The Apostles Serve a Mission to Great Britain

The Lord told Joseph Smith to send some of the Apostles on a mission to Great Britain. It was hard for the Apostles to leave their families, but the Lord promised to bless them.

Heber C. Kimball and his wife, Vilate, had a young family. Many of them were very sick.

Brigham Young was also sick, and his family was poor. But Brigham’s wife, Mary Ann, told him, “Go and fill your mission, and the Lord will bless you.”

Heber and Brigham got better, but they were very weak. They wanted to preach the gospel, so they said goodbye to their families and climbed into the back of a wagon to begin their journey.

After a long trip across the ocean, Heber and Brigham arrived in Great Britain. With other Apostles, they taught many people the gospel. Thousands of people were baptized into Jesus Christ’s Church. Many of them sailed across the ocean to join the Saints in the United States.

The Lord kept His promise to take care of Heber’s and Brigham’s families while they were serving Him as missionaries.