President Heber C. Kimball's Journal Seventh Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints — Inside the Classic

Called to go Upon a Mission to England--Appointed to Preside--The Journey.

Timidity at the Thoughts of my Task--Prompted by the Spirit to go to Preston--"The Truth Will Prevail"--Meet Elder Fielding's Brother, a Preacher--Invited to Preach in his Chapel--Seeing his Craft Endangered, he Closes his Doors Against us--Another Minister Forbids us Baptizing his Church Members--Desperate Struggle with Evil Spirits--Commence Baptizing--Elders Separate--Opposed by a Minister--His Subsequent Shame.

Meeting for Confirmation--Convert and Baptize Miss Richards--Her Father, a Minister, Invites me to Preach in his Chapel--Congregation Believe my Testimony--Mr. Richards Frightened--Closes his Chapel Against me--His Daughter Troubled--I Predict that he will Again Open his Chapel to me--Prediction Fulfilled--Other Elders Encouraged by the Rev. Mr. Matthews, who Afterwards Rejects their Testimony and Commences Preaching their Doctrines on his Own Account.

The People Eager to Hear us--We Rent "The Cock Pit" to Preach in--Obtain Licenses to Preach--Continued Success.

First Conference in England--Word of Wisdom First Taught there--Enemies Active--Urgent Invitation from a Baptist Church--The Effect of our Preaching.

Impressed to Visit Downham and Chatburn--Bad Character of those Places--Warned Against Going--Joy with which the Gospel was Received--The People Eager to be Baptized--Loth to Part with me--Vain Opposition from a Minister--Affecting Conduct of Little Children.

Visit to the Moon Family--Prejudiced Against our Doctrine--A Prophecy about them--Impressed to Call at their House again--My Presence Hailed With Joy as an Answer to Prayer--The Prophecy Fulfilled; they Join the Church--A Dream and its Interpretation.

Extraordinary Success--Very Cold Weather--Scenes of Suffering--Our Excessive Labors--A General Conference--Farewell Meeting--Affection Manifested for us--Elder Russell's Labors--Elder Goodson a Barrier.

Our Lodgings--Wants Supplied by Liberality of Saints--Journey to Liverpool--Contrast Between Arrival and Departure--Return Voyage--Meeting with Elders and Saints at New York--Arrival at Kirtland.

Removal to Missouri--Sickness--Kindness of the Saints at Far West--Build a House, and then Have to Abandon it--Battle of Crooked River--Death and Final Testimony of Apostle David W. Patten--Corner Stone of Temple at Far West Laid--Removal to Illinois.

Far West Besieged--Joseph Smith and Brethren Betrayed by Apostates--Atrocities of Mob--Conversation with W. E. M'Lellin--Extermination Speech of General Clark.

Perils of the People--Cheerfulness of the Saints amidst their Troubles--Visit our Brethren in Prison--Apostles Ordained--Mock Distribution of State Appropriation--Letter from Joseph Smith and Brethren in Prison--Indifference of State Officials to our Appeals--Word of the Lord to me.

Final Expulsion from Ear West--Destruction of Property--Escape of Joseph Smith and Brethren--Attempt to Visit Parley P. Pratt and Brethren in Prison--Forced to Flee to Escape Mob Violence--Assembly of Apostles and Others on Temple Site According to Revelation--Arrival in Illinois--Word of the Lord Fulfilled.

Joyful Meeting with Joseph--First Conference in Illinois--First Visit to Commerce--My Impression Concerning the New Gathering Place--My Recommend--Struggle with Evil Spirits--Joseph Smith's Experience with Evil Spirits--P. P. Pratt's Escape from Prison--Building Houses--Prostrate with Sickness--Remarkable Manifestation of the Gift of Healing.

Start upon a Mission under Distressing Circumstances--Incidents of the Journey--A Drunken Doctor Gives me a Table-spoonful of Morphine--My Life Saved Through the Prayer of Faith--Brethren Leave me to Proceed to Kirtland--Their Fear that I would Die--I Predict that, I would Recover and Reach Kirtland Before Them.

Further Incidents of the Journey--Money Increased by the Power of God--Arrival at Kirtland Ahead of Brethren, in Fulfillment of my Prediction--Services in the Temple--Visit my Old Home and my Relatives--Kind Treatment--Arrival in New York--Joyful Meeting with Brethren.

Incidents of Elder Kimball's Mission, as Gleaned from his Letters--Some of his Prophecies Fulfilled--Elder Hyde's Account of the Contest with Evil Spirits--Great Success of the work Throughout England--A Testimonial--Summary of Labors--Return to Nauvoo.

PRESIDENT H. C. KIMBALL'S JOURNAL.

AN ACCOUNT OF HIS MISSION TO ENGLAND AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GOSPEL TO THAT LAND.

CALLED TO GO UPON A MISSION TO ENGLAND--APPOINTED TO PRESIDE--THE JOURNEY.

The labors of the Elders of the Church of Latter-day Saints in early days were confined to the United States of America, with the exception of the province of Upper Canada, where a great many persons embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ, and rejoiced in the blessings thereof. The majority of this latter class were originally from Great Britain, and they soon began to manifest a desire that their relatives and friends who were still residing there, might be privileged with hearing the glad tidings of salvation, and be made partakers of those gifts and blessings which are promised in obedience thereto. For the attainment of this object, their prayers were continually ascending to the Lord of sabaoth, that He would prepare the way, and hasten the time when

"The servants of the Lord Soon should take their stand, And spread the glorious light of truth-- Throughout their native land."