Louis A. Bertrand
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Louis Auguste Bertrand (January 8, 1808 – March 21, 1875), born John Francis Elias Flandin, was an early leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in France.
Bertrand was born near
After the revolution Bertrand edited Le Populaire. In 1850, he met
Bertrand was involved in the publication of the church periodical
In 1855 Bertrand emigrated to Utah Territory. In 1859, he returned to France as the LDS Church mission president. In 1863, Bertrand wrote Brigham Young that the French were "every one spiritually dead," and although he stayed for another year to "prepare the ground" for a time when better conditions would favor missionary work, he left in 1864 for Utah. With his departure the mission was officially closed for forty-eight years.[2] His wife did not join the LDS Church and remained in France. Bertrand died in the Salt Lake City Insane Asylum on March 21, 1875. Deseret News, March 24, 1875, "Local and Other Matters."
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References
- McClellan, Richard D., "Louis A. Bertrand : one of the most singular and romantic figures of the age", (Provo, Utah: Honors Thesis, 2000). Complete biography located in Special Collections at Harold B. Lee Library and Church Archives
- McClellan, Richard D., "Bertrand, Louis A." in Deseret Book, 2000) pp. 99–100
- McClellan, Richard D., "Not your average French communist Mormon: a short history of Louis A. Bertrand" in Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, 2000) pp. 3–24
- McClellan, Richard D., "President Louis Bertrand and the Closure of the French Mission, 1859-1864" in BYU, 2003) pp. 23–46
- Wilson, Laurie J. "The Saints in France." Ensign, Jan. 1976, 77.