Mormon History, Tuesday, Dec 15, 1846.

[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Municipal court in Dr. R.Â's [Richards'] round house. The President said this meeting was called to hear of the organizations of the bishops. I want the high council to see that the bishops are properly organized. Shadrach Roundy read his return for 5th Ward, Daniel Carns, 10th Ward, A. O. Smoot of 14th Ward, absent. Voted that W. Woodruff attend to the ward and choose two counselors during his absence. Albert Lutz reported, 17th Ward. Council said very well got up so far. All the rest were considered imperfect, and a uniformity to be made. All the bishops to come to Dr. R.Â's [Richards'] and get a precedent tomorrow.
President Young: When the bishops make their reports, bring the sheet; it will give the numbers [of] laboring men, numbers sick, how many days tithing, and minitue[?] down the delinquency of men. If we canÂ't handle this little camp at a jump, how shall we manage millions. The whole 22 bishops should be read over in 44 minutes the round numbers of all souls. Perhaps we may want to see items of business, and the clerk should bring all his papers with him. They ought to have their books alike, and systematically done.
President Young asked how many persons are there here who recollect how the bishops are called? O. Pratt said there was a revelation given in Kirtland showing that the Twelve were to call and organize every office in the Church. H. C. Kimball said there was also a revelation to call patriarchs. President Young: All we want is to get it just right. There are two men who belong to the Church, Joseph Herring and George Herring. We want to furnish them a team to fetch their sister and family; they want to go West with us. Voted: "that the bishops collect the amount from the people." President Young requested one more day's work on the mill race and so finish it.
H. C. Kimball related a dream of he and President Young flying snakes on the plain, made no resistance. President Young said if the people will do as I say, they will be saved. I ask my Heavenly Father what He has for me to do tonight and I trust the event with my Father that it will come out right. I am ready tonight to render up an account to my Father in regard to those goods, and I should cry out Hallelujah, my work is done. Am I to blame because the goods rose in price at St. Louis? Am I to blame because the carriage of goods rose in price from 6 bits to $2.25 per hundred? No, I wonÂ't have it. Why did not their husbands send them [$]16,000 instead of [$]5,000. If the brethren had done as I told them at Nauvoo, we should have been at the Rocky Mountains long ago.
W. Richards knows verily that what Presidents Young and Kimball have said is true, and is glad that the reformation has commenced this evening. Adjourned till Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at this place. Fontenelle found 73 dead, and the Sioux carried off all their goods, principally old men, women and children, and two or three warriors.

[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]

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