Elder Kyle Houssian: Week #6

This week has gone by so fast it's crazy! I've had a lot of struggles
this week, I'll keep it short so that this email isn't just about my
problems haha cause there's a lot of a,along things in missionary
work. My heart problem has been acting up more than normal, I've had a
pretty bad headache for about 5 days now, the last couple nights I've
been waking up multiple times a night for no apparent reason, I had an
ingrown toenail that I actually got taken out today, and I possibly
have a hernia that has been bothering me for the last 2 weeks. I've
been taking meds and been following the council of our medical
coordinator person for the mission, but nothing is working. So it's a
process and it's really hard, but I'm trying my best to get through
it. I'll keep y'all updated!

So time for the good stuff!! First off, Elder Webb had me take the
lead in committing 3 investigators to be baptized, and all 3 said yes!
So now we have 5 baptisms coming up and the first one is this
Wednesday! I'm so excited and it was an amazing experience! I'm
learning as much as I can and growing a lot as a missionary, and Elder
Webb helps me a lot with that.

So a really crazy thing happened. We went with Brother Whitehead to go
visit his home teaching assignment because his companion wasn't
available. The ward boundaries for this ward were changed a few months
ago, and they just did a huge reassignment. So we went with him and
this guy's name is Michael. He's been through a lot. His wife faked to
be interested in the church to marry him, and then later down the road
got addicted to drugs. She went to rehab in Texas (of course) and then
ran away after a week, and said the only way she'd go back to rehab is
if she could do it I'm Vegas, so she was transferred to the Vegas
facility. When she gets to the airport, she disappears. He hasn't seen
her or heard of her since. But here's the catch. She got her drugs
from their neighbor across the street. That house that she got the
drugs from, we got a referral the same day to go visit the house cause
someone there was interested in the church. But we didn't have time to
go cause we had just gotten home from church, so that's something new
haha.

Lastly, for the big things this week, we were biking around and were
about to head home cause it was getting close to 9, and as we were
leaving the apartment complex, we came across a family of 6. They are
a beautiful family. They have 4 kids and have been married for 5
years. They were really interested in the church so we are seeing them
this week. I have high hopes for this family!

That's all for this week! Sorry this one was a little shorter than
normal, next week will be better! Thank you for your continuous
thoughts, prayers, letters, packages, etc. everything really goes a
long way for me, especially being out here and struggling but also
serving the Lord and finding joy in that. I love it here and I know
this is where I'm supposed to be. I love this gospel, I love my
Savior, I love my family, and I love all of you. Thank you for all
that you do for me.

Talk next week!

Elder Houssian