Latter Day Saints - Great Advances In Genealogy

[Kirk Monroe]

As a branch that studies scientifically, the way a family has grown
from its original state into the current generation, its culture,
language and other philosophical details besides basic particulars
such as who married who and where they are now etc, genealogy is no
longer restricted to only the elite or the super-powerful leaders. It
includes spiritual elements as well, such as the study of the history
of LDS reveals, by being so popular today.
From studying the birth and descent of persons of noble origin to
covering a broader scope of regular people and even those untouched by
wealth and power-games, genealogy of Latter Day Saints is a commonly
accepted research in modern times, which has been influenced by
religious events in a great measure to turn it into the intensive
study branch it is today.
Modern times have acknowledged the genealogy of the Church of Jesus
Christ as being one associated with Latter-day Saints or the LDS as
they are commonly referred to; it refers to the people known as
Mormons, which is a church that originated as way back as 1830. It was
started by one Joseph Smith, who began the process with a group of 6
and slowly it built up to the astounding 11 million member-bases it is
today. Thus, one can well understand the gravity and influence of such
important religious leaders that could help the cause of genealogy
advance and branch out as it certainly seems to have proven it already
has, with the LDS having many different groups and sects today.
All these various religious denominations that originated from the
Church of Jesus Christ are believed to have descended from the one
Smith established and so, even though they are separate groups now,
the LDS still has is a force to be reckoned with since it pioneered in
copying and protecting records that are very useful in the advancement
of genealogy today.
For example, one important task the LDS members did was transcribing
records into microfilms in the 20th century, which are very valuable
and expensive since they are the ultimate authority on LDS
genealogical field.
The other salient feature of the Latter Day Saints phenomenon recorded
by individuals who helped maintain records of members is that
important doctrinal activities such as baptism, marriage and death
were paid a great deal of attention; so, the modern Church of the
Latter-day Saints has access to the most detailed international
genealogy library.
One can find more information at the Family History Library in Salt
Lake City, Utah which is filled with genealogical treasures that have
been compiled from member journals, membership records, periodicals
and some even from the biographies of different LDS members.
Thus, modern day genealogists have to credit the LDS group of
believers for having put such a lot of effort into painstakingly
recording vignettes and snippets of a rich religious history that
would otherwise not have stood up to the true test of genealogy being
a complete, exhaustive and insightful account of a particular ethical
group's origins - right down to the present time status.