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 Instead of federal authority during this period, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) administered the distribution of land. The land was not sold but was allotted to the first owners based on needs. After 1850 title could be obtained from either the Church or the county recorder's office.
-After the initial distribution of land the county recorder or the probate clerk primarily recorded subsequent transfers. A few transactions were recorded in&nbsp;LDS records. Sometimes land was transferred without recording it with any church or government office
+After the initial distribution of land the county recorder or probate clerk primarily recorded subsequent transfers. A few transactions were recorded in&nbsp;LDS Church records. Sometimes land was transferred without it being recorded at any Church or government office.
-Maps listing the names of landholders show where an ancestor lived. The library has a few plat maps. Examples are:
+Maps listing the names of landholders&nbsp;locate where an ancestor lived. The library has a few plat maps. Examples are:
 *Morgan, Nicholas G. ''Pioneer Map: Great Salt Lake City, Great Basin, North America.'' N.p.: 1851?. (Family History Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=14165&disp=Pioneer+map%20%20&columns=*,0,0 map 979.225 E7man; fiche 6051237].) This map includes historical data and index to names of original owners and their locations by lot or lots and blocks. The index to this map consists of names of major land owners in various Salt Lake City LDS wards.
 *Grundvig, David L.and Sharon Lauritzen. ''Index to Pioneer Map, Great Salt Lake City, for 1850s''. N.p. 1981. (Family History Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=14165&disp=Pioneer+map%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.225 E7man index].)
 *''Pioneer Map: City of St. George, Washington County, Utah''. N.p.: 1982?. (Family History Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=304542&disp=Pioneer+map%2C+city+of+St%2E+George%2C+W%20%20&columns=*,0,0 map 979.248/S1 E7p].) This map lists the names of land owners on the map and the designation of the ward where they lived. The index to this map has St. George wards listed in: Hardesty, Patricia N. ''Pioneer Map, City of St. George, Washington County, Utah Index with LDS Wards''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (Family History&nbsp;Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=304753&disp=Pioneer+map+city+of+St%2E+George%2C+Wash%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.248/S1 E7p index, fiche 6031575].)