For the Beauty of the Earth!

I have been so jealous of the fam. in Colorado because you get to go camping so often.... anyway, I guess I can't be too jealous anymore because I went camping this past weekend and had an awesome time. On Friday evening we drove up to Island Park and set up camp then we had tinfoil dinners, played games, and star gazed. It was a relaxing, fun, weekend get-away! Friday night as we were out looking at the stars, I wandered off on my own for a bit and sat on a rock, closed my eyes and just listened. It was completely "human quite." I listened to birds chirping (yes, evidently birds chirp 1:00 in the morning), insects buzzing, leafs in the breeze and various other animals. How blessed we are to be surrounded by all of these beautiful things of this earth. Now, as I was listening, filled with joy, I thought to myself how wonderful these things are in this life... and how even more amazing they will be in the next. Our earthly journey is short, and one day we will return home to our Father in Heaven where we will have the chance to experience what we think of now as simple joys, in an even more majestic way.

How are you doing?

Hello Everyone!

Are you all on target with your Book of Mormon reading?? Just checking up on all of you. I am having an amazing experience reading with a missionary mind. I truly get so excited to read each day. Isn't it great when you can feel that. When you love to feed your spirit as much as feed your body- like ice cream? I've have so many things I've wanted to share with all of you, but haven't been able to get to the computer the last little while.

When I was working out yesterday, I read President Erying's talk- Priesthood Session. AMAZING!! Please all of you, even if you have read it- read it again! One particular thing that stood out to me was when he said, "You can stufy the word of God, not for yourself alone but to be an emissary of the Lord Jesus Christ to all the world. When you increase your power to teach the gospel, you are qualifying to help Heavenly Father in gathering His children."

Yea! That is what we are doing! As a family too, which is so neat. This will be such a powerful experience for all of us- if we all do this. I hope you are all reading with a missionary mind and looking for ways in which we can learn to be better missionaries. We can have neat experiences ourselves, while Chelsee is on her mission and Tyson as well.

Go Walker missionary family!! Keep motivated! Love you all! ~Britnee

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Book Of Mormon Challenge

Hello Fam!

Book of Mormon Reading Challenge is ON!!!!



As a family we want to read the entire Book of Mormon before Chelsee leaves on her mission! So - let's get going!!!!



To complete your reading by August 31st (Chelsee's farewell date) you must read 7 pages a day or 49 pages a week to complete the 531 pages in the Book of Mormon.



To complete your reading by September 10th when Chelsee enters the MTC you must read 6.5 pages a day, 45.5 pages a week to complete the 531 pages in the Book of Mormon.



First Goal: Sunday, June 22 - 2 Nephi 5 to 7.

WE CAN DO IT!!! GOOOOooooooo WALKERS!!!!!!!

Map of My Mission!!!!

Mission Call !!!! Sister Chelsee Walker

CONGRATS TO BONES!!!

Chelsee got a phone call from the Rexburg Post Office early Friday morning telling her they had received the long awaited envelope from Church Headquarters. Sure enough - here's the address label!!!

Luckily - Chels was flying home to Colorado that same day so she waited until she got home to open the letter....

With great anticipation, nerves, shaking hands, and lots of deep breaths - six phones with anxious listeners resting nearby to hear - Cheslee began reading the letter....

You are hereby... called to serve...

NEVADA LAS VEGAS MISSION!!!!

SISTER CHELSEE WALKER!!! WOW!!! THE NEWEST WALKER MISSIONARY!!!!

The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden

The Prophet said to plant a garden, so that's what we'll do. For God has given rich, brown soil, the rain and sunshine too. And if we plant the seeds just right and tend them carefully, before we know, good things will grow to feed our family.