Kimball, Heber C.

SYNOPSIS OF THE HISTORY OF HEBER CHASE KIMBALL

Source: Heber C. Kimball, Journal extracts (1801-1838) in Millennial Star 26 (1864)

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June 13th 1837, I bade my family and friends in Kirtland farewell, and in company with elders Hyde, Richards, and Priest Fielding started on my mission arrived at Fairport, on Lake Erie, that afternoon, a distance of twelve miles; and about an hour after our arrival, took passage in a steamboat. Sister Mary Fielding gave me five dollars, with which I paid my passage and brother Hyde's to Buffalo; after a pleasant voyage we reached Buffalo the next day.

There was means furnished by the Canadian brethren to help the mission but I never got a farthing of it.

I journeyed in company with Elder Richards to Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where we spent one day visiting his father and mother, and were successful in obtaining $40 to enable us to prosecute our journey.

We arrived at New York on the 22nd day of June, where we met with brothers Goodson, Russell and Snider (they came by the way of Canada) all in good health.

Being scant of means we were obliged to rent a store house from Elijah Fordham's father, on the floor of which we lay. He had as many as twelve beds which were empty.

While we remained in New York, we distributed O. Hyde's Timely Warnings to the ministers of the different denominations, and taught the people the principles of the Gospel.

Elijah Fordham was the only Saint in New York, he gave me $10.

July 1st. We took passage on board the Garrick, and on the 20th landed in Liverpool. �

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20th [April 1838]. Myself, elders Hyde and Russell, went on board the ship Garrick, and after a prosperous voyage of 22 1/2 days, we landed in New York. The sight of my native land filled my soul with gladness.

We found Elder Orson Pratt, who in company with his brother Parley P., had built up a branch of the Church in the city of New York, with whom we met, and whose hearts were encouraged by a rehearsal of the progress of the work in England. We continued our journey to Kirtland �

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From another letter dated "New York, September 3rd [1843]. We learned that they reached there on the 21st," where they had spent nearly two weeks--Father had been very sick, and was quite feeble, and had lost much flesh. He said, "We intend to leave on the morrow, if the Lord will, for Boston. Our conference will be held there on Saturday and Sunday--when that is over, I shall make my way home as soon as possible. �

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Mother received another letter from him, written at Boston on the 23rd of September [1843]. He wrote, "I have received your kind letter written on the first of August. We left New York on the 4th. On the 6th, Elder Brigham Young and myself went to Salem, and on the 18th, returned to Boston, held our conference on the 9th. Eight of the Twelve were present. �

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� Elder George A. Smith and myself intend to leave here tomorrow [September 4th, 1843] for New York if the Lord will, on my way home, will have to stop there one or two days, then a few days in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and also in Cincinnati. I will now bid you adieu for a little season."

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