Latter-day Saint Record Finder

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors Record Finder
Record Types
Census Records Church Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Membership Records Military Records Missionaries Newspapers Obituaries	Online Records Patriarchal Blessings Perpetual Emigration Fund Priesthood Records Temple Records Vital Records Ward Membership Records
By Country
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Compiled Sources
Biography Genealogies	History Preliminary Survey
Background Information
Colonization Historical Geography	Periodicals Polygamy
Finding Aids
Archives and Libraries Finding a FamilySearch Center	Further Reading Online Records Record Finder
Substitute Records
U.S. Census Journals and Diaries Utah Utah Biography	Utah Directories Utah Genealogy Utah History Utah Land and Property
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This article introduces the strategies and records that can help you learn more about your ancestors from around the world who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1. In column 1, select a research goal.

2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

3. In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.

The Early Church Information File is an important index to many of these records and their family history information.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Baptism date	Membership Records Genealogy Biographies	Priesthood Records Missionaries Obituaries
Biographical sketches	Biographies Obituaries Genealogy	History Priesthood Records
Birth date and place	Membership Records Biographies Priesthood Records Missionaries	Patriarchal Blessings Military Records Census Temple Records
Children	Census Genealogy Obituaries	Membership Records Biographies
Crossing the ocean and crossing the plains	Emigration and Immigration Biographies Genealogy Obituaries	Membership Records Periodicals Colonization History Newspapers
Death information	Vital Records Membership Records Obituaries Newspapers	Biographies History Periodicals Emigration and Immigration
Divorce	Genealogy Membership Records	Biographies Obituaries
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration Genealogy Biographies	Colonization Obituaries Periodicals
Family history or genealogy	Genealogy Biographies Temple Records	History Military Records For Further Reading
Historical background	History Historical Geography	Periodicals
Living relatives	Genealogy Biographies Obituaries	Census Newspapers
Maps	Historical Geography	Colonization History
Marriage information	Vital Records Membership Records Temple Records	Biographies Genealogy Obituaries Newspapers
Missionary service	Missionaries Membership Records Biography	Obituaries Genealogy History
Occupations	Biographies Obituaries Genealogy	Newspapers Military Records
Parents	Genealogy Membership Records Temple Records Biographies	Missionaries Patriarchal Blessings
Patriarchal blessings	Patriarchal Blessings	Biographies Genealogy
Photographs	Biographies Genealogy	History
Physical description	Biographies Genealogy	Military Records
Place-finding aids	Historical Geography Colonization History	Archives and Libraries
Places of residence	Biographies Membership Records Directories Census	Obituaries Priesthood Records Colonization Missionaries
Previous research	Genealogy Temple Records	Biographies History Periodicals
Priesthood ordinations	Membership Records Priesthood Records Temple Records	Biographies Genealogy
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries Periodicals	For Further Reading
Spouses	Membership Records Temple Records Biographies	Genealogy Obituaries Military Records
Temple ordinances	Temple Records Membership Records Genealogy	Biographies
Wards/branches attended	Membership Records Directories Census Biographies	Priesthood Records Missionaries Historical Geography History
Ward/branch boundaries	Historical Geography History Colonization	Biographies Genealogy