The Astonishing Adventures of Sister Hannah Hiatt

Hey y'all! How have you been? How was Thanksgiving? I hope everyone had good food, and awesome family and friends to share it with. As good as your holiday may have been, though, I betcha mine was better. Thanksgiving morning we had a devotional given by a very special person, someone whom we were promised we would appreciate. And appreciate we did. It was quite possibly the coolest day of my life. You know how sick kids get to meet whoever they want, like through the Make a Wish Program or whatever? This person would have been my Make a Wish. They were super funny and also spiritual and just about the coolest person ever. They (and their spouse) gave a talk and then the best part was after when---hang on, I'm getting ahead of myself. The person (are you ready for this) was... drumroll, please.... ELDER DIETER F. UCHTDORF!!!!! Awesome, right? In the flesh. Like, I could see him. It was the coolest thing. Since it was Thanksgiving, he spoke about gratitude. My favorite was wha...

Ola! If you'd prefer not to receive these emails every week, or if you know someone else who would like to receive them, let me know and I'll update my email list. You can also follow the story on www.sisterhiattsadventures.blogspot.com (I think... Mom, is that right?). Minhas companieras! From the left: me, Sister Miller, and Sister Jones. We're so studious that we definitely took 20 minutes out of study time to take ridiculous pictures. Bonding! (also I'm really hoping y'all can see these... I'm technologically  handicapped so I'm not sure they'll actually go through) I think I'm starting to get used to the MTC! This week was amazing for about a million reasons. Tuesday we had a devotional where we heard from Gary E. Stevenson (you know, the apostle?) and it was so neat! He taught about how adventurers have a physical survival kit with matches and food and a tarp, but we need to have a spiritual survival kit with the scriptures, PMG (our m...

Hey everyone! If you'd prefer not to receive these emails every week, or if you know someone who would like to receive them, let me know and I'll update my email list. You can also follow the story on  www.sisterhiattsadventures. blogspot.com  (I think... Mom, is that right?). So I've survived my first week (almost... technically I still have until Wednesday). For those who don't know, I'll be spending about 6 weeks in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah before heading down to Sao Paulo, Brazil to teach the gospel. For the next few weeks I'll be learning Portuguese and preparing to teach. So far it's been super fun and I've learned a ton! I'll be able to email every Monday, but I can read emails pretty much anytime while I'm in the MTC, so you can write me whenever.  Now, all missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have a companion, to keep each other safe and focused. Sometimes there's an odd nu...

Hey Mom and Dad! I made it safely to the MTC, no missed flights or anything. So far, so good! I found Lindy okay and now I'm here. It looks like P-day will be Monday and I think I can email Sunday too, but I'm not sure. I'll be in a trio of missionaries, but the other two have already been here a few weeks so we're in different classes. I've only met one so far and that was very briefly in the hallway, but she seems nice. I'm excited to be here and I'm feeling good.  Love you! Hannah

Hey y'all! This is Hannah Hiatt, and I'll be serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Brazil São Paulo South Mission for the next eighteen months. I report to the Provo MTC (*cough cough* darn slow visa) on November 7th (that's tomorrow!), and I'm super excited. This blog is where I'll post pictures and stories of my adventures.  If you'd like to write me, my email is hannah.hiatt@myldsmail.net. I'd love to hear from you!