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ppgreggrichardson wrote:Friends - I think we're missing the essence of the question here: "How does one obtain their membership record number WITHOUT having to contact a local leader?" This is an important question for so many who were baptized but now not participating in a ward and either (a) do not know where their membership records reside, or (b) would prefer not to attract attention from local leaders. We see this often (including the first post in this thread) when someone would like to take full advantage of all the tools and experiences offered to Church members on FamilySearch. Telling them to look it up in Tools will not help either, because they can't sign into Tools without a Church account, which typically requires a membership record number. Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.

As russellhltn said, there isn't a self-service way to do this online. I don't know of any plans to create an online tool that would allow a member to look up their own record number. The problem of ensuring that the person on the other end of the wire is authorized for the data being requested is a difficult one to solve in this situation.

The FamilySearch use case you describe is a valid case -- I have had conversations today dealing with other steps for that exact use case once the MRN has been obtained.

The forum isn't the place to address that use case. Creating a path to allow non-participating members to get a membership record number without contacting local leaders would require a coordinated project between Membership, Identity, and Data Privacy, at the very least. That is going to be driven by a request through the business departments, not through a forum discussion.

scgallafent wrote:The problem of ensuring that the person on the other end of the wire is authorized for the data being requested is a difficult one to solve in this situation.

One possible abuse would be to determine if someone is a member of the church or not. From past observation, the church rarely discloses membership status to third parties.

scgallafent wrote:Creating a path to allow non-participating members to get a membership record number without contacting local leaders would require a coordinated project between Membership, Identity, and Data Privacy, at the very least. That is going to be driven by a request through the business departments, not through a forum discussion.

One has to wonder how motivated the business department would be to do that.

Can i get my MRN online ? been not active attending sunday services for long time n now find out about MRN so how can i get it ?

vhee wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:49 am Can i get my MRN online ? been not active attending sunday services for long time n now find out about MRN so how can i get it ?

If you already have a member Church Account (a Church Account associated with your MRN) then you can log onto ChurchofJesusChrist.org and go to the Directory. Select "My Household" in the left column and under your name in the right column click the "Show Record Number" link.

However, if you do not have a member Church Account you will have to contact the ward clerk for your ward to get your MRN.

For the situation where you have been inactive for some time and may have moved you will need to find your home ward/branch and have the clerk move your record into the ward/branch. You can find your ward/branch and the contact number for the bishop or branch president in the Meetinghouse Locator. Type in your address in the search box. If you know your record is in that ward he can give you your MRN or give you contact information for your ward/branch clerk to help you get your record moved into the ward/branch and then give you your MRN.

I need my MRN number but I have no idea the ward name. I was active when I was a teenager but my parents were not. I received my Patrarchal blessing and wanted to get a copy but all I have is the address where I lived and the year. I do do not live close to this location. Please help

lunddebbie0@gmail.com wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 11:42 am I need my MRN number but I have no idea the ward name. I was active when I was a teenager but my parents were not. I received my Patrarchal blessing and wanted to get a copy but all I have is the address where I lived and the year. I do do not live close to this location. Please help

No one here is able to look that up. Use the Meetinghouse Locator to find out what ward you live in now, and then you can ask them to pull in your membership record and that will have your MRN.

I Want To Get My Membership Number For [personal information removed] . Thank You God Bless You

Bare wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 3:17 pm I Want To Get My Membership Number For [personal information removed] . Thank You God Bless You

Please see the post before yours.