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Matthew Moldstad

Class: Junior

E-Mail: matthew.moldstad@blc.edu

Graduation Date: 2011

Brief Biography: Matt was born on April 19th, 1982 in Sioux Falls, SD, the third child of President John and Joslyn Moldstad. He was baptized at Bethel Lutheran in Sioux Falls and confirmed at Mt. Olive Lutheran in Mankato, MN. After attending grade school at Holy Cross in Madison, WI and later at Mt. Olive, Matt went on to high school at Minnesota Valley Lutheran in New Ulm, MN. Upon receiving his Associate of Arts degree at Bethany Lutheran College in 2002, Matt joined the United States Navy. He graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA in 2003 with an Associate of Arts Degree in Hebrew. Matt was stationed as a Hebrew Linguist at Fort Gordon in Augusta, GA. Matt returned to Bethany in 2006 where he completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts. Matt married Joni Dukleth, his college sweetheart, on December 17th, 2004. Their first child, Christian Erik, was born on November 10th (Luther’s Birthday), 2005. Their second child, Caleb Ethan, was born on December 14th, 2007.