I learned in church today

[clackamascoug]

Duly noted and amended.

Clack, can you confirm? This is going to change some things for me.

Denied.

Robert Anae and D. Oliver are the only true and living AP's of my mission. Stripling Warriors they were, each 6'5" each and 240+.

[TexTechCoug]

I learned that my first mission president who, sadly, saw his family and his marriage crumble over the last few years, is getting married to one of the sister missionaries that went out with my group.

Seems a little awkward considering the 30 year age gap and the fact that our president had a section in our mission rule book dedicated to locking your heart.

Hope they are happy, but I'll admit the pictures on facebook of their public displays of affection are creepy.

[byu71]

I learned that my first mission president who, sadly, saw his family and his marriage crumble over the last few years, is getting married to one of the sister missionaries that went out with my group.

Seems a little awkward considering the 30 year age gap and the fact that our president had a section in our mission rule book dedicated to locking your heart.

Hope they are happy, but I'll admit the pictures on facebook of their public displays of affection are creepy.

Way, way back when I was in a singles ward and mid 30's, the Stake Presidents wife sadly passed away. He was in his 50's. He married a gal who was in her early 30's in the single ward. Apparently it didn't turn out a real happy experience for her according to people I talked to years later.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I learned that my first mission president who, sadly, saw his family and his marriage crumble over the last few years, is getting married to one of the sister missionaries that went out with my group.

Seems a little awkward considering the 30 year age gap and the fact that our president had a section in our mission rule book dedicated to locking your heart.

Hope they are happy, but I'll admit the pictures on facebook of their public displays of affection are creepy.

[imanihonjin]

I learned that my first mission president who, sadly, saw his family and his marriage crumble over the last few years, is getting married to one of the sister missionaries that went out with my group.

Seems a little awkward considering the 30 year age gap and the fact that our president had a section in our mission rule book dedicated to locking your heart.

Hope they are happy, but I'll admit the pictures on facebook of their public displays of affection are creepy.

Creepy isn't an adequate enough descriptor, IMO.

[TexTechCoug]

That could pretty much describe my entire mission experience, but there isn't room on a message board to cover all of it.

That is also the look on my face when I saw the pictures on the ol' facebook newsfeed.

[Omaha 680]

That could pretty much describe my entire mission experience, but there isn't room on a message board to cover all of it.

That is also the look on my face when I saw the pictures on the ol' facebook newsfeed.

So now I'm curious: are we talking 30s and 60s? 40s and 70s?

[TexTechCoug]

So now I'm curious: are we talking 30s and 60s? 40s and 70s?

I was trying to estimate age difference this morning. If the sister went out at 21 she'd be 37 now. My mission president had a family of 3 or 4, but they were all adults by the time my mission started, so even if he was on the young side he would have been 45-50, putting him squarely in his 60s.

My best guess is mid 30s with mid 60's. Aside from the age difference I see the mission president as a kind of father figure, so that adds to the weirdness, at least for me.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Super creepy.

[falafel]

While we [probably] won't ask for pictures out in the open here, let's at least get the name of the mission squared away.

[TexTechCoug]

While we [probably] won't ask for pictures out in the open here, let's at least get the name of the mission squared away.

Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

[falafel]

Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Interesting twist. Local sister or N.A. sister? Local MP or N.A. MP?

[TexTechCoug]

Both local

[Bo Diddley]

I was trying to estimate age difference this morning. If the sister went out at 21 she'd be 37 now. My mission president had a family of 3 or 4, but they were all adults by the time my mission started, so even if he was on the young side he would have been 45-50, putting him squarely in his 60s.

My best guess is mid 30s with mid 60's. Aside from the age difference I see the mission president as a kind of father figure, so that adds to the weirdness, at least for me.

The Church usually lists the MP's age in the Church News along with other details in a short bio when they call them. You could google it and look it up if you were interested enough.

Edit: He's 69.

[Clark Addison]

I was trying to estimate age difference this morning. If the sister went out at 21 she'd be 37 now. My mission president had a family of 3 or 4, but they were all adults by the time my mission started, so even if he was on the young side he would have been 45-50, putting him squarely in his 60s.

My best guess is mid 30s with mid 60's. Aside from the age difference I see the mission president as a kind of father figure, so that adds to the weirdness, at least for me.

I never saw my MP as a father figure. He was more like an awkward bishop (real good guy, but not a father figure).

Having said that, I've also never wanted to sleep with him.