Gaston Chappuis
Born in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
1908 January 8
Mother
Louise Rosina Habegger
Father
Henri Jean Frederic Chappuis
Date Details
Occurred On 1908 January 8
Baptized by Henri Jean Frederic Chappuis
1917 May 21 (Age 9)
Served in French Mission
1936 March 18 – 1938 July 1 (Age 28) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Appointed official mission translator 1 October 1936.
Appointed assistant director of L'Etoile 1 February 1937
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Leige, Belgium and Paris, France
Date Details
Started On 1936 March 18
Set Apart
On 1936 March 19
Departed from Home
On 1936 April 2
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1938 July 1
Released
Served in French Mission
1939 August 16 – 1940 August 25 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Date Details
Started On 1939 August 16
Called
Ended On 1940 August 25
Released
Called as President to French Mission
1939 August 30 – 1940 September 6 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Due to war between France and Germany, he was left as the acting mission president in October 1939. In February 1940, he was married by special permission from the First Presidency to Flore Guillemine Catherine Lahon. A few months later, in May, he received a telegram from the First Presidency directing him to close the mission home in Paris.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
French Mission
Set Apart By
Location Served
Paris
Date Details
Started On 1939 August 30
Set Apart
Ended On 1940 September 6
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1969 January 11 (Age 61)