Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
20th A Cold stormy day I spent most of the day in the printing
office I held a council with J. C. Little J Cummings C Spencer
& R H [blank] Porter untill about midnight we formed ourselves into
a Herding company to take stock into Rush valley. The following Resoluti-
ons were adopted Resolved that Wilford Woodruff be President of
this company. Resolved that James Cummings be clerk of
said company. Resolved that R. H. Porter furnish one man with himself
[FIGURE] And that W. Woodruff J. C. Little J. Cummings & C. Spencer furnish
a man each to assist in taking charge of the Heard that each of
one of the fore named mentioned company share share equilly alike in
the profits & Losses arising from the Hearding.
Resolved that we use a horizontal [FIGURE] Brand on the left broad side
as a company brand & get it recorded in the recorders Books
Resolved that we get out 100 Hand Bills forthwith & advertize the same
in the Deserett News that we heard for 2 cts per day
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