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== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)  ==
== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)  ==


[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.  
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. For more complete information see LDS families.


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.  
[[Family History Library|Family History Library]]<br>35 N. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Phone
 
The Family History Library has copies of ward, branch, district, stake and mission records up to 1948 with a few up to 1977. Copies of the films may be sent to FamilySearch Centers or other libraries with FamilySearch lending.
 
[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 The records The Church History Library 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:&nbsp;  
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;  
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