Sister Kellee Walker's Tuscon, Arizona Mission - November 24, 2014

23 Days and I'm Not Counting

Literally though, i'm not counting. 
I think everyone and their dog is counting except for me. 
Without fail i get a text every day from Elder Mora who so kindly reminds me how many days i have left.. punk. hahaha
I seriously cannot wait for you to meet all the people i have become so close with. Friendships that will last forever. SO COOL MAN!

Remember those adorable little pumpkins you sent me last autumn? Well on Saturday we drove down to Tucson and visited some sisters down there.. low and behold, THEY HAD THE PUMPKINS!! I had left them in Campbell ward like over a year ago and they were still there!! So you should know, that all the cute little decorations you have sent me, are being used by missionaries all over the mission!! HAHAHA

Let me tell you a little bit about my sweet companion Sister Charles!
I have to make fun of her because it's just tooooo funny..
She says the darnedest things.. for example:
"This moisturizer does Piddley- Squat!"
"Awhhh look at the little buckaroo"
"WHAT? How rude! I should have kicked him in the gizzard"
HAHAHAHA oh my gosh, she is a hoot.
She seems to be adjusting really well to mission life!
I have loved training her and getting to be her best friend! (:

So funny story, we get a phone call Saturday evening around 5:00 and it's the 1st councilor in the bishopric from Cienega ward. These are his words, "Sister Walker, You are going to hate me.. but we need you and Sister Charles to speak in sacrament meeting tomorrow morning about gratitude." I was like, "Brother Bingham.. you're going to have to do better than that!! I've somehow managed to go 17 months without talking in sacrament meeting, what else have ya got?" He scrambled for words and replied, "Anything, I am desperate! I will buy you ice cream! I know how much you love it. How does that sound?" I casually accepted and that next morning as I stood in front of the congregation I started off by saying, "I guess I should be grateful for this opportunity because Brother Bingham had to bribe me by promising me ice cream afterwards!!" Everyone chuckled and nodded in agreement, because they all know that i just can't deny ice cream. (Daddy taught me good) It actually turned out really well and I was able to bare my testimony on families and the sacredness of the temple. It was a cool experience and i wasn't even nervous!! Prep for my homecoming i guess!

This week has been kinda slow. We managed to teach 15 lessons though, which is great for this area. The Lord is preparing this area for success which is so incredible to see. Slowly but surely the Lord is blessing us with opportunities to plant seeds and invite others to learn about our beloved Savior. This week we have like 5 Thanksgiving Dinners planned. I'm rather excited!! It will help me not miss y'all so much! I hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving (: And that you don't freeze too much! It's been in the 50s all week and i have been bundled up, FROZEN. I'm pretty nervous to come home to Utah.. where i will probably die. hahaha

I am so glad that you were able to meet Sister Barnes. She is a sweetheart isn't she? I LOVE HER SO MUCH! Please keep in contact with her :) And the Killpack's? That's awesome!! I can't wait to see them again! (: SO MANY PEOPLE I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE. And holy crap, Brendan is already home? That means only one thing.... TIME IS FLYING. Lots of exciting things ahead, and i am anxious to start this new adventure. I love you so much family. Please have a great holiday season and i'll be seeing you soon.

Keaton, WAY TO GO on your ballroom! That's incredible!
As for what i want to do when i get home, you were supposed to be keeping a list of things to do remember?
I'll be so overwhelmed that i won't even know where to begin, so you get to choose! HA

Well folks.
Be safe.
Keep warm.
Get excited.
And be ready for a hug of all hugs.
LOVE YOU!

Love always, Sister Kellee Walker 

Sister Charles and Sister Walker 

I spy with my little eye...Oops make that big eye :)

Sister Walker and Elder Taylor - cheesing it up

Never any lines for these potties :)

Sister Kellee Walker's Tuscon, Arizona Mission - November 17, 2014

Hey there family!! 
Here is a run down of my week!!

Monday: I spent all day with the Passey's. 

Tuesday: Transfer meeting. I met my new companion, Sister Charles. I got to see all my friends!!! :) :) and we got Sister Charles all settled and introduced her to both bishop's and stuff like that. 

Wednesday: My 17 month mark. I stuffed my gob with oreos to celebrate. Had an awesome lesson with a less active lady we are teaching in Cienega, Connie. Then we invited Dayton and Cindy to be baptized and Cindy flipped a brick about it. She said she is too set in her catholic ways and would never in a million years become mormon.. so we dropped her. SAD DAY

Thursday: We had District Meeting and met all the new missionaries in our zone, did a fun little role play and then had a picnic with our zone afterwards. Then we stopped by Dayton and Cindys on their request and cleared up some contention and reestablished our purpose and their expectations. Things are a little better now. 

Friday: We set a baptism date with Gayle!! YAY! Then we got a weird phone call from president Passey about Sister McQuire and her daughter passing. That was a little rough.. okay a lot rough but that's kinda been my whole mission so i'm used to it mostly. 

Saturday: We went to the stake bbq and i saw a ton of my friends from saguaro park ward and i ate a lot of great food and got so many left overs (everyone knows we are poor) hahaha then we went to a pie party that night and got a new investigator!! God is so good to us. 

Sunday: We got to go to the temple dedication for the Phoenix temple!! 2 temple dedications since i've been here!! HOW EXCITING!! 

Things are looking up guys, it's still hard as i assumed it would be..But my Savior is helping me every step of the way. 

I love you all. And i'm sorry this is so blaaah. 

Keep on keepin on (: 

Tell Sister Barnes i love her. 
And Sister Dredge (: 



Love always,
Sister Kellee Walker

Another Beautiful Arizona Sunset - 

Winter is coming to Arizona - Poor Sister Walker is going to freeze when she gets home next month.

Sister Kellee Walker's Tuscon, Arizona Mission - November 12, 2014

Ughhh!

Hello family. 


i have been a flippin emotional mess. 
let me tell you all about it because in all honesty, i could use a hug from my fam bam right about now. 
so here we go. 

Transfers came and I no longer have Sister Huffman as my companion - Such a sad day.  She is like a sister to me and I will miss her very much. I have learned so much from her and  I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father brought her into my life.  I know that we will always be very close friends and will stay in touch, but oh how I miss her.

Transfer calls came on Saturday evening and I've been asked to train again. I am super overwhelmed, but excited to end my mission strong.  Hopefully I can find peace through my Savior Jesus Christ and push forward. There are exciting things to look forward to, i know. My heart is just a wee bit heavy this week. 

My new companions name is Sister Charles and she is from Kentucky!  I really have enjoyed getting to know her and i hope we can have a great 5 weeks together!!

Time is flying. 
I am anxious for those hugs!!



I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU

Have a great week. 
Love always, Sister Kellee Jo Walker

Transfer Day - Already Missing Sister Huffman (Sisters and Friends forever!)

Sister Walker and her new companion - Sister Charles

Sister Kellee Walker's Tuscon, Arizona Mission - November 3, 2014

Happy Birthday to my Baby and Happy Halloween

Wassss up my homies?
hahaha this week has been, interesting to say the least. i left my note book at home, so i'll probably forget some stuff, but that's what journals are for right?  okay so first of all.. 

Mom.. you need to know that i am NOT trunky AT ALL. I know why i'm here and i'll be here until they force me on that stinky plane. Even then, i'll probably still be all missionary weird. HA but really, i am focused. And the only reason i was doing all this college stuff was because you wanted me to.. but if you want me to wait.. then i'll wait. 

I had a cool experience though when i went on the UVU website! I couldn't remember my password so i went to the UVhelp chat thing and talked to this guy. I started off by telling him i was a missionary for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and that i would be coming home from my mission in December blah blah blah and towards the end of the chat after he gave me my password, he asked some SWEEEET questions about the church! I asked him if he would be interested in having the missionaries visit him and teach him more, he declined but i told him to check out mormon.org and he said he would! WOOT WOOT missionary experiences everywhere you go!!

Also, that is insane crazy that so many people from our ward is coming home!! I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN! But yeah, that's really exciting. Tell eliza lou i say hello, when she gets home and give her a hugggggg.

As for this week, since i'm short on time, as usual.. i'll make a list.

I got my temporary temple card to go to the Phoenix temple dedication!  We had stake conference this weekend and on Saturday, all the missionaries in Rincon stake sang in front of EVERYONE and it was awesome. 

We also had a special broadcast from the first presidency for Arizona only and it was perfect. there were a lot of talks on families and temples. and don't even get me started on all the babies in the chapel. I WAS DYING. i can't wait to hold a baby. hahaha

Sister Huffman and I had a great great great lesson with our investigators Daton and Cindy. They are the greatest. Daton is super analitical and old. It's great, he's a hoot. Cindy is just crazy!! We found them in our former section in our area book ( I LOVE FORMERS) pretty sure that's where i've found half the people i've taught on my mission.   But anyways, so we have been teaching them about joseph smith and basically Daton thinks its a bunch of hokus pokus and cindy believes it so daton's like, "If my wife believes it, it needs to be true!!" So he's been reading the book of mormon with us and LOVES IT! It's so great. They don't have a baptism date yet, but holy cow, they are so prepared!!

For Halloween, we had a curfew of 6:00 so we went home, drank some dr pepper, ate some pringles, i played the piano for a good 2 hours, and had some good girl talk. Sister huffman is amazing. I love her so muuuuuuch!

Also, we find out Saturday about transfers.. DUUUUDE i am flippin. MY LAST TRANSFER? WHAT THE HECK YO?   But i'm managing. As long as you let me sleep in a little bit. 6:30 every morning for a year and a half.. woah. my bags can't get much baggier. you might have to start calling them suitcases.. hahaha oh i'm funny. 

Anywho.. this week was great. Lots of less actives lessons and tracting in the desert. It's the only way to do it!!  We also went mining today with our District! SO FLIPPIN SWEET!  This whole adventuring thing is addicting.

OKAY my time is up. But i love you.

Love always,
Sister Kellee Jo Walker

Companions and BFF's

Mining - Fun Times!

The mining crew :)

More Companion Pictures - Beautiful Ladies!

Happy Halloween from Sister Walker!

Sister Kellee Walker's Tuscon, Arizona Mission - October 27, 2014

Oh hey there fam bam. 

It's almost HALLOWEEN! Yay! 

What are ya'll dressing up as for Halloween? Hopefully something super rad. 
Also, Keaton's birthday is comin up pretty soon.. what are ya'll doin for that? 
I sent a package today for him so keep your eyes out for that 
& make sure he doesn't open it until his birthday. 

OH! and i think i remember you talking about meeting sister bishop's family when you went to the Killpack's homecoming..

well sister bishop asked me to be her roommate!! I'll have to think about it and figure all that out.. but we'll see. 
She is a super sweet sister and I wouldn't mind! She goes home in like 2 weeks!  As for Hawaii, I AM SO EXCITED! 

I think it's finally hitting me that I'm coming home.. And to be honest, i'm kinda flippin out. I'm trying so hard to be focused but man, I miss you all so muuuuch!  But even though i'm a wee bit distracted, the work rolls on!

We found a new investigator in Desert Willow ward named Manny!!  He had taken the lessons before and so he knew who we were!  But it was so funny because he answered the door and seemed really confused.. Then he started laughing and was all like, "Ohhhh Mormon girls?!?? I need to show my wife! This is too funny! Hohoho Hehehe Look honey! There are girl missionaries too!!" Then we had a good lesson with him and committed him to come to church! (:  But.. he didn't show up. So goes the life of a missionary.

Then we set 2 baptismal dates with Julani and her mom Julia (: They are investigators that we had been trying to get a hold of for a long time and never were able to But then we stopped by randomly and she was home!! So they have a date for November 22nd (:   Pray for their family!! 

Annnnd we had zone conference this week!!!  We got to watch the movie that the church came out with called Meet the Mormons!! IT WAS SOOOO GOOD! Did you get to see it? If not, make sure you take time to go see it. And take some friends!  Maybe like Jerry and Colleen (: Get those silly people back to church!  

I also got called on again to give the 5 minute talk.  I am pretty sure it's an ongoing joke with the APs that they call on me every time. I've had the opportunity to be called on the last 2 zone conferences. YAY   Oh and mom, you will be so thrilled. Sister Passey made EVERY missionary get a mandatory flu shot. Now we are all going to get Ebola. HAHAHA jk jk i don't know anything about what's going on in the world.   It's kinda entertaining to get all the missionaries together and hear the newest rumors.. hahaha 

Anyways, my time is about up again.. Time goes to fast on monday's. I love you all so so so much!
And i am so grateful for this time i have to be a missionary& for all that i'm learning. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ and I feel His love everyday. This gospel is true and I know it with all my heart. 

Have a great week! 
Love you lots. 

Love always, Sister Walker

Sister Huffman, Sister Walker and Julani (their investigator)

And this is what Missionaries do on Pday - Mud treatments are great for your skin :)

Sister Walker caught and other lizard.  This one is named Stevo.  Kellee is now the lizard lady :)

Sister Kellee Walker's Tuscon, Arizona Mission - October 20, 2014

Another Week Closer

Hey fam bam (: 
What a crazy week yo. 

I got a letter from kylee this week and she filled me on Michalla's passing. I don't know what it is about people dying while i'm on my mission but it's emotionally exhausting. No one else better pass away while i'm out here, or I might just loose it. But it was so great for kylee to tell me all about her funeral and i felt very grateful that kylee went to the funeral for me. And she told me all about her wedding.. ahhh i was flippin out. 

As for this week, we've been trying really hard to get things rollin in Desert Willow ward and Cienega ward but it's proving to be difficult. But we'll keep tryin!! Sister Huffman and I are best friends!! I am so grateful for her. She is a convert of 2 years and she reminds me so much of Austins conversion story. She is great (: 

We got permission from President Passey to go with Cienega ward to the Gila valley temple on Saturday and HOLY CRAP it was so needed. I can't even explain to you how much I love it there. I can't wait to take you there one day! It's little and adorable just like the Oquirrh Mountain temple. You will love it. 

Well, I sure do love you. 
And i'll talk with you soon!!

Love always,
Bucket hea

Sweet Ride to the Temple

Sister Walker loves her bugs

Sister Walker and Sister Huffman on the temple grounds

Sister Walker loves her some rain!

Sister Kellee Walker's Tuscon, Arizona Mission - October 14, 2014

I am pooped out...literally

Hey there family.
This week was odd to say the least. I got freakin food poisoning from some old mayo.. 
Had a fever of 102.4 and everything that's included with your body trying to get rid of sick nasties.
That was on wednesday and thursday. Then we had car problems and we've been to the car shop in tucson 3 times this week.. Hahahah tis the life of sistah walker. 

Things are good now though (:  Sister Huffman is great & she took good care of me. 
And I got a blessing from elder Taylor. That was prime. 

I don't have a lot of time but just know that things are good and i am happy (: I'll be looking for your paaaaackage!!

Have a great week folks. 

Love always,
Sister Kellee Walker

Sister Walker and Chicken Little

Wow - what a beautiful moon!