President Jason Michael Soulier was from Salt Lake City and had been leading about 200 missionaries for six months before his death.

A mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died on Saturday, Dec. 28 in France, according to a spokesperson for the church.

A Utah man, serving as mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France, has died, the church announced Saturday.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ mission president for the France Lyon Mission, Jason Michael Soulier, died in his sleep Saturday after feeling ill for a few days, according to a news release from the church.