Searching footnotes?

Discussions around the Gospel Library application for Windows for Desktop and Mobile

Moderator: BowmanDH

Post Reply
GrasseDD
Member
Posts: 193
Joined: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:42 pm
Location: Eugene, OR

Searching footnotes?

#1

Post by GrasseDD »

I'm interested in searching the footnotes. Is that possible?

For example, Pres. Nelson delivered a presentation at a leadership meeting on March 31, 2022, which was later shared as an article in the October 2022 Liahona, titled "The Everlasting Covenant". I know that Elder Christofferson and Elder Anderson cited that article in their October 2022 General Conference talks. I suspect others might have, as well. Is there a way to search that?

Thanks,
D.G.
spencer.penrod
New Member
Posts: 9
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:32 pm

Re: Searching footnotes?

#2

Post by spencer.penrod »

I tried searching a few different ways and this seems to be the situation:

1-There does not seem to be any way to search against the text of GC footnotes in the Gospel Library for Windows app.

2-There IS a way to search for this text through Google from the Church's website:

https://www.google.com/search?as_q=&as_ ... type=&tbs=

3-There does NOT, however, seem to be a way to search only for the text of footnotes from the Church's website.
User avatar
sbradshaw
Community Moderators
Posts: 6245
Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:42 pm
Location: Utah
Contact:

Re: Searching footnotes?

#3

Post by sbradshaw »

Samuel Bradshaw • If you desire to serve God, you are called to the work.
spencer.penrod
New Member
Posts: 9
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:32 pm

Re: Searching footnotes?

#4

Post by spencer.penrod »

Sam,

Good to chat with you again!

Thanks for verifying that.

Just to clarify: do you agree w/my conclusion #3 that there is no way to search only against the footnotes field, or is there actually a way to do so?
User avatar
sbradshaw
Community Moderators
Posts: 6245
Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:42 pm
Location: Utah
Contact:

Re: Searching footnotes?

#5

Post by sbradshaw »

spencer.penrod wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:09 am Sam,

Good to chat with you again!

Thanks for verifying that.

Just to clarify: do you agree w/my conclusion #3 that there is no way to search only against the footnotes field, or is there actually a way to do so?
Hi! :)
Yes, I think that's correct – there's no way to search only in footnotes.
Samuel Bradshaw • If you desire to serve God, you are called to the work.
Post Reply

Return to “Gospel Library for Windows”