Recipe for Love

The memories that come to me about Chelsea right now are oh so sweet ones from childhood. In my elementary school and junior high years, I remember skipping down the street five houses to Chelsea's to make the famous chocolate-banana Hale malts. I never liked chocolate banana anything until I ate it at Chelsea's house. I remember early morning swim team carpool rides to the Tennis Club. Ugh. I remember when Chelsea introduced me to Harry Connick Jr.--haha. We would dance and sing around her house to his great song, "Recipe for Love"--a song I still love!--with Chelsea's stick thin legs just doin' their thing, laughing all the while and having so much fun. I remember hanging out with her at all our Young Women ward activities, girls camp, etc. Chelsea was always such a good example to me--so full of life, energy, and radiating with optimism and love for others.

I love you Chelsea and will never forget you! Thank you for the memories and everlasting impression you left on my life. I know you did the same for everyone else you came in contact with!

Love,

Rachel Barker

I think I am getting old, and losing more and more memories fast....I have very few memories of events in high school, and even fewer recollections of any specific conversations, but somehow I have a handful of memories of things Chelsea said to me. I can specifically remember discussing a dress to buy for the Christmas dance and Chelsea telling me how cute it would look on me; or another time that she told me I was one of the smartest people she knew. Now, I am writing this not to talk about me, but to speak to Chelsea's kindness and selflessness. She is someone who is kind, thoughtful, yet still very genuine at the same time, which I think is hard to do.

I think it was Maya Angelou who said "People will forget what you said...but people will never forget how you made them feel." Well, Chelsea, you succeeded at making me remember both, so I think that speaks to you!

Thanks for letting me share in your memory,

Carissa Sorensen Monroy