Letter to the Bishops and Presidents, 10 December 1856
Dear Brethren
We feel it our Duty to call upon
you to use your infleuence with all the Saints under your Care to
Stop selling their Grain Pork, Beef & provisions to the Gentile Members
of this City & Territoy for they are ^thirely^ throwing many thousands of Bushels
of grain into the hands of men to feed our Enemies & ^put it^ out of the
reach of our of this people. in case of famine & want, this should
not be for by persuing this course the people will, cut their own
thoats & Destroy themselves. If the Saints wish a Reformation let
them begin by Reforming in this thing & God will bless them
but if they continue in this course They will repent it when it is to late
W. Woodruff
F. D. Richards
Presidents of the Missionaries
G. S. L. City 10 Decem 1856
