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 == The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)  ==
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been the predominant religion in Utah since the pioneers arrived in 1847.&nbsp;
-Membership records can identify parentage, birth, marriage, death, baptism, priesthood ordination and missionary information along with geographical locations where LDS families were living between the1840s-1960s. The Family History Library has copies of ward, branch, district, stake and mission records up to 1948 with a few up to 1977. The Church Archives has more recent records than the Family History Library does.
+Membership records can identify parentage, birth, marriage, death, baptism, priesthood ordination and missionary information along with geographical locations where LDS families were living between the1840s-1960s. The Family History Library has copies of ward, branch, district, stake and mission records up to 1948 with a few up to 1977. The Church History and Archives has a much broader collection&nbsp;of historical records than the Family History Library.
-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 ''and the ''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 ''and the ''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:&nbsp; Jenson, Andrew''. Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.&nbsp;''(Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=84435&disp=Church+chronology%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 289.303 J453c;&nbsp;film 599327 it 2; fiche 6051314].)&nbsp;
-Jenson, Andrew''. Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.&nbsp;''(Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=84435&disp=Church+chronology%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 289.303 J453c;&nbsp;film 599327 it 2; fiche 6051314].)&nbsp;
 The following are a few general sources and histories for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most of the sources are indexed in ''The Pioneer Heritage ''CD-ROM, ''LDS Family History Suite'', and the ''Early Church Information File''. Some of the complete text is also computerized on the compact disks:
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 ''Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830-1973)''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Dept., 1969, 1973. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=52638&disp=Journal+history+%28Church+of+Jesus+Chris%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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.&nbsp;Also available at the Church History Library and Church Archives. The sets at the Harold B. Lee Library and the Utah Historical Society Library are not as current.
-The index to the ''Journal History ''is cataloged separately in:&nbsp;
+The index to the ''Journal History ''is cataloged separately in:&nbsp; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The. Historical Department. ''Index to Journal History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Department, 1973. (On 58 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=52690&disp=Index+to+Journal+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1233503]).&nbsp;Films do&nbsp;not circulate to family history centers. This index contains an alphabetical listing of individual names, places, events, and subjects. Each entry gives the date and page where the entry is found in the ''Journal History ''films.
-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Department. ''Index to Journal History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Department, 1973. (On 58 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=52690&disp=Index+to+Journal+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1233503]).&nbsp;Films do&nbsp;not circulate to family history centers. This index contains an alphabetical listing of individual names, places, events, and subjects. Each entry gives the date and page where the entry is found in the ''Journal History ''films.
 A register listing call numbers for membership records at the Family History Library&nbsp;is:&nbsp; Jaussi, Laureen R. and Gloria Chaston. ''Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers''. Two Volumes. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=979.2258+A3j book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507]).