AP Staff Report
Odessa American
ABILENE, TEXAS - Growing up in Olfen, Sam Matthiesen realized the community was well known for producing two things in abundance — farmers and priests.
Spending hours as a youngster in his family’s cotton fields in Runnels County made Matthiesen realize something else.
“As long as I can remember,” he said, “I didn’t want to be a farmer.”
He wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up. He just knew he didn’t want to be a farmer. So, the other logical choice was to become a priest. And now, at age 27, that’s exactly what he is.
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