March updates and pics!!!!

Elder Chase Heiner, Elder Carney &  Elder Chase Johnson

(not sure which one is which - except for Elder Carney!)

March 29, 2017

Hello!!

Today is dia de joven combatiente OR Day of the Young Combatant (the missionaries have to stay in most of the day because it gets pretty violent apparently! Prayers!!!)

Sorry family and friend, I won’t be writing today! I am going to be working on some college classes, but I will send pics!!

Life is good. We had interviews with Pres.  and I just really needed it, it’s been a couple of hard weeks! But all is well. I have really felt the power of prayer during these past few days, and I know that he listens. SO, it works! And I know that!

Love you all!!!!

Sorry! Mom don’t kill me!!

March 22, 2017

I am Joseph!

Hello friends and family, 

So, this week, well it’s been a very interesting one. 

It’s been a little hard lately. I have been sick and things with my comp have just been interesting. It’s been a struggle not going to lie. And to be with someone 24&7 who doesn’t really like you or even care, it can be hard. 

But all is well. I had a moment the other day, where I read D&C 127, and I think its verse 2, where its talks about wont water I am born to swim in, how the trials that Joseph Smith was going through seem but a small thing to what he has gone through his whole life.  (Here is the whole scripture he is referencing : 2 And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the envy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was ordained from before the foundation of the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it. Judge ye for yourselves. God knoweth all these things, whether it be good or bad. But nevertheless, deep water is what I am wont to swim in. It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.

I really like that. And man he went through soo much, and I love how Joseph truly showed the world what he believed, and how much he was rejected. Man, soo much opposition here to our religion, and around the world. But people don’t know the story, they have never asked or heard from themselves. They need to look to the true source. And I am soo proud to defend my brother Joseph, I know he was a prophet of God. And that his first vision, really changed the world. From that we know that God loves us, and knows us, and wants us to return to him and that we have a purpose. 

SO this week I am not going to focus on all the crap *there has been a lot!( I have been sick, just not been good with other problems!. SO I will focus on the good!!

Fransisca. She is DOPE!! She got baptised a year ago, but just went away. Well, she speaks English! And she is SUCH a white girl haha she speaks fluently and is literally the whitest chilean I have met! And so pray for her! She is such an awesome girl, but is struggling in life! So we had a great lesson with her, and she is really opening up to us!

Pedro. He is a the dope dude from Iceland. And man, he made us dinner. Just unexpectedly. We came and he had this FEAST prepared for us!! It was incredible! I have realized the importance of being grateful, it is such an important principle which mom and dad, thank you for teaching me that!! 

But pray for him too! He has gone through a lot in his life. He also speaks fluent English. SO, we went and visited both of them, and honestly, I think God knew that. The day before was just awful, we worked and worked and just nothing happened all day. It was soo frustrating! Then the next day, I got to be with them and they are just genuine, awesome people, and I needed it! And in English, that was nice!!

God is good! Today we watched, yessss, STAR WARS!!!!!!!!

So, next week we will be inside, so I have to write early Wednesday morning just to let you all know! It’s the day that all the delinquents are out and burn things and rebel, so we have to be inside Tuesday night and Wednesday just to write our families we can go outside! 

I love this gospel, I love you all. 

GO look for the truth. 

Elder Carney

March 15, 2017

Well, I am just here.

Hey family!

Soo this week has been a very interesting one. It’s been a hard one. But I am still trying.

I think the hardest thing has been with my comp, man oh man. it has been a little hard let’s just say that. 

But you know what. Obedience. That’s what I want to talk about. 

Literally just being obedient in all the little things. In this gospel and in life, we can take so many shortcuts and excuses, but in the end, we just need to be obedient. 

So yeah!

We are finding new people! Elizabeth and her family, they are dope! We are excited to teach them, so pray for them! They are new!

I am really trying to focus on the people right now, just put my efforts into them. But yeah!

I am really sorry this is a short email. I am doing good, just need to help out my comp and serve these people! Can’t really say anything else ha-ha, just ´prayers please!

I am grateful for everything that I have passed through. It’s been a ride, that’s for sure. It’s been a ride and I am still riding, and just trying to love it! It’s time to give it my all and serve!! 20 months in the mish. 

CRAZY!!

Love you ALL and miss you!!!

Elder Carney

March 8, 2017

Whaaat’s UPPPP?

Hello familia y amigos y a todos!}

HOW IS EVERYONE DOING? GOOD GOOD!  

So, this week has been an adventure, that’s for sure. 

I am liking the new ward, feeling a little tired of meeting new people, doing that whole routine thing, but all is well! Just slap a smile on the face and enjoy it!

My comp TRUCKS. Literally the fastest Latino I have ever seen. He walks soo fast, which is weird because all Latinos usually walk SO slow. But nope. He doesn’t even wait for me. He just goes. SO, that’s kind of an adventure. He is a good guy. Doesn’t really want to talk to me, I don’t think he likes gringos SO I am just killing him with kindness and just singing to myself walking behind him. Haha not really sure what’s up but eh, whatever}

We had 25 people come to church. It’s just normal to me now! My whole mission is just ghetto haha it’s been great!

We had a Haitian come to church. He doesn’t speak like, nothing of Spanish (nor I English, tis so bad now) and he went to the bathroom during a class and never came back. Awkward. Poor guy was probably really scared!

I had a heart to heart with this guy Pedro. He lives in Iceland. He is DOPE! He is 45 years old, not married, and lives in Iceland so speaks English. He is a member and he is back in Chile for a while, and he asked us to come by. He made a huge pizza for us and my comp was talking to his dad and I just talked with him in English, and it was SO good.  I needed it. he is an awesome guy, just pure service. Pure love. And he just loved me, so at least I have one friend in this ward! 

That’s about it! Pray for me. I am just trying! That’s all I can do. 

God is good. I am really blessed. Really really blessed and just trying to tune into the spirit, and focus on that. And the basics. Love you ALLL

Elder Carney

March 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

I’M OUT!  

Haha hello family and friends!

Well, my time has ended. I got changed! And actually, my comp did too, they are whitewashing it. Which is honestly good. The ward needs it. Man, we tried our hardest, and in the end, it’s up to God! 

But president called us to tell us Saturday, and I just felt really peaceful about it, really good. And sooo I am now in the stake OHiggins and the ward, Los Conquistadores!! (Mom note- a ward is a congregation in a specific area)  haha it’s in the ghetto. Yet again. My whole mission has been in the ghetto, but hey, more fun stories!! 

All is well here! I am with my new comp Elder Alvear from Columbia, he is a good guy! He has about a year in the mission, we are the only two elders in the ward. It’s a REALLY small ward, so it’ll be interesting! We live with two other elders too, thank heavens! Living with just 2 can be boring! But now we have 4!

I am excited for this new opportunity!! It will be good! Last ward, which makes me really feel weird, but hey all is well!! Just going to enjoy every minute. That’s my plan!!

It’s time to just soak it in!!

All is well here! I will miss a lot of people from my old ward, but it’s a new chapter! Time to learn more! Tired. YES. But happy!

All is well!!

Jesus lives! He really does!!

Elder carney

UPDATES! 2/15/ & 2/23/17

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Feb. 15, 2017
FAMILIA!!!
Helloooo family and friends!


This is Elder Carns coming to you from the slums of Santiago!


Wow, what a week. Here are some highlights for you all


• I am finishing up with my rabies shots, dang dogs. SO that’s good! I haven’t foamed at the mouth or anything, so God is good
• We had an ASAITO!! haha that is a bbq,
with some investigators, they cooked us food! They are great! The problem is, one is atheist and the other is catholic. They are super great, and we have formed a good relationship, we taught them L1 and man it was powerful! They just need to ASK!! So simple, yet sooo hard for people to understand!! Just ASK!! Just do it! Yet we can’t force them to get a testimony! So, we are working with them! Luis and Miriam!
• We baked bread with Hermano Pino! He is great! He was a bishop at one point, and well, not anymore. He is just incredible He is less active and trying to get married, but its taking a while. But he has his own bread shop, so he taught us how to do it and everything, it was sweet! He really opened up to us too!
• The district is doing good. We got to do DIVS the other day with los pensamientos, I got to go back to my old ward and with mi hijito Elder Hendrix. It was so awesome, so cool to see how far he has progressed, that is so rewarding! He is like, a missionary now, full force and that’s so awesome to see! So, it was a great time! And to see the people, wow. I truly love them. I felt like a proud father to watch my kid and also all these people change and grow, I can’t even imagine how heavenly father feels about us! It was really cool to feel that! 

That’s about it this week! I am sorry! Pray for us, we are just trying to search and find the people who really need this gospel! they are out there, it’s just a hunt!! 

I LOVE THE ATONEMENT: I love being here. I love giving people hope, seeing people change their lives. I am soo grateful for this opportunity, and to have learned so much and to grow and change. I am just really blessed and thankful! 

Go out and SERVE!! just do it! People need us. They need help. And it’s the most incredible thin to be an instrument in god’s hands. 

I love you all!

Elder Carney

Feb. 22, 2017

12 PEOPLE!!!

Hello friends and family

Well what a weird week. This is going to be a short email because I am trying to send some pics!!

• We had 14 people at church...well actually 12, 14 with two missionaries. It was a really rough week.
• We went to the Centro to do our visas and all that! Which was so fun! We woke up a like 6 am and the office came and picked us up, so we were on divs with elder Allred, and so it was Maser, Allred, Kieffer and I, just the 4 buds, we all came together here! It was really dope
• I TOTALLY took a funny carnet picture! it’s like our Chilean ID! Haha I am So excited for it!! It will come soon
• We played soccer today, WOW, so freaking hot, but it felt really good to get out and play!
• I am really learning about just helping one another. A lady in our ward, Lily Conmtreras, we had lunch with her one day and she is just so full of wisdom! She is the best! She really lifted us up when we are down. And I feel like that it, it’s part of being a Christian. To help others when they are down. 
• We are trying. We are doing our part. It’s really Gods time now. It’s up to him. I have really struggled with that my whole life, but we are doing all we can and in the end, we leave the rest to God, telling him, alright it’s your turn. We will keep pushing on but we are patiently waiting. 
• My comp is awesome. he really opened up to me the other day. He is struggling being here. And he is just an awesome comp. Honestly, I feel like part of being a missionary is also to help your comp. In some areas, maybe you are not there for the people, but the main reason is for your comp
• Counting my blessings. I am SO blessed. SO grateful. I had a moment of that the other night reading my patriarchal blessing. I am so freaking blessed. Despite everything, just BLESSED

I love you all. Just trying to give it my all, and be happy! We all need to be a little more happy, dangit!! So I’m a gonna do that. You all should too! SMILE God is good. Life is beautiful

Elder Carney

WHAT A WEEK Feb. 8, 2017

WHAT A WEEK!

Feb. 8, 2017

Hello familia!

So, this week, well it was good I guess! Here is a little run down shmum down

• We had a conference with the son of Elder Packer, who died. It was good, not really anything special. But it was good to be reminded of things and to kind of go back to the basics! I just tried to focus on learning something new, heck every day we can always learn something new
• This old guy at church always sits by me, and he is DOPE, so loving and loves hugs! He always gives me these packages of cookies, haha, his name is Jose de la Rosa! He is like my gramps here
• We have a new ward mission leader! So, I thought about it, I haven’t had a ward mission leader like, for the most part of my mission. And if I have, they haven’t done anything or were inactive.- BUT, Hrmo Rojas, who was menos active (less active) and we have been helping, he now is our ward mission leader! SO loving, doesn’t know anything, but is willing to try! It was a really cool moment, to see their family progress and they all have callings! 
• YES, I am getting my shots, because of my dog bite. It is healing though, little by little! Freaking BEAR! now I have a fear of dogs, NEVER TRUST DOGS!!
• We had a great pday today, we played soccer and had a asaito, which is a bbq, but better! Was great! Just love being active, I miss it

That’s about it! It’s hot, very hot. But a few days it’s been a little cooler, gracias a dios! 

All is well here. Prayers porfavor for the ward, it is struggling. We are just trying to find new people, we are searching but man, the fish aren’t biting! But it will happén, just moving forward with faith every day!

I love this mission. It is the greatest, yet the hardest. It’s a love hate relationship, but I really am thankful for the opportunity to grow. 

I love you allllll

Elder Carney

I have RABIES! Jan. 25 & Feb. 1, 2017

Jan. 25, 2017

SHALOM FAMILIA

Hello family!! and friends (if I still have any))

How are you all? 

This week, wow What a hot one. 

Here it goes

•  I have been studying my purpose as a missionary lately, and our vision as a missionary. And just trying to fulfill and give it my all. One thing I really love about the Gospel is that we are ALWAY learning, and how the scriptures always speak different to us and we can learn so many new things from them
• We had 30 people at church, ROUGH! We are working so hard I feel like, and seeing no results, BUT Satan is just working really hard with our people right now, with our ward. And he WILL NOT win. 
• We will just keep swimming against this current!
• I have been sick this week too, which has been really rough. It’s so hot and I have had a fever and congestion, its bee bad! BUT I am getting a little better which is good!
• We had to stay inside for 3 hours yesterday due to smoke from all the fires that are happening there is SO much here in Santiago, you cannot even see the mountains or anywhere, nasty. But prayers for Chile, there are a ton of fires
• So, this week has been a challenge, honestly as missionaries we try not to express all the bad stuff, we try to focus on the good stuff, but wow, SO hard! It felt like Satan was just going full force on us this week, with our people and just in general. We got water balloons thrown at us and nailed us from these ghetto kids with no respect, this lady we went to go buy completos to cheer us up (after walking for 7 hours straight with nothing) and this lady just BLEW up right as she saw us, and refused to talk to God about us! Ha-ha we didn’t even say a word, I just told her we wanted completos! But nope, she refused to even do that! (Completos are a giant hot dog/sausage served in a bun with a guacamole type sauce & tomatoes- Brad loves them!)
• SO, it’s hard. BUT, we need to love these people. It makes me feel how Christ felt, when even his closest friend, denied him, or even turned him in, or even doubted his power. And in the end how they crucified him. These present suffering are nothing to what he went through. 
• We just press on, with faith, with happiness. Because Satan will not win. he cannot, its already planned. SO, Christ is our foundation. He is real. I love him. SO grateful for him

LOVE YOU ALL: SO MUCH!! GO OUT AND SHARE!!

Elder Carney

Feb. 1, 2017

I HAVE RABIES!!

Hello family and friends!

So, guess what, I don’t have rabies, BUT, 

I GOT BIT BY A FREAKING DOG. YEP, it was like a bear!!

We were walking home at night and this crazy dog just was going in sane and it freaking BIT me, I couldn’t do anything but get away from it! It bit me on my thigh, so that fun!

Anyways, the medic here told me I don’t need to get shots, even though I have like two big holes and they were bleeding in my leg, and I was like uhhh no, I’m pretty sure I do. 

SO, I went and got shots myself, and guess what, turns out you DO need to get shots, no matter what. SO, here’s to not getting rabies, and saving myself from a life full of rabies!!

**Mom note** He will have a series of 5 shots every few days***NOT what missionary moms want to hear!

Anyways, fun stuff, who would have thought!?

This week was good. We are trying starting over, finding new people! We had an investigator at church! Margarita! The only thing is that she believes all the churches are true, and she feels good in all of them! BUT that will change. 

People just need to open their hearts. Ask. Just try. It is something so simple, but it has to just open your hearts. Let Heavenly Father in, let him speak to you through the holy ghost. 

We did divs with los Penssamientos, so I got to go back to my old ward. It was really cool. It was a great thing to see, and people to see!

I have been thinking about all my efforts, how much I have tried, and I felt like they went nowhere sometimes. But going back and seeing all the people from my old ward, the people who I cried with, grew with, laughed with, it was a huge testimony to me that my efforts were not wasted, that many prayers of mine have been heard. It was a beautiful moment to see people who have changed, who are changing, and trying following Christ. That was a real privilege for me.

I needed it. So, God knows. He knows.

Life is good! It’s getting pretty hot here! Love you all sooo much!!!

Elder Carney