The French Mission was organized 18 June 1850. It was closed in 1864, though missionary work did continue under the direction of the other missions in Europe. On 15 October 1912 the mission was reorganized, but it was closed two years later, on 18 September 1914, due to the outbreak of World War I. A few years after the war, the French Mission was reorganized from the Swiss-German Mission and the Netherlands Mission in December 1923. It remained open until World War II, closing on 14 December 1939 due to the war. On 23 April 1946 the mission reopened once again.
John Taylor Called as President
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Started On 1849 October 7
Ended On 1851 December 21
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Publication of Étoile du Déséret began in May 1851 and ran until April 1852. Le Réflecteur began in 1853, but ceased by the end of the year. The French translation of the Book of Mormon, overseen and completed by officers of the French Mission, came off the press in January 1852.
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Occurred On 1850
Mission Founded
Publications
Publication of Étoile du Déséret began in May 1851 and ran until April 1852. Le Réflecteur began in 1853, but ceased by the end of the year. The French translation of the Book of Mormon, overseen and completed by officers of the French Mission, came off the press in January 1852.
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Started On 1851 May
Ended On 1853
Curtis Edwin Bolton Called as President
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Started On 1851 December 20
Ended On 1853 October 17
Andrew Losee Lamoreaux Called as President
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Started On 1852 August 28
Ended On 1854
William Cameron Dunbar Called as President
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Started On 1854 December 2
Ended On 1856 July 26
George Dennis Keaton, Jr. Called as President
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Started On 1855 December 8
Ended On 1858
Mark Barnes Called as President
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Started On 1858 May 18
Ended On 1859
Louis Auguste Bertrand Called as President
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Started On 1859 September 17
Ended On 1864 June 3
Timeline Activity
When the mission was reorganized in 1912 it encompassed France and the French-speaking inhabitants of Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy. This boundary included the branches of Lausanne, Lyons, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Paris, Neuchatel, Geneva, Liege, Seraing, Verviers, Brussles, and Lille.
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Occurred On 1910
Boundary Change
When the mission was reorganized it encompassed France and the French-speaking inhabitants of Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy. This boundary included the branches of Lausanne, Lyons, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Paris, Neuchatel, Geneva, Liege, Seraing, Verviers, Brussles, and Lille.
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Occurred On 1912
Edgar Bernard Brossard Called as President
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Started On 1912 October 15
Ended On 1914 May 10
Benjamin Francis Howells Called as President
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Started On 1914 May 10
Ended On 1914 September 18
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During a meeting at Lausanne held 20 August 1923, it was decided to unify the French-speaking areas of the Swiss-German and Netherlands Missions into one mission. When the French Mission was reorganized on 1 December 1923 it encompassed France, Belgium, and the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
The mission home was located at 12 Avenue de la Gare des eaux-Vives, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Occurred On 1920
Boundary Change
During a meeting at Lausanne held 20 August 1923, it was decided to unify the French-speaking areas of the Swiss-German and Netherlands Missions into one mission. When the French Mission was reorganized it encompassed France, Belgium, and the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
The mission home was also moved to 12 Avenue de la Gare des eaux-Vives, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Occurred On 1923 December 1
Russell Henry Blood Called as President
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Started On 1923 December 26
Ended On 1925 August 30
Ernest Crabtree Rossiter Called as President
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Started On 1925 July 28
Ended On 1928 September 20
Golden LeGrand Woolf Called as President
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Started On 1929 December 4
Ended On 1933 June 30
Timeline Activity
In 1931, the mission home moved to Rue Saint Cloud, 40 bis Ville d'Avray, France. It moved again in 1934 to 37 Ave., du General Serrail, Paris, France. In 1936 it was relocated to 65 Rue de Campine, Leige, Belgium.
The mission was closed on 14 December 1939 due to World War II.
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Occurred On 1930
Daniel Joseph Lang Called as President
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Started On 1933 May 20
Ended On 1936 January 31
Octave Frederick Ursenbach Called as President
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Started On 1936 January 31
Ended On 1938 July 9
Joseph Ephraim Evans Called as President
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Started On 1938 June 10
Ended On 1939 October 26
Gaston Chappuis Called as President
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Started On 1939 August 30
Ended On 1940 September 6
