Search on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

Introduction

In an effort to improve the search capability, the Church website switched from old search technologies to Google as its underlying search technology in June 2022. The search tool can be accessed by clicking the magnifying glass in the main navigation on the Church website or by going directly to churchofjesuschrist.org/search.

Websites Being Searched

The search function on churchofjesuschrist.org only returns results from Church-owned domains. This list includes websites such as churchofjesuschrist.org, josephsmithpapers.org, justserve.org, thetabernaclechoir.org, and familysearch.org. The search results on churchofjesuschrist.org and google.com should be very similar, except that results from outside websites will not be included.

Search Filters

It is common for users of search to want to filter results by a certain section of the website. They might only want to see results from general conference or Book of Mormon or Liahona. This can be done by clicking the dropdown menu in the top right of the search page below the search bar. There are several options currently available, with additional filters planned for the future. To search a more specific section of the website such as 1 Nephi or Liahona 2022, you can use the “site:" advanced search technique. See more details below.

Advanced Search Techniques

Google offers a number of advanced search options. You can use these patterns directly in the search box on churchofjesuschrist.org.

• Put a word or phrase inside quotes “will go and do” to search for exact matches. When search phrases are not in quotes, Google will sort results by relevance. Some results without quotes may not contain the exact phrase searched.
• Add “site:" and the section of the website you want to search in front of your search phrase. For example, type “site:churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/mosiah baptism” to search for baptism results in the book of Mosiah or “site:churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2022 temples” to search for temples results in the 2022 Liahona issues.
• Exclude words from your search by putting a "-" in front of the word you want to exclude. For example, type “faith -news” in the search box to search for pages that include “faith” but exclude “news.”
  

Other Search Tools

The Gospel Library mobile app also received significant enhancements to its search functionality in June 2022. A companion Gospel Library search experience will be made available soon on the churchofjesuschrist.org. While it will only search Gospel Library content like general conference, magazines, and manuals, it will offer a number of advanced filters such as author, date range, and sorting by scripture book.