1 Sou um Discípulo de Jesus Cristo (I am a Disciple of Jesus Christ); 1st Assistant to the President; Brasil Curitiba Mission

 Well here we are at the end. In the final week of my wonderful mission. How great it has been to be serving all this time. 

As a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, our purpose is to bring others unto Christ. For the past two years I have walked the many streets of Brasil helping those around me. What an honor it has been. It truly has been a life changing experience, and all the people that I met helped and changed me too. I thank all who I have spoken too and met throughout these two years for it truly has been life-changing. 

This week passed very quickly, but I wanted to thank Juliana for making a wonderful lunch for Elder Hiatt and I. It was great and we had a great time with her and her sons Gabriel and Noah. Thank you all so much for all that you have done for me and for others. 

Also I had the opportunity to baptize Karolayne! She is awesome and was so excited for this day. I am grateful for the opportunity that I had to be apart of it. It was such a great and special day.

Know that the Lord lives and he loves us. That there is always another chance. Another opportunity. The Lord will always be there if we abide by his commandments.

I'll catch y'all on the plane next week!

~Elder Hyatt

2 Posso Tudo em Cristo (I can do everything through Christ); 1st Assistant to the President; Brasil Curitiba Mission

 Welcome back to another email. The end is nigh, but it's not over yet. This week was a busy week where we went with many new missionaries and then Saturday went all the way up to Telêmaco Borba. This week has been a very spiritual week for me and I can testify of the power of the Lord and his infinite love for us. I can not share all the experiences that I have had, for they are for me and the Lord, however I can testify of my assurity that the Savior is real and there is such thing as the true power of God.

Throughout my mission I have had many questions and I have received many answers. I truly have been converted during my time here. Although it wasn't ever easy, it was possible and is still possible for everyone. The Lord's endless mercies are waiting for you. He loves you, and knows you, and wants to help you always. During my mission I struggled at lot with confidence in myself and confidence in the Lord. I struggled with doubts and fears that are very common to many, and during my mission  I have overcome them. I'd like to keep that as a focus as I relate about this week.

Tuesday

I had the opportunity to be with Elder Black and Elder Messias. They are two amazing missionaries and I have truly seen miracles around them. During the day we were having so much fun interacting with people and helping them feel the spirit. Elder Black also gave me some of his special toothpicks. They are great, so I'll bring some home hahaha.

Wednesday 

I got the opportunity to go with a new missionary named Elder Pereyra. He is from Argentina and is absolutely hilarious. He is fired up and wanting to work and help. Our day, after we ate some Shwarma, was a little slow. During the day, he was asking for tips about the mission and lessons that I have learned when we entered a very dilapidated house. The owner of said house was an old member who hasn't been going for a long time. When we walked in we both had a very strong negative feeling. After a brief interaction, Elder Pereyra looked at me and asked what we do. I calmly looked at him, smiled, and told him that we would leave a prayer and help him return to church on Sunday. Here I cannot recap the details, however, the Spirit of the Lord was with us and filled the house and us with his radiating light and love. If you want to know all that happened I can inform you more privately. I testify that the Lord has more power than anything in this world. I know his power is real for I have felt it clearly. The rest of the day Elder Pereyra was asking me how I was so confident and so relaxed. I explained the promise of God that he makes when we enter the Covenant of Baptism and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost. The Covenant that we make is that we will:

1) Take upon us the name of Jesus Christ 

2) Serve as a testimony and a witness of Jesus Christ at all times and in all places

3) Keep all the Commandments 

The Lord then promises that he will:

1) Give us the Divine companionship of the Holy Ghost 

2) That we will Prosper all of our days on this earth

3) That he will be on our Right and on our Left and not let evil near us.

If we truly live the Gospel of Jesus Christ, then we have nothing to fear for all these promises shall be yours if you only want it and do what he asks you to do. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ is very simple, but we always seem to find it so hard. Trust in the Lord is the first step.

Thursday

I was with Elder Kirchner in Guabirotuba. We also had a kinda slow day, but it was absolutely amazing as well. This woman named Gabi is going to be baptized the 6th of April! Her story is amazing. She is about 30 years old and was born deaf, but has a hearing aid that helps her hear. Her father is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, but he never got the opportunity to help her come to the church. One day she was on Facebook and she saw a message about the Church of Jesus Christ and she wanted to go and visit. She when by herself for a couple months when the missionaries started talking to her and they invited her to be baptized. She accepted, but was filled with many questions, doubts, fears. She started trying to avoid the missionaries because of these doubts. This day in particular she sent a message saying that she would have to cancel again because she didn't have time. Elder Kirchner looked to me and asked what we should do. We both received a strong impression that we needed to go to her house in that moment. We called an Uber and went. As we arrived she was also arriving home from walking her two dogs (1st Miracle). She let us in (2nd Miracle) and she started talking about her day and her life, and then we asked about how she was feeling about her baptism. She then proceeded to talk about all her concerns about if she was ready to be baptized, if she truly has been forgiven, about what happens if she messes up after baptism, and that she never received a confirmation from the Lord. When she finished speaking Scriptures filled my mind, and I began to speak. I cannot recall what I said, but Elder Kircher and I stand as witnesses that the Spirit filled the room and gave her the response through us. (3rd Miracle) When I finished speaking she had tears in her eyes, a smile on her face, and she said the following words, "I felt the Spirit touch my heart as you perfectly responded to all of my doubts. I heard a voice in my head saying that it was all true. I light around you both. Thank you for being the response to my prayers." After that interaction she told her father that she was going to be baptized, and he sent us an audio thanking us and the Lord for all that had happened. The Lord truly knows each and every one of us. He truly loves and cares for us. If we ask him in prayer with faith, he will always respond, but he will do it on his own time and in his way. Know that the Lord will always respond.

Friday

I was with Elder Peterson for the last time! He made me his famous Cookies and they were so good. We had a really fun day and we counseled again about Confidence and Faith in the Lord. We read an amazing talk which I have studied my entire mission. It's called: Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence. 

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2014/10/approaching-the-throne-of-god-with-confidence?lang=eng

It truly helped me and I testify that as one follows these 6 steps, your confidence will rise and you will have more Spirit with you always.

Saturday

We went up to Telêmaco Borba and I was with Elder Eastin! He is an awsome new missionary with many fears and doubts about himself. We talked the whole about about his insecurities and worries and I comforted him and we found some good people to bring to church. At the end if the day I shared the same talk with him and he thanked me greatly. He has a great future ahead of him. Know that the Lord will always forgive you, no matter what you have done, if you repent and turn to him.

Sunday

It was just super chill with Elder Smith. He was awesome to talk to and hangout with. We spoke with many people and at the end of the day we felt the true love of the Lord. He is amazing and has a wonderful future ahead of him. He will continue to do great in Borba.

I love the mission. I love the change it has made in me. I love the people that I have been able to help. I love this work. I love the Lord. I can never and will never deny the truths that I know and have seen. In my last two weeks, let's see how many more lives we can change. Take care and I'll see y'all soon.

- Elder Hyatt

3 Não Temais (Do Not Fear); March 17, 2025; 1st Assistant to the President; Brasil Curitiba Mission

 Another two weeks have passed 

Sorry I kinda forgot about the email last week. It was a busy p-day. We cleaned the house, got haircuts, went to luch with the Staff boys. Yeah it was a pretty busy, but laid back p-day. In reality, that week was just a week that passed by without anything too crazy. However this week has been fun and full of great memories!

Tuesday

We had the new missionary meeting and afterwards we got on a Van and got shipped to Ponta Grossa. We stayed with Elder Fisher and Elder Eyring like always. It was really fun. 

Wednesday

I went with Elder Pavez and Elder Souza. We did a service project for a member who is a native American. He gave me a hand-carved flute  It was really cool because he was explaining about their culture and what they use the flutes for. He said mine is for meditation and connecting with Heavenly Father. The rest of the day we visited some people and I got the opportunity to see many people who I've missed. I was so happy to see Bispo Thales and his family as well as the Nakaharas and the Udagawas and of course Irmão Denilson. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to see all of them again for the last time.

Thursday

Okay, today was a crazy day! We went over to Campus with Elder Ribero and Elder Eldredge. I went with Elder Ribero, and boy did we have a very spiritual day. We were following the Spirit the entire time and miracles were happening. During the late afternoon, we were walking and came across this family that the missionaries talked to 2 years ago, but never passed by again. They let us in and we talked for a bit. They ended up coming to church on Sunday! (To give context for this next part...everyday I am equipped with my hat, my bag, and my guarda-sol/Beach umbrella. I normally wear them all and have the large umbrella on my back kinda like a sword. I do this because i dont like to carry it in my hand.) Anyway, as we were leaving we were on this spiritual high and full of energy. We were on a two-laned road with a large medium in the middle separating the other two-laned road. We heard barking from dogs coming from that far side. As we looked we saw a Father with his 6 year old daughter holding a small bike with two large pit bulls barking and attacking them. At the moment that we looked over we saw this white pit bull bite the little girl in her leg. I blinked and the next thing I knew I was running across the medium pulling the umbrella from my back and I jumped and I placed myself in between the girl and the pit bull and smacked him on the head. Elder Ribeiro also came and placed himself on the other side against the other pit bull. The girl was crying and screaming and the father was in shock. The white pit bull continued to bark and tried for the little girl again and I smacked it right in the jaw. We told the Father and daughter to start walking up the road. He put the girl in front and pushed her along as the black pit bull remained in the back barking at Elder Ribeiro with the bike. The white pit bull ran behind some cars off on the left and I couldn't see it. I transitioned to the front left of the girl when the white pit bull lunged for her. I smacked his head with the umbrella and kicked him in the ribs to get him away from the girl. The father than grabbed her and put her on his back. The white pit bull continued to attack and bite, but I was able to fend that off with the umbrella. One of the neighbors came out and threw a brick at the white pit bull which caused him to run back and not continue up. Once we were safe and out of range we spoke with them. The girl was lucky because the bite didn't pierce her skin, but she had a full bite mark and bruises. The father was upset and crying and ended up calling the Miitary Police. We left them and continued with our day.

Friday

We met up with Elder Borjas and Elder Snow. Elder Borjas and I had a very fun day where we visited a lot of people. It was really fun with him. 

Saturday and Sunday

We were in my old area Dalcol for the last time. I passed by many people who I had worked with and helped a year and a half ago. It was awesome to be there on Sunday because I got to spend time with and see all the members who helped me become the missionary I am today. It was just a great and fun time. I love the people there and I will never forget all that they have done for me.

Olha quem Elder Ferreira! Foi ótimo estar juntos com eles!

President Alex e sua Esposa Cris!! Amo eles bastante!

Irmão Teru Udagawa, o irmão que me ensinou a importância de servir com tudo poder, força, mente, e coração independente dos desafios da vida.

There are other fotos which i do not have, I am also very grateful por O Bispo Thiago e a família Lüder!

Today

We are currently in a cabin in the woods with the family of Bispo Renato! They invited us so we are up here relaxing right now. We will be headed back to Curitiba in the afternoon.

Spiritual Thought: Fear not, Doubt not, only trust in the Lord with a perfect brightness of hope. The Lord is real and know us and blesses us according to our faith. His plan for us is much greater than we can possible imagine. Know that he will always be with you and protect you if you simply live his Gospel.

- Elder Hyatt

5...Seguirei; March 3, 2025; 1st Assistant to the President, Brasil Curitiba Mission

 Welp another week has passed and lets get into this one.

Tuesday: Uberaba

We went to Uberaba with Elder Reid and Elder Soto, well we actually started with district council. During the time we were talking about the areas one of the Sisters who is training for the first time was expressing her fears and stresses and anxiety about training and not doing well. I do not remember the words I used, however, we all felt the Spirit strongly as words of comfort were said as well as confidence from the Lord filled her heart. Her and her companion ended up doing amazingly this week, so I'm proud of them.

After I went with Elder Soto where we walked and spoke with many people. One of which was a couple who were married and  baptized this past Friday! They were super cool to talk to and they gave us some great chocolate cake. After that we walked around the neighborhood and invited some people to play soccer at the church. A little bit later we turned down a road heading towards the church and we ran into 15 youth all walking to the church. We began talking with them and laughing. When we got to the church there were about another 15 youth with some adults. We ended up talking and playing some soccer. A good amount of the youth ended up wanting to come to church so that was awesome!

Wednesday: Guaraituba

This day was great. I was with Elder Granados and we visited all of the people that I helped baptize and helped to church. It was really cool. I truly love all the people there. I was super happy to see Alessandro and his family because they are like another family to me. I hope to see them one more time before I leave because everyone there is great.

Thursday: Lamenha Grande

Welp new Branch just dropped and it's in Tamandaré. I worked with my mission Grandson Elder Batz. He is amazing and hilarious and such a hard worker. We passed by Sybelle and Thiaginho and it was great to see them both. We had a lot of fun climbing the hills of Tamandaré.

Friday: Rio Verde

We went to the Temple and then with Elder Maligon and Elder Rugeri. I ended up going with Elder Maligon where we were going lesson after lesson after lesson. It was awesome and super fun to be with Elder Maligon. He is from the Philippines and super intelligent. Just another great day.

Saturday e Sunday: Rio Branco do Sul

We went all the way back up to the city in the mountains again. It was awesome. It was really hot and we brought 49 people to church this Sunday so that was awesome!

These are 7 packages of coffee that our friend Carlos had us carry away so that he could relieve himself of his addictions and be baptized. He was amazing!

~Elder Hyatt

6...Last Transfer; February 24, 2025; 1st Assistant to the President, Brasil Curitiba Mission

 Hello all, so today was transfers and well I'll be finishing as Assistant to the President. Going for 7 months!!

I will not lie to y'all today has been very busy with taking my friends and old companion to the airport this morning at 2am. I have been up for many hours and have not taken a nap. In other words, I'm still tired but we keep going. This week has been a very fun week. 

Elder Rodrigues and I had our very last division together. It was really fun because it just felt so natural to work with him. We also had burgers for lunch with some of the other Elders.



On Wednesday we grabbed the new missionaries from the airport and took them to their hosts for the week. Also my companion had to get an ingrown toe-nail out so that was fun.

On Thursday we did a surprise division in Guaraituba where I got to see Irmã Fernanda e Misael as well as Janaina e Stefany. It was such a fun day full of great memories. I truly enjoyed being able to go back and visit those who truly made an impact in my life.

Friday we went all the way to Jardim Osasco with Elder Woodford, the flying Aussie. It was a long and very enjoyable day where we found some good people and shared some laughs. Also baptized our friend João who has been fighting against addictions for 50 years and we helped him stop and be baptized to receive the Holy Ghost.

Saturday and Sunday we were in Cachoeira. It was pretty fun because Elder Rocha and I shared a Pastel lunch on Sunday. Then we spent the rest of the Sunday preparing for Transfers. 

Today I left Elder Rodrigues at the airport and it was strange. One of my best companions finished and returned home.


It hit me that here in a bit I too will be walking with all my bags. I honestly am so grateful for this time that I have had on my mission. I'll talk about it more in the next emails, however I will just say that it's not over. The Lord still has a lot in store for me and for everyone. The Lord know exactly what we need so we can be the best version of ourselves. The Lord has taught me many great things, one of which is running to the End. Last Transfer, best transfer. Let's keep going and I'll share some personal experiences in the next one.

Also here is a talk I gave at church I hope y'all like it.

Era uma vez um jovem que realmente precisava de um emprego. Ele se ajoelhou e orou para pedir ajuda a Deus. Ele partiu naquele dia com a esperança de encontrar o emprego certo para ele. Enquanto caminhava, viu um anúncio de um emprego que pagava muito bem. Ele rapidamente foi até o local, mas quando chegou lá viu uma fila muito longa. Ele ficou triste, sua cabeça afundou e pensou consigo mesmo: "Há pessoas mais qualificadas do que eu". Ele começou a voltar para casa com sua tristeza lentamente se transformando em raiva, quando um garoto na estrada lhe entregou uma linda rosa. O homem pegou a rosa e a jogou no lixo. Ele então pegou seu ônibus para casa e sentou-se ao lado de uma jovem simpática que olhou para ele com preocupação. No entanto, quando ela foi dizer algo, o homem abaixou a cabeça e continuou com raiva e frustrado com Deus. Quando chegou em casa, jogou sua bolsa contra a parede, ajoelhou-se e começou a orar, culpando apenas a Deus por não ajudá-lo a encontrar o emprego. Naquela noite, o jovem teve um sonho em que o Pai Celestial apareceu a ele e disse: "Aquele emprego que você queria era seu, mas quando viu a longa fila, duvidou de si mesmo. Pedi que aquele garoto lhe entregasse a rosa quando você estava triste, mas você a jogou fora. E quando você estava bravo comigo no ônibus, estava sentado ao lado de sua futura esposa. Ó homem de pouca fé, quando você aprenderá a tentar?"

Quantas vezes somos como o jovem da história? Todos nós queremos algo nesta vida, saúde, paz, amor, um emprego, uma esposa ou esposo, felicidade, salvação. Sempre queremos coisas, mas quantas vezes abaixamos a cabeça e desistimos antes mesmo de tentar? Quantas desculpas nós fazemos só para desistir de algo?

Jesus Cristo, o Salvador do mundo, curou e ajudou todos que o procuraram, mas ele sempre fez milagres de acordo com a fé deles, a fé das pessoas.

Agora fé não é ter um perfeito conhecimento das coisas; portanto, se tendes fé, tendes esperança nas coisas que se não veem e que são verdadeiras. Ou em outras palavras, Fé significa fazer as coisas com uma esperança que vai dar certo. Se tivermos fé em Jesus Cristo, podemos fazer todas as coisas.

Agora, não sei sobre todos vocês, mas eu não gostaria de ser como o jovem da história perdendo todas as oportunidades que o Pai Celestial colocou na frente dele. Não seria uma ótima sensação, seria? Todos nós já passamos por aquele momento de arrependimento em que olhamos para trás e pensamos sobre os "e se". E se eu não tivesse ido àquela festa? E se eu não tivesse dito isso para minha mãe? E se eu? E a lista continua.

Agora imagine se houvesse uma maneira de saber o que devemos sempre fazer, de sermos informados sobre onde devemos ou não ir, de ter um melhor amigo 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana, conosco para nos confortar. Se você pudesse ter isso com você pelo resto da sua vida, você aceitaria?

Irmãos e irmãs, Jesus Cristo deixou claro como podemos ter isso, e isso vem do Poder do Espírito Santo. Agora, o Espírito Santo é o terceiro membro da Divindade, cujo propósito é nos guiar, caminhar ao nosso lado e nos ajudar a encontrar o caminho de volta para Jesus Cristo e nossas famílias. O Espírito Santo não apenas nos guia, mas nos transforma na pessoa que Deus quer que sejamos. Agora, sempre que nos sentimos bem ou inclinados a fazer o bem, isso vem do Espírito Santo. Agora, se o queremos conosco 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana, para nos ajudar a ser perdoados de nossos pecados, para ter paz de consciência para nos ajudar a nos tornarmos a pessoa que Deus quer que sejamos, precisamos receber o Espírito Santo. Como o recebemos?

Jesus Cristo falou claramente para as pessoas aqui nas Américas. Ora, este é o mandamento: Arrependei-vos todos vós, confins da Terra; vinde a mim e sede batizados em meu nome, a fim de que sejam santificados,recebidos o Espírito Santo, para comparecerdes sem mancha perante mim no último dia.

Para receber o Espírito Santo, precisamos ser limpos e dignos, o que acontece quando somos batizados. Quando somos batizados, somos lavados de todos os nossos pecados e purificados em preparação para receber o Dom do Espírito Santo pela imposição de mãos. Esta é a única maneira de recebermos o Espírito Santo. Não precisamos ser perfeitos, nem ter um entendimento perfeito. Precisamos apenas nos arrepender e ter o desejo de ser batizados. Se você tem essas duas coisas, então você pode ser batizado e receber o Espírito Santo.

Mas depois? O que vem depois? Vamos ser perfeitos depois o batismo? Não, mas o Espírito Santo vai nos moldar e purificar todos os dias se nós estamos fazendo nosso parte. Precisamos continuar seguindo Jesus Cristo e sua Igreja. Vamos sempre errar mas quando nós estamos aqui, na Igreja de Jesus Cristo e tomamos o sacramento que tomamos hoje e todos os Domingos. O Espírito Santo volta ou nosso lado e estamos perdoados de nossos pecados. Tudo isso é por causa de Jesus Cristo. 

Irmãos e Irmãs vamos ser mais sábio do de aquele jovem rapaz na história e vamos ter fé em Jesus Cristo. Vamos continuar ainda se dificuldades, dúvidas, preguiça bate. Vamos ouvir os sussurros do Espírito Santo e ser guiado para ter uma vida melhor.

~Elder Hyatt

O Senhor de Toda Bencao; February 17, 2024; 1st Assistant to the President, Missao Brasil Curitiba

 Let me begin by saying that the Lord is great. He is wonderful and wonderful are his works. He truly knows how to bless and how to help people. He truly has power to work miracles. Let me catch y'all up on the crazy past two weeks.

Curitiba!

We started off the week with the new missionary training in person. We gave a training and then President Bikman spoke and then we spoke with the trainers. It was cool to hear about all of their experiences. Then we ate lunch at Garom (It's a cheap buffet livre we eat at anytime we are at the escritório. Then we went home, packed our bags and raced to the bus station. We almost missed the bus, but we made it. Our first stop on this long ride was Ponta Grossa!

Ponta Grossa!

So there we were, arriving in Ponta Grossa at 16h. We go to the LZ's house and we wait for probably 15 minutes until they arrive. We leave our stuff and split. I went with Elder Eyring (yes he is the Grandson of President Eyring) and we went and visited some old members and some people who have gone to church and during that time we met an awesome girl. We were trying to find her mom, however, Elisa came out and spoke with us. We spoke for a little bit and then she started opening up and we all felt the Spirit strongly present. She said that her grandmother had recently passed away and that she was praying for comfort from God. We ended up leaving a Book of Mormon with her and she gave us drawings that she drew. It was really special moment. That night we ate a Pizza Train(just a big pizza)

The next day we divided with the Dalcol Elders, and Elder Mortenson and I just went to work visiting people I used to know. I saw all my boys that I helped baptize! Apolo, Misael, Dudu, Eduardo, Bianca, Leo, and a few others. They all jumped on top of me and gave me a big hug. It was really nice to see them all again. It's crazy to think that it's been over a year since I was there. We then ran into one of my favorite families, Rubiane, Emerson, and Nicole! We spoke with them and they bought us food. It was so nice to see them again and to talk about a lot of things. Wish them the best as they continue to expand their shop! Also on this day I began to get sick. This is important to note that it began on this Wednesday in particular.

Thursday we went with the other Elders of Dalcol and it was awesome. I was with Elder Glauser from Alaska! Turns out his dad is like a super crazy hunter who had his own show at some point. Anyway, it was really fun working and talking and visiting a bunch of people. This day I had a horrible cough and was basically working in Zombie mode. When we got back to the LZ’s house, Elder Eyring was in bed very very sick. Elder Fisher had given him a blessing, but he was still with a very bad fever and body chills. I broke into the Elder Hyatt pharmacy and pulled out a bunch of medication to treat all his symptoms and to knock him out. He took them all and slept like a rock. I also took them all and slept.

Friday and Elder Eyring woke up at 90% and had no pain nothing. He thanked me and gave me a hug, while I got worse. I basically lost my voice, but other than that my body was fine. I felt like when you put your phone on low battery mode. I was basically just following Elder Pincay and Elder Ribeiro. It was a great day, but I was so dead and it was so hot. I started to basically drink the Halls cough drops to just stop coughing. My tongue felt like it had a layer of cough drop. That night I got a blessing from the boys and slept.

Telêmaco Borba! 

Saturday morning we got on a bus to Telêmaco Borba. I was still sick, but doing better by that time. We got up there and ate lunch at Bom Prato. It was good and then I went with Elder Lima where we visited a bunch of people and confirmed them for church. Then we went home and slept.

Sunday we brought people to church and then I went with Elder Brown and we found some cool people. It was a pretty chill Sunday where I was still dying in Zombie mode.

Monday, we played keep away with a volleyball and got haircuts and then got on a bus to Tibagi.

Tibagi!

We arrived and got an Uber to their house because it was so hot. I got a lot better, but still had a very bad cough. We relaxed the rest of the time until we got back to the road and visited a few people. 

Tuesday I went with Elder Boblett where we were basically running around half of the city trying to find some people, but with no success. We then decided to visit a less active family and turns out they were praying for help and we appeared. It was such a spiritual moment. They then said that they had more family that lived in the Vila. We went up to the Vila and then we came across this family. They let us in and we started talking about the church. They then confessed that minutes before we arrive they were fighting and screaming and there was no peace in the home. Then we knocked and they said the Lord sent his angels to help them. We felt so much love and spirit in the house with them. We also learned that their kids were baptized 2 years back however the parents wanted to be baptized, but weren't married at the time. We invited them to get married and baptized and they got super excited and started grabbing their documents so we could help them. This Friday they will be married and baptized! I'm so happy for them!

Castro!

Wednesday we got on a bus to Castro. We got there and met up with Elder Paramore and Elder Groscost, we went to lunch and then split. I was with Elder Paramore and it was a great day. We were laughing and having a great time the whole time. That night we got a meter long pizza and it was so good!

Thursday we went with the other Elders of Castro and I went with Elder Letner. We talked a lot about planes and flying it was great. We also found some really good families and people that we were able to help that day. We then got on a Van and returned to Curitiba that night.

Campo Largo!

Friday we kept our suitcases packed because we then went out to Campo Largo. We got there and hit the road. I went with Elder Jackson who was starting to get sick. We were working in the sun and the humidity and boy were we sweating. Our friend Artur came to church to play soccer with the members and he loved it. He is really cool.

Saturday I went with Elder Benjamim and we helped all the people who were preparing for baptism. We also fasted during that time and truly we saw the miracles of the Lord. 

Flex Time!

Who said an AP can't baptize? We helped 11 people be baptized and I worked my butt off to help these 11. I will not lie it truly was not easy because the Devil was really trying not to let them get this blessing in their lives. From hour long interviews, to lies being told to them, to reading the scriptures to prove the why, to recognizing the hand of the Lord and bringing them to church. It was a fight, but it was amazing and all so worth it. I would've gotten in the water, but the new missionaries need the experience hahaha.

I truly love all these people, but shout-out to Irmã Cida who stopped smoking 3 boxes of cigarettes a day to 0 in only a couple weeks. That's the power of the Lord and his perfect Gospel!

I love this work, this mission, this opportunity that I have had to serve and to continue to serve. It has truly been and still is a marvelous experience. I think all the time to these scriptures:

3 Nephi 5:13 - Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life.

D&C 4:2-5 - O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day. Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work; For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul; And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.

Moroni 9:6 - And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.

Jacob 1:19 - And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.

D&C 18:14-16 - Wherefore, you are called to cry repentance unto this people. And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!

Alma 36:24 - Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls unto repentance; that I might bring them to taste of the exceeding joy of which I did taste; that they might also be born of God, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Alma 29:9 - I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.

Until next time

~Elder Hyatt

Time is Flying! February 3, 2025; 1st Assistant to the President; Curitiba, Brasil

 Okay well, I decided to write an email very late. 

Anyway how is everyone? I'm doing well, just another week flew by. I'm sorry if there isn't a lot that I transfer over in my emails. By the time p-day comes around I forget a lot of stuff. To sum up the week:

• Failed trying to get my RG. That was a sad day that took up my entire day.
• Had a long day after I did a baptismal interview and the person just said, “You know what, no I don't want to because I like to do these wrong things.”
• Elder Edwards and I ran the Mission Devocional because President and Sister Bikman were in São Paulo
• Went to Tamandaré again and we brought a lot of people to a game night and had a Baptism of our friend Carlos
• I went to the poorest area that I have ever seen, but it was actually sad.
• Also nursed my buddy Elder Toronto back to health and had many spiritual moments during the process. It was great.

Anyway that is basically it for this week. Next week I'll be in Ponta Grossa and then Telemaco Borba so we shall see what happens. Take care everyone!

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Ok, bem, decidi escrever um e-mail bem tarde. De qualquer forma, como estão todos? 

Estou bem, apenas mais uma semana passou voando. Peço desculpas se não há muito o que eu transfiro nesses e-mails. Quando chega P-day, esqueço muitas coisas. Para resumir a semana:

• Falha ao tentar obter meu RG. Foi um dia triste que ocupou meu dia inteiro.
• Tive um longo dia depois que fiz uma entrevista batismal e a pessoa simplesmente disse: "Sabe de uma coisa, não, eu não quero porque gosto de fazer essas coisas erradas".
• O Élder Edwards e eu dirigimos a Missão Devocional porque o Presidente e Sister Bikman estavam em São Paulo
• Fomos a Tamandaré novamente e trouxemos muitas pessoas para uma noite de jogos e fizemos um batismo do nosso amigo Carlos
• Fui para a área mais pobre que já vi, mas foi realmente triste.
• Também cuidei do meu amigo Élder Toronto até que ele recuperasse a saúde e tive muitos momentos espirituais durante o processo. Foi ótimo.

 De qualquer forma, é basicamente isso por esta semana. Semana que vem estarei em Ponta Grossa e depois em Telêmaco Borba, então veremos o que acontece. Cuidem-se todos!