Year: 1870

The following account of his visit to England
was given by Brigham Young in sermon deliv.
cred by him at the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City
on Sunday before last =


recolect when left to 20 to England was
unable TO walk twenty rods without assistance. /
was helped to the edge Of the river Mississippi
end carried across. When Brother Kimball and I
started on our journey there was struggle be-
tween us and the powers OF earth and hell whether
or not we should accomplish our mission. We
were in the depths OF poverty. caused by being
driven from Missouri, where we had left ali. re.
collect that one ofmy own sisters pitied my condi-
ton and situation; she sorry for me, and said
"Brother Brigham, what necessity Is there for you
to go to England while you are sick? Why not
tarry here until you are we?' I said to her as /
started Off one morning, "Sister Fanny, never
felt better in my life." She was very eccentric
woman: and looking at me with tears in her eyes
she said You ie," said nothing, but was de-
firm resolve was that would do what I was re-
CURED to do in the gospel Of life and salvation, or
would die trying to do it.. ] am so today.


We landed upon the shores of England and
then felt that the chains were broken, that the
bands that were upon me were burst asunder
Twelve months and sixteen days a few of the
Twelve and Seventies tarried in England. In
supervision, between eight and nine thousand per.
sons were baptized Though some apostatized) be-
fore we left the churches were organized the emf
gratlonprepared, ships were chartered and compa-
w
six bits, with which purchased hat. In twelve
months and sixteen days one of The finest vessels
in the harbor tied up eight days to carry myself
and brethren across the water. The agents of
the vessel said such thing had never been done
before but thoJ were urgent and anxious to
oblge us, for we had chartered and fitted out
several vessels, and as our emigration promised
to se 2 large business tns1 they wanted to carry
printed five thousand copies Of the Book
of Mormon, three thousand hymn-books, and
commenced the Miuenidl S'dr; over sixty thou
sand tracts had been printed aad sent by the
towns they visited, or distributed in their meet.
ings and in this way the Word was distributed
ana the work carried on for. one short twelve
months Our labor was successful, God blessed
us, and when we returned Book of Mormon
was paid for. The gentleman who bound the
first Books Of Mormon in England binds binds :sS..
day when any have 20 Ue bound We have not
owed the first farthing to those who have done
tis wsih for us. but have paid promptly, accord
ing TO promise for every particle cr our printing
Besides doirg what have already mentioned +,
that twelve months l sustained Several families
while there, and preserved them from starvation
and death. All tbs was through the bless
ing OF the Lord being upon u.s. We were
strangers shd unknown in strange
iand, h"s the work prospered under the
haDSs OF the servants of God, and the means to do
the work that was done was procured through
our industry and prudence. | have before taken
the liberty in public capacity like this, to tell
my brethren ard sisters that do not.recollect of
spending more than one penny, needlessly while
in England and that was for bunch of grapes
while passing through Smitnield Market, Man.
chester. When took them in my hand I saw
women passing through the market who knew
were suffering through hunger, ard who probably
perished and died. felt that / ought to have
given that penny to the poor. Whenever went
from my office, if neglected to take my pockets
full of coppers to give to the poor and the men
dicants, which are everywhere to be met with. I
would return to the Office and take a handful Of
coppers from the drawer, and as | walked along
would give something to such objects of pity and
distress ay | met and pass on without being hh.
dered by them. We organized the Church, we Or
dained two patriarchs and from that time we
have been gathering the poor.