It's been a busy month for Houston.
He's still a senior, very busy with high school life. On February 4th, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Stanford after his mission. Here's just one of many articles on the subject:
Meanwhile, his mission papers had been in since February 3rd, accompanied by this handsome photo.
His call arrived on February 19th. Last night, Houston invited family (Dad/Mom, Hema/Norma, Helam/Alyssa, Hevynn/Bo, Harrison, and Rod/Deirdre Nordfors -- with Haley Johnson and extended family members on FaceTime) and a few friends over for the opening of Houston's mission call. When I say "a few," I mean about 50 people...
A few (haha) of Houston's friends came over to watch him open his call. |
LPA (Legacy Preparatory Academy) reunion! |
Hevynn, Meghan Francom & Houston |
Houston & Mitch Halverson (who signed with SUU!) |
Houston basically grew up on social media. Here's a peek at the buzz regarding his mission call. First, Twitter...
And on Instagram, apparently, he is the 50th Polynesian missionary to receive a shout-out from lds_polynesian:
INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS MISSION! Reporting to the Provo MTC on Wednesday, June 17th, 2015. Gonna miss him but he'll do great work!
Here's a bio on Elder Heimuli's mission president:
Kip S. and Steven C. Cleveland |
Steven Cornell Cleveland, 61, and Kip Susan Perry Cleveland, three children,
Foothill Ward, Provo Utah Edgemont North Stake: Indiana Indianapolis Mission.
Brother Cleveland is a high priests group instructor and former high councilor,
counselor in a stake Young Men presidency, counselor in a bishopric, elders
quorum president, gospel doctrine instructor and missionary in the England South
Mission. Basketball analyst, ESPN/BYUTV. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Robert
Cornell and Betty Jane Cleveland. Sister Cleveland serves as ward Relief Society meeting committee member and
is a former counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, ward Primary
president, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, ward Young Women
adviser, Sunday School instructor and Primary achievement day adviser. Born in
Ogden, Utah, to Robert Lamar Perry and Carol Mae Thompson.
Bo, Hevynn & Madelyn Welling |
Dad, Mom & Elder Heimuli |