It’s a Boy!

Matt Molen
Aug 28, 2017 · 3 min read

August 28, 2017

On Thursday night I learned that Elder Mann and I will be splitting up :(

We’re both going to be training a new missionary…and I’m not even fully trained yet. It’s a little scary, but I get to be a dad so I guess that’s pretty neat. (On missions they use really weird slang, so if you train a new missionary you’re their father and they’re your son. If you are with a missionary when they go home, you kill them!) Pray for me that I get a good greenie, I don’t want my son to be annoying or lazy haha ;) I’ll pick him up tomorrow afternoon and show him the ropes.

Rosie got baptized on Saturday! It was sweet because her husband dunked her and then confirmed her on Sunday.

Rosie’s Baptism! Sorry it’s a really weird angle, these older buildings have really narrow hallways. (Aug 26, 2017)

Lots of service this week, we hit 10 hours! One of the opportunities we had to serve ended up getting us an appointment to come and teach them this week! I also got to talk to some crazy old guy while we worked who went off about how the world is wack and how in the temple we practice dark arts and he also liked to talk about his goats. Yikes.

A couple of cool miracles:

1. When we were helping a family in the ward move out, one of the pipes connecting to the washing machine busted and water sprayed everywhere. So I said a prayer that we would be able to fix it because the family moving had to be out of the house in a few hours, and we couldn’t get some plumber to come that fast. Then one of the ward members who is a plumber came over to help them move, and he fixed it for free!

2. We were out street contacting one evening, and I felt prompted to visit one of our PI’s who is never home, and we ran into him while he was walking to his car! It was way cool to visit and talk with him about what we are doing.

We’ve been teaching a retired marine named Tom, and it’s so cool to see his walls come down as the Spirit enters the room when we teach. He is such a cool guy and has sacrificed so much for our country.

Sorry there’s not too much exciting going on this week, I promise this week will be much more fun for y’all haha. Next week I won’t be able to email until Tuesday because of Labor Day, so I’ll see you guys then!

Love,

Elder Molen

M&M (August 28, 2017)
Greenie class of July 18th 2017
Our weird funeral service for Sis Petterborg who’s going home this week. (Aug 28, 2017)

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California Carlsbad Mission

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Tanga CMO. Smokin' hot wife. 3 awesome kids. Enjoys photography & a good burger.

Elder Molen

California Carlsbad Mission

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