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| title = Utah, Early Mormon Missionary Database, 1860-1937
| title = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Registers (Worldwide), 1860-1937
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| record_type = Missionary Register
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| start_year = 1860
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| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:Utah|Utah Guided Research]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[LDS Missionaries]]  
| FS_URL_02 = [[Utah Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[LDS Membership Records]] , [[LDS Church Records]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Utah Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)]]
| FS_URL_04 = Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] {{!}} [[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1900-Present|1900-Present]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Utah Genealogy]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Latter-day Saint Compiled Genealogies]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
| FS_URL_06 = [[Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]  
| FS_URL_07 = [[Utah Archives and Libraries]]  
| FS_URL_07 = [[Ward Membership Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] , [[Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
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| FS_URL_09 = [[ Utah Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_09 = [[Utah Genealogy]]
| FS_URL_10 = [[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1850-1905]], [[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1900-Present]]
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| RW_URL_02 = [http://lib.byu.edu/collections/mormon-missionary-diaries/ Missionary Diaries]   
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| RW_URL_03 = [[Utah Record Finder]] 
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| RW_URL_01 = [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/missionary/?lang=eng Church History Department]  
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| custodian = Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City 
| custodian = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/missionary/?lang=eng Church History Department]
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== What Is in This Collection?  ==
This collection consists of an index of registers kept to record the departure and return of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Salt Lake City. The collection covers the years 1860 to 1937. A more comprehensive database is offered in the [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/missionary/?lang=eng Church History Department] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which includes missionaries serving from 1830 to 1860, missionaries not routed through Salt Lake City, links to lists of missionaries serving at the same time and histories of mission areas.


== What Is in This Collection?  ==
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This collection consists of an index of registers kept to record the departure and return of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Salt Lake City. The collection covers the years 1860 to 1937. A more comprehensive database is offered in the [https://history.lds.org/missionary/ Church History Department] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which includes missionaries serving from 1830 to 1860, missionaries not routed through Salt Lake City, links to lists of missionaries serving at the same time and histories of mission areas.
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me?   ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
 
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*Full name of missionary  
*Full name of missionary  
*Parent’s full names  
*Parent’s full names  
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*Present residence  
*Present residence  
*Page, volume, line number
*Page, volume, line number
 
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==How Do I Search This Collection?==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 
*Name of the person  
*Name of the person  
*The name of a parent or date of the event  
*The name of a parent or date of the event  
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next?==
== What Do I Do Next?==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.  Witnesses were usually family members
*[[Utah Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
*[[Utah Church Records| Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900
 
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===   
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===   
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
*Try searching by surname only
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county 
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well 
*Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records
*Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records
 
=== Research Helps ===
=== Record Finder ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Utah, United States Genealogy|Utah]].
Consult the [[Utah Record Finder]] to find other records.
* [[GuidedResearch:Utah|Utah Guided Research]]
 
* [[Utah Record Finder]]
* [[Utah Research Tips and Strategies]]
* Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] {{!}} [[Step-by-Step Utah Research, 1900-Present|1900-Present]]
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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;Collection Citation:"Utah, Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1937." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Citing Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959. CR 301 22. Church History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
 
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What Is in This Collection?

This collection consists of an index of registers kept to record the departure and return of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Salt Lake City. The collection covers the years 1860 to 1937. A more comprehensive database is offered in the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which includes missionaries serving from 1830 to 1860, missionaries not routed through Salt Lake City, links to lists of missionaries serving at the same time and histories of mission areas.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Full name of missionary
  • Parent’s full names
  • Birth date and place
  • Residence
  • Ward or Stake name
  • Mission location
  • Dates departed for and returned from mission
  • Name of person ordaining missionary
  • Date set apart as missionary
  • Baptism date
  • By whom baptized
  • Quorum or Priesthood office held
  • Present residence
  • Page, volume, line number

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • Name of the person
  • The name of a parent or date of the event

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • If available, check the image for additional information
  • Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
  • Utah Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • Try searching by surname only
  • The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
  • Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
  • Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Utah.

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
Record Citation:
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