The Lyon Stake Young Adult Representative

Coraline Giraud-Carrier is one of our most favorite people. She is a returned missionary and was a major factor in the success of many of the young adult activities. We will certainly miss her!

August 26, 2010 Our last walk in Parc Tête D'Or

These are photos taken on our last walk around the Parc Tête D'Or. We said farewell to the geese and swans. One of my favorite places in the park is the botanical garden with gorgeous dahlias.

Our final Family Home Evening at the Lyon Center for Young Adults

On August 23, 2010, we held our final Family Home Evening. To our surprise, more than 40 people showed up. We had young adults, missionaries, the Mocellins and the Simonets. People brought lots of different food and drinks for refreshments. The lesson was on temples and we showed our African temple trip video. We also presented the photo scrapbook to the young adults. In the third photo, Patience, Tatiana and Joa May are looking at the book. In the final photo, we are posing with Jean-Louis Monneyang, who was the president of the council for young adults. He had just married Lorena Garcia in Mexico. It was a wonderful night with some very sad farewells.

More pictures of our final Family Home Evening at the Lyon Center

The first picture is of me and Sister Mocellin putting out the food and drinks brought by everyone. The second picture is of a group of young adults. Five of them in the photo are investigators. At the end of the evening, Jeremy Mocellin had everyone there write us a thank-you note. They were put in a beautifully decorated envelope created by Jeremy. The Mocellins are in the final photo. They have been called to serve as coordinators for Young Adult Centers in the countries of France, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. We wish them the best in their new calling.

Photo/Scrapbook of Young Adult Activities

As a farewell gift for the wonderful young adults in Lyon, I made a photo scrapbook for the Center. I copied pictures of the Family Home Evenings, "Break the Fast" meals, dances and the fun activities that had taken place from April of 2009 to August of 2010.

August 21, 2010 Last Relief Society in Lyon, France

On our last Sunday in Lyon, France, the Relief Society thanked me for my service as a missionary and senior couple at the Center for Young Adults. They gave me a beautiful cross stitched wall hanging with the words "Les Soeurs de Lyon" on the bottom. Isabelle Roux and Corrine Mocellin did the handiwork. These are the wonderful sisters of the Villeurbanne Ward.

Shopping in Pralognan in the French Alps

We continued on down the mountain and went up another road to the village of Pralognan. We did some wonderful shopping there and had a quick lunch because it started to rain. We said our good-bys and headed back down the mountains to our home in Lyon.

Staying in Courchevel on August 14th

We stayed at a lovely hotel in Courchevel. We got up early and walked around the ski resort. Then we drove down the mountain and saw the sign that Saint-Bon is the sister city for Park City, Utah.

Traveling with the senior couples to Albertville and Courchevel

We met the Murdocks, Doyles, Hansens and Asays in Chambery and then drove to Albertville where we saw a medieval village. We had a delicious lunch there and then drove on up into the French Alps to Courchevel. It just happened to be the World Cup Ski Jumping Championships. The skiers jumped onto a track that looked like it was some kind of plastic. It was kept wet by sprinkler systems. We were able to sit on the lawn and watch the proceedings.

Sightseeing in Lyon with the Doyles - August 7, 2010

On Saturday, August 7th, the Doyles drove over to Lyon from Geneva. They invited us to come along for the day as they looked for the apartment where Sister Doyle had lived as a missionary when she served in Lyon many years ago. They also wanted to find the place where the church met at the time. In the process, we saw many new places in the city that were amazing. The gorgeous fountain in the first photo is in a small park close to the Rhone River. It has manicured bushes and lots of flowers. We were able to find the street but Sister Doyle was not sure of the address so she had her picture taken in front of a couple of doors. We wandered around the quai by the river and enjoyed the beauty of the area.

Old Lyon with the Doyles- August 7, 2010

After we found the place where Sister Doyle lived many years ago, we also found the building that served as the chapel while she was serving as a missionary in Lyon. She is standing in front of the door. Apparently, the church was held on an upper floor. We drove to Vieux Lyon or Old Lyon to walk the narrow streets and to check out the "traboules" or hidden passageways where the French Resistance hid during World War II. In the third photo, you can see inside a traboule. People live there today. We ended our walk at the cathedral of St. John.