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Before the provisional government was organized, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided the only government structure. Although this era officially ended in 1849, civil and criminal cases were handled in Church courts until about 1890, and until 1910 in some Utah communities. | Before the provisional government was organized, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided the only government structure. Although this era officially ended in 1849, civil and criminal cases were handled in Church courts until about 1890, and until 1910 in some Utah communities. | ||
Church court records are interfiled in Church records at the Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. See the [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS | Church court records are interfiled in Church records at the Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. See the [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors]] for information about their Church records. | ||
A legal history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900 is in: | A legal history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900 is in: | ||
Firmage, Edwin Brown and Richard C. Mangrum. ''Zion in the Courts''. Urbana Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|632008|title-id|disp=book 289.309 F516z}}.) This book covers the time period when Church and civil courts overlapped. It is indexed and includes a bibliography. | Firmage, Edwin Brown and Richard C. Mangrum. ''Zion in the Courts''. Urbana Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|632008|title-id|disp=book 289.309 F516z}}.) This book covers the time period when Church and civil courts overlapped. It is indexed and includes a bibliography. | ||
=== Provisional Government of the State of Deseret (1849-1850) === | === Provisional Government of the State of Deseret (1849-1850) === | ||