Dear Everyone
   The computer wasn´t working so i dont have alot of time but first thing Welcome Home Paige!   Second for Christmas i was thinking that you should ask all the returned missionaires from our family to send me a letter for Christmas with advice.
   Third i sent you some letters to give out  will you write down for me all who i sent them too and write asking people to pray for me on them as well.
    I fasted yeasterday and its amazing to feel the love of the Savior and how he cares about me.  I received direct answers to my prayers through old general conference talks we had in the house.
   I love you and sorry i didn´t have more time to write.  Tell people i miss them and to write me.
        Love
              Elder Searle M.  Vincent

Dec.7,2009

Hi, 

  So i have a ton to to tell you b.c so much happened this week but only have 10 mins to write.
     First off i fasted that a girl i want to baptize would come to church and she did.  She turns 9 this month and wants her dad to baptize her but he´'s not ready so im not sure what will happend.  Im just glad she could come.  
    Also we had 34 in church which is absolutely incredible b.c this year they,ve had times with only 4 people.
    Also we had zone conference this week.  I love Pres. Alvarado.  He's awesome.  We focused on chapter four of preach my gospel.  Im really trying to learn how to be more in tune with the spirit.
    Friday we took the youth on an activity to see a waterfall and this one is even better.  I will send the pictures next week.  It was absolutely amazing.  I wanted to swim so bad but didn´t haha.  I would love to baptize in it one day though.
    I hope you watched the Christmas Devotional last night.  I did and it was amazing.  I loved the quote ¨Christmas is the time for forgiving and being forgivin. ¨  Im praying to be forgivin of my past.  Thats what i want for christmas.  Im sorry and hope youll will forgive me of my faults of the past.  I hope others will as well.
   I hope all is going well back at home.  There are so many people there that i love and care about so much.  Please be my hands to help the people there as i am the lords to help his children here.  There really is not enough time to do all the work i need to but will always give my all.  Please tell people i love them and am thinking about them.  Im trying to write letters but its hard to have time.
   I love you all and send pics of family friends and home  (park city)
     Love,
            Elder Searle M Vincent

November 30,2009

Dear Family,
    First off GO BYU!! haha sorry its just the way i am.  Im so glad they won.  Sure it means i probably wont recieve many letters for a while b.c everyone is alot quiter when byu wins. 
    Things are good here.  This morning we went to this amazing waterfall for the begining of pday.  It was so sweet.  I wish you all could have seen it, but i´ll send you pictures so you can. It was a bout 60 feet high.  I have pictures from the top and the bottom.
     Also yeah i did feel the earthquake.  It wasn´t too bad where i was but shook things up a little bit.  I was reading Jesus the Christ when it happend.  Good book by the way.
     So saturday we had a youth activity we set up b.c we are pretty much in charge of everything here.  We were going to watch the testaments but no one showed up for over an hours.  I decided to pray not just b.c of that but b.c i had been having a hard time.  I prayed for about a half an hour for comfort and strength to do the lords work.
     When i was done i went out into the chapel and Elder Martinez had started a shorter movie b.c one of the youth showed up.  It was about a girl giving a friend a book of mormon and him eventually reading it and he and his family getting baptized.  I really just want to make a difference in someones life.  Just helping one persone here would be enough for me.  It was just so powerful to me to remember little things can make a big difference. 
    The movie then went into Joseph Smith with Praise to the Man playing and then into the life of jesus.  I Was crying the whole time i was watching it b.c of the love and mercy i felt from the Savior.  I am so greatful for all He did for me and i just want to help others feel the same love i do.
    Im glad thanksgiving went well.  Thats always fun.  Ive only seen one real snake but it was dead and yeah its hard to like dogs once you´ve been here.   
     I love you all and please read scriptures and pray together.  That is the best way possible to stay strong.
          Love,
                 Elder Searle McDede Vincent