Father Wilhelm Meyer was born on September 12, 1870 in thevillageSchoetz, in the picturesque district of Luzern. He grew up in a large family with twelve brothers and sisters in a farmhouse, in a true Christianatmosphere. As a young boy his ambition was to become an architect, and so he took interest in everything that might be useful for his future career.But the parish priest Fr. Roos, who knew the boy well, diverted hisaspirations to a different channel. “You should become a priest”, he wastold. This seed took deep root in him. With his piety, intelligence, talents and his strong will power, he overcame all obstacles and reached this sublimegoal. On July 18, 1897, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Leonard Hass and became God’s Architect, working to build the Kingdom of God.