Entry Format

Name
b birth date/place of birth
m date of marriage/name of spouse/date when spouse died
bap date of baptism
d date of death
ed where education/degree awarded/field of study/year
mil military experience

Calendar of important events
date/event ordinations abbreviated a "o"

edited/name of publication/period as editor
author/title/(date 1st published)
titles of books are underlined, hymn lyrics are in quotes, tunes are in italics

bibl bibliography/special notes made of obituaries "obit"and photographs "photo"

Frequently used resources are also abbreviated

Books
GMDS - Guide to Mormon Diaries & Autobiographies
FWR - Far West Record:
TMD - They Made a Difference
TSR - They Sang of the Restoration
RJS - The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith
KEQ - Kirtland Elder's Quorom Book (web version)
LBE - Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Knisley - Biographical Dictionary of the Latter Day Ministry
DS - Dedicated to Serve
33 Women - 33 Women of the Restoration
BOM - A Book of Mormons
HC - The History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Periodicals/Journals
AL - Autumn Leaves
AL-Vision - Vision Magazine
BYUS - BYU Studies
Courage - Courage
Dialogue - Dialogue
EJ - Elder's Journal
EVS - The Evening and the Morning Star
JH - Journal of History
M&A - Latter-day Saint's Messenger and Advocate
MS - The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star
RS - Restoration Studies
RTF - Restoration Trails Forum
SH - Saint's Herald
T&S - Times & Seasons
ZE - Zion's Ensign
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