Arthur Gaeth

Arthur Gaeth was the first president of a mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Czechoslovakia. He was serving as a Mormon missionary in Germany when he was called to open the mission in Czechoslovakia. This was the church's first mission in a Slavic country.

The mission was able to open because of the liberal democracy that prevailed in Czechoslovakia in the interwar years. On becoming mission president he received permission to marry. He found a suitable Czech bride, who he baptized. They went to Salt Lake City where they were sealed, and his wife was exposed to the Relief Society and other auxiliaries of the church. When they returned to Czechoslovakia a few months latter his wife had the responsibility of running these auxiliaries in that nation.