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.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.
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.