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[[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']]<br>35 N. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Phone: 801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830 | [[Family History Library|'''Family History Library''']]<br>35 N. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Phone: 801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830 | ||
The Family History Library has copies of ward, branch, district, stake and mission records up to 1948 with a few up to 1977. | *The Family History Library has copies of ward, branch, district, stake and mission records up to 1948 with a few up to 1977. | ||
To locate records of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it helps to use an index. The ''[[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]] ''and the [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'' are]] two important indexes used to find Church members and other people of Utah. A source that describes events in Church history from 1805 to 1913 is: | To locate records of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it helps to use an index. The ''[[LDS Family History Suite 2|LDS Family History Suite 2]] ''and the [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'' are]] two important indexes used to find Church members and other people of Utah. A source that describes events in Church history from 1805 to 1913 is: | ||
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*Jenson, Andrew. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/184207-encyclopedic-history-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; {{FHL|81176|item|disp= FHL film 496776; FHL fiche 6053258; FHL book 289.309 J453e}}. Index: {{FHL|354674|item|disp=FHL film 928073 item 8; FHL fiche 6103908; FHL book 289.309 J453ei}}. This record contains histories of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints units describing when they were organized and if they were created from a different unit. From this you will be able to determine where the membership records are found. Leaders of the area are also listed. Indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | *Jenson, Andrew. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/184207-encyclopedic-history-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; {{FHL|81176|item|disp= FHL film 496776; FHL fiche 6053258; FHL book 289.309 J453e}}. Index: {{FHL|354674|item|disp=FHL film 928073 item 8; FHL fiche 6103908; FHL book 289.309 J453ei}}. This record contains histories of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints units describing when they were organized and if they were created from a different unit. From this you will be able to determine where the membership records are found. Leaders of the area are also listed. Indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | ||
*''Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830-1973)''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Dept., 1969, 1973. {{FHL|52638|item|disp=FHL films 1259729-795.}} Films do not circulate to Family History Centers. This collection includes newspaper clippings and extracts from journals, letters, histories, biographies, rosters, and manuscript material. Daily events are arranged chronologically. Also available at the Church History Library and Church Archives. The sets at the [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|Harold B. Lee Library]] and the Utah Historical Society Library are not as current. | *''Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830-1973)''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Dept., 1969, 1973. {{FHL|52638|item|disp=FHL films 1259729-795.}} Films do not circulate to Family History Centers. This collection includes newspaper clippings and extracts from journals, letters, histories, biographies, rosters, and manuscript material. Daily events are arranged chronologically. Also available at the Church History Library and Church Archives. The sets at the [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|Harold B. Lee Library]] and the Utah Historical Society Library are not as current. | ||