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  "path": "/faith/2026/06/14/church-news-role-of-only-french-speaking-ward-in-united-states/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-14T21:33:32.000Z",
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  "textContent": "When Patrick and Anne-Marie Gérard moved to Utah from Versailles, France, in 2021, Sunday worship became difficult.\n\nPatrick Gérard spoke some English from serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States. Anne-Marie Gérard’s only other language was Italian.\n\n“The first year was kind of tough,” Patrick Gérard said. “I was praying to Heavenly Father. I said, ‘What can I do to help my wife be part of the discussion?’”\n\nThat prayer would eventually lead to the creation of what is now the only French-speaking Latter-day Saint ward in the United States.\n\nTo read the full story, visit TheChurchNews.com.",
  "title": "The special role of the only French-speaking ward in the United States"
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