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[http://lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,3900-1,00.html#FlashPluginDetected Church History Library]<br>15 East North Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-1600<br>Phone: (801) 240-2272<br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been the predominant religion in Utah since the pioneers arrived in 1847. | [http://lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,3900-1,00.html#FlashPluginDetected Church History Library]<br>15 East North Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-1600<br>Phone: (801) 240-2272<br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been the predominant religion in Utah since the pioneers arrived in 1847. | ||
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|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 | 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|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 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: | ||
*Jenson, Andrew''. Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. '' {{FHL|84435|item | *Jenson, Andrew''. Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. '' {{FHL|84435|item|disp=FHL film 599327 it 2; FHL fiche 6051314; FHL book 289.303 J453c.}} | ||
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: | 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: | ||
*Jenson, Andrew. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941. {{FHL|81176|item | *Jenson, Andrew. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941. {{FHL|81176|item|disp= FHL film 496776; FHL fiche 6053258; FHL book 289.309 J453e}}; digital version at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/BYUIBooks,2693 Family History Archives]. Index: {{FHL|354674|item|disp=FHL film 928073 item 8; FHL fiche 6103908; FHL book 289.309 J453ei}}. This record contains histories of LDS Church 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 | *''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. | ||
*The index to the ''Journal History'' is online at [http://churchhistory/dvds/2dvd37/contents.htm Journal History Index]. The microfilm index is cataloged separately in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The. Historical Department. ''Index to Journal History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Department, 1973. {{FHL|52690|item}} | *The index to the ''Journal History'' is online at [http://churchhistory/dvds/2dvd37/contents.htm Journal History Index]. The microfilm index is cataloged separately in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The. Historical Department. ''Index to Journal History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Department, 1973. {{FHL|52690|item|disp=FHL films 1233503–}}. Films do 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. | ||
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