of
settling between those that are out of their places in Merthyr Branch who were bringing
charges against President Pugh, David Jones & others - everything was settled in a good spirit
- attended Merthyr Saints meeting where we had fine instructions from President Phillips &
several Elders also in the evening President Phillips & Pugh preached to a very large
congregation
Monday Dec 13, 1852 - writing & posting my agency books &c
Tuesday Dec 14, 1852 - writing & receiving deposit money attended the Election where the
candidate H. A. Bruce was opposed by the Chartists rather rough congregation
Wednesday Dec 15th - writing &c attended Georgetown Branch Saints meeting where I spoke
a little to the Saints, was followed by Pres Phillips & Elder Jenkin Williams from North
Wales had a very good meeting.
Thursday Dec 16th - writing &c copying list of emigrants &c attended Merthyr Branch had
good instructions from Pres Phillips & Abednego Jones
Friday Dec 17th 1852 - writing &c
Saturday Dec 18/52 - writing &c sent 32£ to J.H. Ebblewhite of London for to send a Brass
Band down for Pres W.S. Phillips for to take along with him to Great S. Lake Valley
19th Dec/52 - attended meetings afternoon & evening heard an a/c that the Welsh brethren
from Zion arrived in Cardiff
20th Dec/52 - Elders Dan Jones, Thos Jeremy & Daniels arrived in good health & spirits from
Zion - very busy all the week making up a a/c against the conference
