Missionaries

Dan Aldridge Robert Allen Ronald Anstead Elouise M Bell David Bennion Lynn Bennion Julian Breillatt Michael and Annie Bush Grant Lynn Bybee Sheri Christofferson David F Crockett Charles Crosby Harold Dendurent

Clyde Brooklyn Derr Graham Dodd Jon Enos R Chris Fee Donald Fyffe Michael Gates Robert Guymon David Halliday Lynn Hart Lowell Hawkes Gary Henderson Sarah Hess William Ervin Higley

Richard “Stick” Hill Joan Huish Suzanne Hulbert Michael Jarvis Gordon Jones Joseph Keddington Reba Keele Dane McBride Elaine McMeen Robert Miller Lynn Mitton Louisa Mumford Janice Olsen

G Preston Parker Dee Petersen Pat Price M Clinton Robins Mitt Romney George Skidmore Wayne Smith Jerry Spencer Karen Stevens Diane Stuckey G Perrin Walker David Wood Fergus Woolley

Dan Aldridge

They’re here! Elder Daniel Thomas Aldridge, Jr. My first junior companion: arrived from the States, replacing Robins; Photo, with bicycle On 1962 Christmas card; deserves better billing His heart is in the work; after five days, pronounces French better than Elder Bennion Photo, with guitar Accompanied visitors to ordain Fruchet and Guitton On Lambretta, with Nelly and me 15 Aug 62 (Photo): at the Fête de la Jeunesse 26 Sep 62: In threesome with Elder Guymon and me, awaiting Elder Mitton Cracked up when I taught new Supervising Elder 13 Oct 62 Had to stay in Rennes while I went with Desquines 15 Oct 62 Western Zone Conference, Le Mans (photo) 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (photo) 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (another photo). 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (yet another photo). Visited Leroys

Robert Allen

Source of fine Desquines photo With Breillatt, held district conference 8 Nov 61 With me, taught Marcel 4 Dec With Breillatt, encouraged us as Zone Leaders 4 Dec With me, taught Leroys 14 Dec Gave me good counsel 14 Dec Helped offload my branch duties 29 May 62 Came to Angers conference 30 Jun 62 Called 23 Jul 62 to tell us President Hinckley was coming Wrote to say district conference in Rennes, if we can find a place

Ronald Anstead

Mission printer; my companion in Paris We were guests chez Carlson Visited Kieslings with me Joined with Derr and me in teaching Sister Panazol Baptized Sister Panazol 6 Oct 63 On stage with Elaine McMeen With Sister Panazol and me

Elouise M Bell

My predecessor as mission publications editor My last and greatest senior companion Taught wonderful poetry, even with all the training we had to do One of my two sister missionary companions! Very impressive lady Actually gave “Exalting Grace” a serious review. Ah, c’est bien quelque chose de belle, mon vieux! En avant! Soeur Bell

David Bennion

At baptism at la Lande d’Ouée Came to Rennes as Supervising Elder 27 Feb 62 Administered to Sister Bauguin 4 Mar 62 Invited neighbors for hamburgers 17 Mar 62: his brother Lynn is his new companion 3 Apr 62: with Lynn, taught our volunteer street contact Peddled Earl Nightingale “positive thinking” Apr 62: moved out of chez Besnard with his brother Apr 62: A never-ending source of clichés and “programs” 20 May 62: The Bennions baptized Annick and Andrée Hugon, and Henri and Jean Daviron. 20 Jun 62: Went to Paris; took me as far as Angers. 28 Jun 62: Bennion cooking dreadfully healthy. Moved at Brother Tani’s baptism 1 Jul 62 11 July 62: Aldridge quickly spoke better French 19 Aug 62: Certain of my imminent departure from Rennes 31 Aug 62: Borrowed his typewriter 13 Sep 62: Baptized three LeVilains 26 Sep 62: Transferred (I outlasted him in Rennes) Turned casserole around, halfway to Mont-St-Michel Really wanted me to repent; “got me” in his prayers

Lynn Bennion

Trained together in Salt Lake Got off the train at Le Mans At baptism at la Lande d’Ouée “l’Homme le Plus Long” Came from Le Mans with Breillatt, to help with Christmas fête Went with Breillatt and me to show the Leroys “The Stick of Joseph” His brother David came to Rennes as Supervising Elder 27 Feb 62 Participated in administrating to Sister Bauguin 17 Mar 62: new companion to his brother David, replacing Davy Crockett 31 Mar 62: shared Le Mans hotel room 3 Apr 62: with David, taught our volunteer street contact Apr 62: moved out of chez Besnard with his brother 18 May 62: baptized Gervais girl 20 May 62: The Bennions baptized Annick and Andrée Hugon, and Henri and Jean Daviron. 28 Jun 62: Transferred to Paris. 28 Jun 62: Bennion cooking dreadfully healthy. I’m going to miss Elder Lynn. 18 Jan 63 We congratulated each other on the halfway-day of our missions. 5 Jun 63 Replaced Skidmore as counselor to President Hinckley Going to Belgium for district conferences Carmen at the Opéra Assigned me to prepare Parker, strengthen Tours priesthood Came to get ailing Berthelson Came with Hinckleys to interview us for the Temple trip Took the Hinckleys and the Haights to a performance of Carmen at the Opéra

Julian Breillatt

Pushed “friendlyizing” innovations With Allen, held district conference 8 Nov 61 Directed Rennes Branch Thanksgiving fête 23 Nov 1961 With Higley, took Thanksgiving show to Nantes the next week. With Fyffe, found meeting hall With Allen, encouraged us as Zone Leaders 4 Dec With Higley, taught Leroys Came from Le Mans to help with Christmas fête, bringing Lynn Bennion Went with Lynn Bennion and me to show the Leroys “The Stick of Joseph” Fetched baptismal font from Nantes

Michael and Annie Bush

Pappy facilitated their romance

Grant Lynn Bybee

Mission printer; my companion in Paris Printed beautiful touristic air-mail stationery He and I fixed breakfast for an apostle! Still using his stationery in 1968

Sheri Christofferson

With branch members, in Hôtel de France courtyard With branch members, in Hôtel de France (another photo) courtyard First senior-companion sister in Rennes, arrived Apr 62 Among friends in Rennes (photo)

David F Crockett

Replaced Elder Miller Administered to Sister Bauguin 4 Mar 62

Charles Crosby

Of Pappy’s mission staff Of Pappy’s mission staff

Harold Dendurent

14 Oct 62 Took over as Tours branch clerk 15 Oct 62 Western Zone Conference, Le Mans (photo) Visited the Mayor of Tours

Clyde Brooklyn Derr

Distinguished member of the Comité Joined with Anstead and me in teaching Sister Panazol 30 Oct 63: Took mission presidents to “Swan Lake” 31 Oct 63: Paris conference for auxiliary leaders Memorable Christmas-tide walk in Paris when “Wozzeck” opened Stopped to see us in Boston on his way home Visited in Stanford, with the Hawkeses Enrolled at HGSE, joined us in Belmont and in Cambridge Ward Christmas walk in Paris, retold Served with me in Boston Stake Seventies Presidency Distinguished participant in 2020 virtual conclave of the Comité

Graham Dodd

Elders Dodd and Nelson took us by Métro to the Place de l’Étoile Received counsel from President and Sister Hinckley, and Elders Dodd, Nelson, Woolley, and Cowan Of Mission Presidency: said I was enjoying Rennes too much Remembered when President Hinckley asked where I’d like to work Early rôle in Big Mike saga

Jon Enos

With Elder Hill, baptized 30 Nov 1961 Baptized again, 7 Dec 1961 With branch members, at Christmas fête Transferred to Paris Hit by a car, on his last day in Rennes Replaced by Elder Halliday

R Chris Fee

My final junior companion Arrived on my birthday At Chenonceaux As the Dauphin Charles, at Chinon before the door of the Tour de Coudray, in Chinon On our Lambretta Under dolmen at Tours At Chambord Threatened to defenestrate me

Donald Fyffe

First Supervising Elder, welcomed me to Rennes Visited Bauguin, with Higley Took part in Rennes Branch Thanksgiving fête 23 Nov 1961 With Elder Miller, baptized 30 Nov 1961 With Breillatt, found meeting hall Taught Leroys family prayer “The old Indian,” so called because of his Amerindian heritage. Speculation that he might become a traveling elder Responded to “revelation” kerfuffle Transferred to Lille Visited Rennes 8 May 62 on his way home

Michael Gates

My successor as publications staffer in Paris The burden is his, now

Robert Guymon

Helped care for injured woman; cleaned Winkels’ leather seats Hunted for meeting-place with me 26 Sep 62: In threesome with Elder Aldridge and me, awaiting Elder Mitton Introduced Mitton as “neat young student” prospect 15 Oct 62 Western Zone Conference, Le Mans (photo) With Leroys in the Bois de Boulogne

David Halliday

With branch members, in Hôtel de France courtyard Replaced Elder Enos Elder Hill’s first junior At surprise St Richard’s party chez Leroy 3 Apr 62 With baseball group (Photo) 17 Apr 62 Agreed to reunite Hill, Halliday, Anderobinson 20 Apr 1967 Went to 101 Dalmatians 19 Apr 62 to celebrate Halliday’s birthday, my sixth monthiversary, and Hill’s transfer Moved in chez Besnard with Petersen, Apr 62 Coveted Robins’ bottle; obtained it in a treasure hunt Succeeded me as hymn leader in Sacrament Meeting Worked with irrepressible Sister Cholet Split with Elders Peterson and Halliday, June 28 Photo, among brethren Wanted his name in my journal 15 Aug 62 (Photo): at the Fête de la Jeunesse 15 Aug 62 (Another photo): at the Fête de la Jeunesse 9 Sep 62: took André Chaussonnier to the gare; shared escargots. 9 Sep 62: transferred to Périgueux as branch president. I’ll miss him. 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (photo). Among friends in Rennes (photo) Helped host Leroys in Paris 1 Jun 63 (photo) With Leroys in the Bois de Boulogne At Versailles Hall of Mirrors

Lynn Hart

Supervising Elder of missionaries in Tours At Chenonceaux (photo) Not averse to tourism Interviewed Castres for baptism At Chambord

Lowell Hawkes

Training in Salt Lake, October 1961 Shared quarters in Lion House Annex Distinguished member of the Comité On the Champs-Élysées Visited in Stanford, with the Derrs Worked in Limoges Came to Jones’ mystery dinner with us Distinguished participant in 2020 virtual conclave of the Comité

Gary Henderson

Late 62 (photo, perhaps in Angers) 13 Oct 62 ZAP, took us to Le Mans

Sarah Hess

With branch members, in Hôtel de France courtyard With branch members, another photo courtyard First junior-companion sister in Rennes, arrived Apr 62 Spent first day at Delétangs’ Among friends in Rennes (photo) Transferred to Paris 5 Jul 62

William Ervin Higley

Senior companion in Rennes Set a good pace before I arrived Asked for a cigarette Actor, poetry lover, shutterbug Worked with Fyffe while I went with Miller Counselor in Rennes branch presidency A good trainer A contact this morning thought I was Breton and just guiding Elder Higley around Loaned Valton his copy of Talmage’s Articles de Foi Spoke of consequences of rejection Charmed baptismal permission out of Mr Menais A very gifted mime Portrait Never hurries Took part in Rennes Branch Thanksgiving fête 23 Nov 1961 Baptized Georgette Leroy With Breillatt, took Thanksgiving show to Nantes the next week. An appreciation of my first companion Presented the first discussion with me before President Hinckley With Breillatt, worked with Leroys Encountered M. Le Tiec at Delétang Shops for Nephite costumes Needed a tea of wild pansies Recommended my promotion to senior companion Release date approaching Taught Leroys family prayer Through the end of 1961, baptized fifteen at Rennes: five with me Baptized Josette Leroy, 27 Jan 1962 Administered to Alfreda Perrot 1 Feb 1962 Counselor to President Marcel Renaud Blessed Nelly Leroy Departed for Seraing 16 Feb, leaving the place in a mess

Richard “Stick” Hill

Took part in Rennes Branch Thanksgiving fête 23 Nov 1961 Performed in Rennes Branch Christmas fête Dec 1961 With Elder Enos, baptized 30 Nov 1961 A successful missionary More baptisms With branch members, at Christmas fête 3 January 1962: New senior companion, to Halliday At surprise St Richard’s party chez Leroy 3 Apr 62 Transferred to Lille 21 Apr 62 Agreed to reunite Hill, Halliday, Anderobinson 20 Apr 1967 Went to 101 Dalmatians 19 Apr 62 to celebrate Halliday’s birthday, my sixth monthiversary, and Hill’s transfer Photo, among brethren

Joan Huish

Arrived from the States 6 Jul 62 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (photo)

Suzanne Hulbert

Served in Tours At Chenonceaux (photo)

Michael Jarvis

“Big Mike” — a cherished legend in three episodes

Gordon Jones

Member of 1963 Mission Staff Distinguished member of the Comité In restaurant on Eiffel Tower Met Jones at our place, for the first time after their missions Triple-dated to Pro Musica with us Invited us to mystery dinner Distinguished participant in 2020 virtual conclave of the Comité

Joseph Keddington

13 Oct 62 (photo): at the Leclerc apartment 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (photo). 7 Nov 62: Worked with Skidmore, Louder.

Reba Keele

19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (photo). 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (another photo).

Dane McBride

Lunch on balcony in Pau Recalls that President Packer taught us about the Correlation Program Came to Mammy’s centenary gathering in East Mill Creek

Elaine McMeen

Photo with Bennion Photo in Nantes Member of 1963 Mission Staff On stage with Ron Anstead Served in Le Mans At Chenonceaux (photo) As Jeanne, at Chinon On a thousand-year-old bridge in Chinon With the Le Mans District at Chambord In restaurant on Eiffel Tower Met Jones at our place, for the first time after their missions Triple-dated to Pro Musica with us At Bern Temple 1 Mar 64 (photo)

Robert Miller

Fellow denizen chez Besnard Bet Valerie wouldn’t wait “Surveyed” with him 23 Oct 61 Took part in Rennes Branch Thanksgiving fête 23 Nov 1961 Performed in Rennes Branch Christmas fête Dec 1961 With Elder Fyffe, baptized 30 Nov 1961 Transferred to Angers Replaced by Davy Crockett Switched to French when a stranger came in at zone conference Directed youth chorus at District Conference, Angers, 1 Jul 62 Directed youth chorus at morning sesssion of District Conference at Le Mans, 9 Sep 62 9 Sep 62: took André Chaussonnier to the gare. Late 62 (photo, perhaps in Angers) 17 Oct 62 took me back to Angers

Lynn Mitton

26 Sep 62 (photo): Welcomed as new Supervising Elder in Rennes, replacing Elder Bennion Late 62 (photo, perhaps in Angers) Pretended to be “neat young student” prospect A big improvement over Dave Bennion 15 Oct 62 Western Zone Conference, Le Mans (photo) 19 Oct 62 Took us to Mont-St-Michel to celebrate my anniversary in Rennes (photo) 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (photo). 16 Dec 62: accompanied me to Leroys’ 18 Dec 62: accompanied me to notary at Ercé-près-Liffré

Louisa Mumford

Photo in Nantes Member of 1963 Mission Staff

Janice Olsen

Served in Tours At Chenonceaux (photo) At Chambord (photo)

G Preston Parker

Companion in Tours Something of a prodigy At Chenonceaux (photo) Among ruins (photo) At Chinon (photos) At logis de la Pucelle (photo) Depressed after meeting with insincere contact

Dee Petersen

Pat Price

Late 62 (photo, perhaps in Angers) 13 Oct 62 ZAP, took us to Le Mans

M Clinton Robins

With branch members, in Hôtel de France courtyard Arrived 16 Feb 62 to replace Higley Baptized Claude-Gérard Leroy 18 Feb 62 Administered to Sister Bauguin 4 Mar 62 14 Mar 62: Took President Hinckley to see meeting-place candidates Photo with Sister Salomon 1 April fine dinner at Leroys’ At surprise St Richard’s party chez Leroy 3 Apr 62 Prayed with Sister Leroy before court appearance 5 Apr 62 With baseball group (Photo) 17 Apr 62 Agreed to reunite Hill, Halliday, Anderobinson 20 Apr 1967 Went to 101 Dalmatians 19 Apr 62 to celebrate Halliday’s birthday, my sixth monthiversary, and Hill’s transfer Halliday coveted his bottle Inherited my MJM duties Confirmed Aurélie Chaussonnier 19 Jun 62 Baptized Suzanne Fauchard 30 Jun 62 Photo, among brethren Transferred to Tours, replaced by Aldridge 9 Sep 62: took André Chaussonnier to the gare. Late 62 (photo, perhaps in Angers) Saw him at Tours, on our tour of branches 15 Oct 62 Western Zone Conference, Le Mans (photo) 17 Oct 62 Baptized the son of an inactive family in Le Mans Found I enjoyed his company more now than when we were companions 23 Dec 62 Met with me in Le Mans Among friends in Rennes (photo)

Mitt Romney

Named family Rambler Georgia, after his dad Was Pappy’s Assistant when we returned together Visited Maison Poirier in Seraing After the riots, when gas returned, set off for the South Elder Romney was driving Drove the mission Citroën in The Accident Pronounced dead at the scene Suffered a broken arm and a concussion Got a lot of press in 2007 as a presidential candidate Attended memorial service in Bordeaux Had a tough time keeping Valerie and me within time limits in Conferences With Dane McBride and Bill Ryan, played the Righteous Brothers in District Conference talent show In shutterbugging Bordeaux welcome committee for returning folks Went to Belgium for books, encountered an evil spirit at the douane Valerie and I outranked him in the Garlic Kerfuffle Dandled barf-bucket Erik Dined chez Salarnier Mitt the Translator: “Merde!” Counselor to President Gordon Williams Member of President Williams’ Sunday-afternoon presidency group Ran for senator in Massachusetts

George Skidmore

Came to Angers conference 30 Jun 62 Set up Paris conference for President Moyle 3 Jul 62 Announced Robins’ transfer to Tours and Aldridge’s arrival Came to Rennes 26 Jul 62 7 Nov 62: Worked with Keddington, Petersen. 5 Jun 63 Replaced by Lynn Bennion as counselor to President Hinckley

Wayne Smith

Served in Tours At Chenonceaux (photo) Among ruins (photo) 18 Jan 64 Taught Spanish family with me At Chinon (photo) Productive missionary At Chambord Left the Evariste family to us

Jerry Spencer

Pappy’s Mission Secretary Kindly babysat for us

Karen Stevens

19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (photo) 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (another photo) 19 Oct 62: at Mont-St-Michel (yet another photo)

Diane Stuckey

Served in Le Mans At Chenonceaux (photo) At Chenonceaux again (photo)

G Perrin Walker

Directed Rennes Branch Thanksgiving fête 23 Nov 1961

David Wood

Of Pappy’s Mission Staff Picked up on the way to Pau In back seat of Bombinette

Fergus Woolley

Briefed new missionaries in Paris Of Mission Presidency: asked if I liked working in Rennes Came to conference at Tours 5 Jan 62 Called the Rennes Branch the best one in the Mission Came to help restore order after the “vision” kerfuffle 14 Mar 62: Came with President Hinckley to see meeting-place candidates 23 Mar 62: Mission gives permission to remain as counselor while in Rennes

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