From: "Searle Vincent"

Date: September 29, 2009 11:11:30 AM MDT

To: mcdede@comcast.net

Subject: Re: Sept. 28,2009

Dear family,

    SO i am doing great today.  I am melting though.  They fixed our scale yesterday and ive lost a little over 20 pounds in 8 weeks kinda nuts. Im right about 200.  I fell in really good shape though b.c ive been working out alot and started doing my pushups and situps everyday which is good.

    I may not be able to email you next week but hopefully my mission president will. Y ou,ll need to send some pictures and not ones of me. I know what i look like! :) haha

    They work is really good.  i work so hard my only  concern is if my body can last two years working this hard and harder but i know when its in the work of the LOrd i have nothing to worry about.  I will be just fine.   But i promise i will have nothing left when i get back so be prepared :)   

    We go out on divisions tomorrow so that will be cool to get out of the building for a lil bit.   Im sorry about the snow.  Its colder here too.  By about to degrees though.

    I found something cool about out a while back and i decided i should write you about it today.  In the scricptures it uses the word to cry unto the lord in place of prayer often times.  In spanish the word to pray in orar and the word to weep or cry is llorar.  To cry in pray.  I usually draw a picture but cant so visuallies a sad face with the ll as tears before orar.  In the scriptures it says to become as little children and little children comunicate through crying and other emotions.  I realized our prayers should not be words at all but an expression of our real emotions unto the lord as a child comunicates its desires and needs to its parents.  We as humans often try to hide our emotions but we should never hide them from the lord we must express them to the lord as a child does.  I parent does not let the child just cry and do nothing and neither will the lord if we cry unto him.

    Its crazy im out in the real world next week but i know the lord will be with me every step.

    I am doing really well.   Just trying to be the best i can be and serve the lord.

    Please let me know if there is anyone i need to write to or that could use any help.

     I love you all so very much.  You are my strength.

     Love,

            Elder Searle Vincent