FINDING ORIGINAL CHURCH ORDINANCES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS

Rosanne Ricks

I am writing a family history. As I look up deceased family members in FamilySearch and check their ordinance tabs, I see that sometimes dates appear that LOOK like they were ordinances performed by the person in life, but often I see dates of ordinance performed LONG after the person died, so I know they aren't original ordinances dates.

How do I find the original ordinances for my deceased ancestors? And, is the "Ordinance Index" still available for members to search?

Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

Rosanne Ricks

Bryan54

The link below contains suggestions for locating baptism and confirmation information in early Church records.

https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/training/library/baptism-and-confirmation-information-in-early-records/membership-records