New Horizons; Mission Weeks about 75-80; Area: Curitiba Center

 Hello all! I'm happy to inform you that another transfer has flown by and again I had to pack my bags and leave. It was sad to leave such a great area with some amazing people and members. I will miss them greatly.

 I am now in the dead center of the great city of Curitiba! My new area: Ala 4. My new assignment: Assistant to the President. 

Yep, yesterday as we were running around sweating in the hot and humid weather of Colombo we got a call from President Bikman who gave me the news that I would be the new assistant. I cannot lie, it shocked me, but what do you do ya know? So the rest of the day we were helping people get baptized in other areas and then we finally returned to our area where Irmã Fernanda and her son Mihael gave us cards and then cake. Afterwards we also got more cake from Irmã Eliane which was also great! I ended up getting transferred last night which was fun and exhausting. I also had the opportunity to take the old Assistant to the airport and watch him return home. It was weird watching him go and realizing that here in a few months I too will be stepping on a plane home. Anyway, on my first day we just had to take care of transfers and make sure everyone got home safely with all their stuff. Then when everyone finally left, I was able to have peace and had time to return to the apartment and take a 30 minute nap. I truly needed one.

One miracle that happened this week was that Irmã Juliana, the mom of the American boys, was baptized Saturday! It was so cool to watch and to be there because President Bikman baptized her and it was such a special moment for her. After her baptism, she send us a message asking if there was anyway we would be able to help her friend, who lives far away, go to church. Of course I jumped to the front and started working on getting in contact with the missionaries. As I was talking with her and her friend I came to realize that Raissa lives in Sweden!! That's so cool! I was able to get all her information and was able to confirm her for church with the help of my secretary buddy Elder Cutler. (Side note: Elder Cutler and I are roommates now kkkk). We are praying that all goes well for her and her family!

Anyway there is more that has happened, but I am super tired to write or remember right now. Next week will be way better.

Elder Hyatt 

Tongue Tied in my Native Tongue; Mission Weeks 72-73?; Area: Guaraituba, Boa Vista Zone

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to another email from Elder Hyatt, let's jump into it because a lot and not a lot has happened these past few weeks.

“Wait, you're American?”

Well I was greatly surprised when two weeks ago I ran into some Americans. Well I do need to correct myself, two americans and a boy who lived in America named Gabriel. The two Americans, to my surprise, were the sons of President Bikman, my mission president. You can imagine the fun shock that I had when I realized that, however, that didn't stop my missionary senses because their friend is investigating the church. So of course I wanted to know what his thoughts were, and it was at that moment that I learned that Gabriel, the 15 year old boy, had more knowledge and intelligence than me. Taken aback at first I wanted to get to know him first and get a basic understanding on what he believes. As the conversation progressed I discovered that he doesn't truly believe in God. Elder Peabody and I began to teach a little about God and his plan for us. Gabriel was asking questions and was actually interested, but when the conversation ended we thought that was it…we were wrong. The next day I got a message from Sister Bikman relating that Gabriel really enjoyed getting to know Elder Peabody and I. I was happy to respond and tell her it was a great honor and privilege to have met and taught Gabriel. Then came my surprise when I was sent the phone number of Gabriel’s mom and told by Sister Bikman that the family wanted Elder Peabody and I to teach them more. That message was immediately followed by a message from President Bikman saying that we would be teaching this family and could mark any day and time to do so. After that shock we sent a message to Gabriel’s Mom and marked to pass by Wednesday. When Wednesday rolled around we got an Uber to their house, or should I say gated community. When we got to the gate we could see through the fence to some of the nicest houses I have ever seen. We walked in and began walking down the road of two to three story houses until we finally arrived at the beautiful home of Gabriel. I can't describe perfectly how it looked, but I can for sure say it was one of the nicest houses I've seen in my life. We met Gabriel’s mom Juliana and his younger brother Noah and we had an American Egg, bacon, and waffle breakfast for dinner. We taught them after the food and returned home. We returned to their home on Saturday where we were greeted by a surprise that had my heart shoot up into my mouth for a second. The person who opened the door for us this time was Sister Bikman. Obviously we weren't expecting that, but that didn't stop us from making pizzas with the two families and then giving a wonderful lesson about who Jesus Christ is. Then Sister Bikman gave us a ride home because it was getting pretty late. It's been a great experience and very strange and challenging to talk and speak in English. Never thought I'd be struggling with my own native tongue. I'll keep y'all updated on this wonderful family.

Alessandro

Alessandro finally got baptized! I don't remember if I already talked about him, but he is an amazing guy. Found him about 2-3 months ago when I first got into this area. Back then he struggled to go to church, he struggled with smoking and drinking, and just wasn't happy. Well finally, after working with him, praying with him, and playing soccer with him, Alessandro was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ! It was such a great moment for him because his mom also went to church for the first time and loved it. At the end of the day on Sunday we also had a family home evening at Alessandro’s house with his whole family and some members of the ward. It was such a fun and laugh-filled experience. We all had a great time and we are so proud of Alessandro. Our goal is to send him on a mission as well, so let's get going!!

Fun Things That Happened:

- My companion Elder Gonzalez got bit by a pit bull

- Uber keeps stealing my pictures and pamphlets of Jesus Christ…I guess they've been needing it

- I passed out in a lesson

- A teen showed me a judo takedown and knocked me to my butt

- Tereré Erva Black is amazing

Pictures finally!

The Sad, The Good, The Awesome; Mission Weeks 69,70, 71?; Area: Guaraituba, Boa Vista Zone, Brasil

 Heyo sorry for not sending an email for a long time, but here I am again! This email is going to talk about 3 things obviously so let's get into it!

The Sad

Two weeks ago some members who lived in a favela had their houses destroyed. Because it was technically and invasion (people invade the property of another and live on it without paying) the true owner told them all to leave and bulldozed the old houses. This happened over the past 3 weeks. During this time we were struggling to help them find a new place to live because 5 families were affected and these are 5 families with teens, little kids, and babies. We passed by and brought them food and personal hygiene products to help. We also helped some build new houses in another area. It's been tough and very sad because as of right now they still don't have water, so we are trying to see what we can do to resolve this problem. This complication in their lives has not stopped them from going to church. Every Sunday they have been to church with high faith that the Lord will continue to help them and protect them. They are true examples of disciples of Christ and true warriors.

The Good

Julia and Crystal got baptized this Sunday! Julia is a friend of some of the youth in the church and they invited her to go. She showed up to some of the activities and then asked us if she could be baptized! It was awesome to have this wonderful experience. Crystal is a Venezuelan who has been passing through some tough times. She came to church a few times and said that things began to change and that she wanted to be baptized. It was really cool because we saw her faith in Christ against many difficulties. We also have Alessandro! Alessandro is a 22 year old man who we found many weeks ago. He came to church and began coming to the activities. He said that his life was very sad and not enjoyable, but after we began visiting him his life changed. He left drinking, smoking, and other things to be baptized next week!

The Awesome!

We got called by President who asked me to accompany Luiz Thiago from Ponta Grossa in the temple.Luiz Thiago has been called to serve in the Brasil Recife Norte Mission. I'm not sure if you remembr Luiz Thiago from about a year ago.  I wrote about him quite a bit last year when I was in Ponta Grossa. His story is quite amazing kind of similar to the story of Alma the younger and the sons of Mosiah. It was such a cool call because I was able to go with my mission son Elder M. Cutler to the temple. It was so cool because I got to see so many people for the beginning of my mission. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. 

Sorry for the short email, but a lot is going on. I'll keep y'all in tune. Até logo!