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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A13 FEATURES SERMON FROM THE MOUNT By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN STAFF WRITER Though Todd Pierce is used to breaking horses as he preaches ser- mons, he didn’t have to fight too hard with this one. Pierce, along with his company Riding High Ministries, was in Umatilla on Tuesday, at Two Riv- ers Correctional Institution. Pierce travels around Ore- gon and Idaho, using the exercise of breaking an unbroken horse as a metaphor for how people can change their own conduct. Each sermon, he uses a new horse, one that’s never been sad- dled or ridden. Vixen, a horse now owned by a family in Hermiston, was rescued from a kill pen two years ago. Vixen showed a little hesitation at first, but quickly grew comfort- able with Pierce, and allowed him to ride her. Pierce said he was surprised by the outcome — in most cases, he said, he gets bucked off several times. But he said it didn’t take away from the lesson. “Two years ago this horse was starving, abandoned, had no future,” he said. “Someone came along and said, that one’s mine. Today, someone’s coming and say- ing to you, ‘you’re mine, I’m going to love you,’” Pierce said. Pierce likened the struggle from the horse, and from the rider, to the things people have to struggle with as they try to improve. Todd Pierce rides Vixen the mare after she has been saddled for the first time. The exercise was part of Pierce’s sermon for Riding High Minstries. Inmates Sal Rojas and Juan Castillo listen to a sermon from Riding High Ministries at TRCI. CRYPTOQUIP Pastor Todd Pierce hugs Keegan Thompson after Pierce gave a sermon at Two Rivers Correctional Institution. SUPER CROSSWORD: TECH COMPANY CLOSINGS Inmates pray at the end of a sermon in the Two Rivers Correctional Institution yard. SUDOKU DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK  EASTERN OREGON EVENTS The place to find everything happening in Eastern Oregon. Post your events. It’s fast and easy! e-Edition For Hermiston Herald information 541-567-6457 • info@hermistonherald.com 333 E. Main St. • HermistonHerald.com Exact digital replica of this print edition is available online, every Wednesday by 5:30 a.m. Check out Hermiston Herald.com for more information.