The Todds in Geneva

Mission Française de Lyon

This is a momentous time in the history of the Switzerland Geneva Mission. On July 1, 2011 the Switzerland Geneva Mission was discontinued and combined with the France Toulouse Mission which was then renamed the France Lyon Mission. We lost our northern Zone of Nancy to the France Paris Mission and gained all of Southern France which has four Zones. Our Mission President, Kent H. Murdock, will be the Mission President of the France Lyon Mission. We have 144 missionaries and 10 couples with three new couples called but not here yet. We are anxious to meet the new missionaries that are joining us from the Toulouse Mission. We will be a strong and faithful force to bring the message of Heavenly Father to the people of France and Switzerland.

Over the years, the boundaries of the French missions have changed as well as the names but one thing has always been constant and that was the mission home and office in Geneva, Switzerland.

It was purchased fifty years ago when the French Mission was first divided and the French East Mission was formed. That was when Doug was here on his first mission. The home, here in Geneva, about a block from the picturesque Lake Geneva.

The grounds for the Mission home are large and lovely.

The Mission Home and office next door are adorned with flowers.It works so well with the office adjacent to the Mission Home.

The airport is five minutes away and the trains the same. Today, we are still using that mission home but only until a new mission home and office is found in Lyon. They have been looking since February but have not found the right home yet. It will be a sad day when we leave this home that has seen so much history. Until then we will enjoy each day that we serve here in Geneva.

We are excited, and little bewildered with so many missionaries and all that they bring but most of all happy to be serving Heavenly Father.