Diana Bean Journal, April 1903-August 1903

File — Box: 1, Volume: 3

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Scope and Contents

In this, her third missionary journal, Bean continues to describe her daily activities as a missionary in London. Of particular interest in this book is a June 27 entry in which Bean writes of meeting Joseph Smith, III. "This evening . . . I went to the Stratford Town Hall to hear Joseph Smith, the son of the prophet, speak upon 'Mormonism.' He spoke at some length upon faith, repentance, baptism, and eternal judgment, all of which I could follow him in. He made only a few remarks about the Utah Mormons and denounced the law of plural marriage saying his father never taught or practiced it and that the Doctrine and Covenants denounced it. That it was eight years after the death of the prophet that the practice was begun. We met and shook hands with Mr. Smith, but I was very disappointed in him. He was pleasant and genial but I had expected to see a great man and he was not."

Dates

April 1903-August 1903

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