September 17th Email "My first 6 weeks"

Well I finished my first six weeks in the field- my first transfer is done. I am still in the same area thank goodness and I have the same comp. I think I have one more transfer with Elder Cassenote, then I will get a new comp but stay in the same area. I am guessing I will be in this area until January. Well life is going good I guess.....hahaha jk. Some days are really hard and some are better then the others, really I don’t know what is keeping me going. ( The lord) I haven’t been myself lately, I am not as happy as I should be. I don’t know what is wrong with me. I am not talking to everyone like I should be. I get frustrated with my self and sometimes I ask why I have to deal with suffering and people laughing at me everyday and mocking me. Some days I get mad and I don’t understand why I am going through all these things. But then as always, I receive an answer. I am going through a lot- all missionaries do. But its not even close to what our Savior, Jesus Christ went though, temptations, mocking laughing, pain, and things we cant even comprehend. When life is tough and you want to give up think of the life of Jesus Christ and what He did for us, he took upon himself all kinds of pains for us, for our salvation. The atonement is an amazing thing. Its the plan of happiness and if we remember Him and what he did for us it will change our lives, and the lives of other people. I am trying to be the best missionary I can. I love the scriptures and this gospel. The person I am, is because of this gospel, I will always be indebt to my Heavenly Father.

Well I didn’t get to read all of your letters, sorry. I will read them after, but I thank you for all your support and all you do for me. We are teaching a lady and her whole family is baptized except for her and her husband. The husband is a little crazy, he says he will leave if she gets baptized. She knows this church is true, she goes to church every Sunday and feels the spirit, but her husband is a freak.....please pray for her. And her husband. My hair is really really long, so I better go get a hair cut right now. I love you all and hope life is good in America, cause life surely is different here but its so good

Love,
Elder Reiss.