Summer with a side of hurricane

Good Morning!

     That”s so sad, that Uncle Dick passed away! I’ll be praying for Grandma. Yeah, we had a pretty crazy week. We had the heaviest rain I’ve ever seen, Thursday. It got so bad that we couldn’t even see the road. And then Saturday, we got invited to a Fillipino dinner party! The same member who made us fish heads was friends with the Less active, who was throwing the party, and so we got invited. Apparently it’s traditional eat the food standing up, with your hands. Most people wouldn’t do it, so the host was super happy when we offered to. It was some pretty interesting stuff, that’s for sure. 

     Last but not least, Jessyca came to church! We’ve been working with her for  about 8 weeks now, so we were pretty happy to finally see her there. She really enjoyed it, and she said that she plans to come back next week. We didn’t get a chance to watch the fireside, We’ll have to go back and watch it later.

Well, I hope you all don’t burn up out there, Have a good week, I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson

Champion!

After Birthday

(May 30, 2018)

Good Morning!

     Thank you!  It feels pretty weird to be 20, already. We had a good day, some members had us over for dinner, we had Chicken Tacos and Pumpkin pie. So I’m staying in Berea, thank goodness. It’s always nice, not having to pack up, and move. 

     Jessyca didn’t make it to church again, but she did text us, saying that the Book of Mormon is starting to make sense to her. Good start, now we just ha e to help her get comfortable with coming to church. Our ward had a pancake breakfast on Memorial Day, then we did a bunch of service. We were going to go back out after, but then a big storm his, so we just made a few calls. I hope you get feeling better, especially with big red coming up! 

     I’m so blessed to have a mom like you, I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson

Thank you for the Birthday Box.

"What did you eat in Kentucky?"  Oh, you know, fish heads.

Last week of the transfer

(May 21, 2018)

Good Morning!

     Wow, and I thought my week was busy. Quite a lot going on, my goodness! Our week was good, if not a bit busy, too. We had interviews with the mission president Wednesday, always a good time. After that we jumped straight into an exchange with the district leader. I was with Elder Garrison, the other missionary from my MTC District, so that was pretty fun!  Our investigator, Jessyca didn’t make it to church, we’re really hoping she does this week. 

     We also did a lot of service this week! We helped some members move a bunch of storage from an old 2-room house behind their’s, to their barn. I took about 6 hours, and was really humid. Elder Fossat and I were absolutely exhausted by the end of it, but I’m glad we could help. Transfers are this Saturday, so I’ll keep you updated. You have a good week, I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson

Crazy Storm!

District Photo

Elder Fossat has a pretty good Kermit voice.