2
- Calvin Stephen's class starts
8
-Sunglo? something with our heating?
11
- Millie Lewis supper (I visit teach her)
12
- Relief Society Temple Party
15
- Tonya's b-day
Elder's party
Back to School night
16
- Roger surgery on knee
19
- Stake meeting
20
- Inservice
28
- Zac b-day
(Approximately
end of August, 1st of September) - letter from Linda
Dear
Roger, Gwen, and kids, We are always so
glad to get letters from you guys. Since
we've come back, I've had a harder time than the first time. I have been real homesick, and can't seem to
shake it. I hope the next 10 months pass
fast. I guess you know mom called the
other night, it was real good to talk to her. I asked her about Roger's teeth, and she told me why he hasn't
had them all pulled yet. (silly Rog)
Bruce says not to worry about your teeth during surgery Rog, all the
doctors and nurses check out, is what's under the nightgown and how big.
(understand?) Ha Ha I was glad to hear how good Mandy and Zac did
in the fair. I think that was really
great. Please tell them I am proud of
them and I miss all of you very much. I
guess Terri is doing OK. But we still miss her a great deal. But I know she's in good hands. How is the wood situation looking so
far? I imagine you're pretty much done
by now. I guess that we'll have to all hunt together next year huh? We'll be home, and you'll be all healed up Rog. How do the kids like school now? Mine start next week. Gwen, how is the job going? Mine stinks, but I like my check. Time to Close. I love and miss you all, Linda
September
1987 - Letter from Terri
Dear
Amanda, Hello, how have you been? How are you doing in school? Do you like it this year? How does Zachary like Kindergarten? It is really nice here where me and Pat live. There is a swimming pool right outside of our
apartment. How is your dad's knee
doing? Does it still hurt him, or is it
feeling better? Give everyone a big hug
and kiss for me. Thanks for sending me a
letter. I love and miss you, Terri
September
1987 - Letter from Terri & Pat
Dear
Gwen and Roger and Mandy and Zach,
Hello, how are all of you doing?
From your letters, you all sound just great. We are doing find. Yes, we did finally get a bed. We also went and bought a new kitchen
table. It sure is a lot more comfortable
than the floor. We don't have any
furniture for the front room yet, but that's ok. We can wait for a while for that. Labor Day weekend we went to the San Diego
Zoo, and it was a lot of fun. Mandy and
Zach would really like it. It's ten
times bigger than the Hogle Zoo. There
were some animals I had never seen before.
I bet you guys are worried about Roger's operation. How long will he be in the hospital? I know he is tough and he'll feel much better
after it's over. Well, I guess I will
let you go for now, and will talk to you soon.
Love ya lots!, Terri and Pat
September
5, 1987 - Letter from Mark
Dear
Gwen, Rog and family, Just received your letter today. It cheered me up after my hair-cut. Just got back from BYU barber shop - it's not
too bad. Everything here is super. I said quite a bit in the letter to mom and
dad, so this is short. My days are going
by and soon it'll be a month. (1 week from today). Though it seems we've been here for a long
time, it doesn't. Make sense? It does to me. I really like learning Japanese, and can't
wait to get to Japan. We are new
learning the discussion in Japanese. I'm
going fine. Watakushi, wa totemo genke desu
- I am very happy. You'd be surprised
how much we've learned. Too bad about
them teeth Zac. Were you trying to eat
some hair? (Mark is referring to
Zac's teeth smashing into Broc Durrant's head in P.E. class. It bent the roots of his two front teeth out
through the gums, gross) It'll
toughen you up for your scuffles with Mandy.
Poor Roger, KIND OF feel sorry for ya.
Just joking, but like I said, better you than me. I watched first TV in 3 weeks while in the
barber shop. Saw Yanks vs. Angels. Yankees won't win I hear. Well, thanks for thinking of me. See ya in a month and a week. Take care.
Love Dickson Cho'ro'
September 16, 1987 - Roger had his first knee surgery. They were going to replace the ligament with a fake (gortex) one, but when they got in there, it was so badly messed up, that they just did a scope, and closed it up to heal for a couple of months, before doing the real operation.
(This
was a get well card that the Frosts sent from Okinawa in)
September
1987
Dear
Roger, I hope by the time you get this card you are feeling better. We are all fine. We have been thinking and worrying about your
surgery. I hope you get the package we
sent you and Zac. By the ways, give him
a kiss for us, and tell him Happy Birthday.
Also, tell Gwen and Mandy hi!
Write lots of letters to us while you're broken down. Get well soon, Love, Linda.
It
looks like everything I was thinking has been said all ready. Hope you heal up in excellent shape, Bruce
Rog,
How have you been feeling? You better
get healed up by next year so we can go deer hunting together. See ya, Darrin
Dear
Rog, Hope your Boo-boo gets
better-better fast fast K-K? Take care, get better better soon soon. Love ya, Brenda
Dear
Krip, Hi, how's it going? It's okay
here. I hope you get feeling better
soon. Love Todd
September
1987 - Letter from Lynette
Dear
Rog, Gwen and kids, Well, how is
everyone doing? How is Rog's knee? I sure hope that it's OK!! How long does he have to stay off of it, or
is he walking on it now? I tried to call
Wednesday night, but I could not get through.
I guess we have to get our long distance code so we can dial straight
through. Oh, our number is 524-4175 oh,
ya (Area code is 208) Hey, I just got
your letter, and I was sure glad to hear from you. So they made 4 holes in
Rog's knee huh? Ouch huh? I guess they can really check it out with
those scope things they look through with in his knee. Let us know what the doctor says on Thursday,
OK? How long do they think he will be
off work? Roger, you better take care of
yourself, OK? OK? or we'll kick your
buns! Hee Hee Keep us posted OK? Well, as you know, we came home last
weekend, but as usual, something broke in our house,(This is their old home
in Layton that they were renting) and we had to fix it. Our water line had started to leak
downstairs. So it took Randy from about
3:30 or 4:00 Saturday till 10:00 that night just to fix one leak, then Sunday
morning from 9:30 a.m. till 2:30 or so to fix the other leak. Boy I'll tell you, he sure wasn't very
happy about it. We think our renter
messed with the one valve, because they got their water shut off, and if you
turn it once, well you can't get it to seal again. So anyway, but that time we had to head back
up here to our home. (In Idaho Falls) It was too late to come and see all of you.
We were going to stay up there, but we didn't make it. We stayed with our neighbor (across the
street) Paulette (It's Katie's mom) I sure felt bad that we didn't get up to see
ya, but I hope the next time we come down, everything will go SMOOTH! Let us know when you guys decide to come up
OK? We'd love to have you anytime! Well, I guess that's about it for now. We are all fine. I'll tell ya though Gwen, it's really
different having a hubby again. After 7
months of being alone and raising the kids, it will take us all awhile to
adjust. But it is nice having us all
together. But I think we are really
going to like it up here. The kids are doing good in school. I hope they keep it up. Well, take care OK? OK? I'll let you know when we come down again
OK? Love Lynette
P.S. Hi Amanda and Zac. How is school? Do you like it? You two be good ok? See ya soon.
(This
next letter might have been written and sent approximately the same time as the
previous letter from Lynette)
Dear
Amanda, I miss you allot. I want you to
come up to Idaho so much. We can play
the Atari or play with the Hot looks.
They are dolls that are 18 inches tall and very big. They are modelers. They are fun to play with. They have big close to ware. There close don't match at all! (sic)
Brooke H. P.S. Write soon
September
19, 1987 - Letter from Bruce
Roger:
I
hope by the time this gets to you, that your feeling better. We have been worried about you, and hope that
everything is OK. When you feel
like it, write us and let us know all the details. We miss you guys a lot. It has been harder since we came home for my
dad's funeral. Oh well, only 9 months
left and I guess we can handle that. I
hope your knee is healed by October 1988 for the deer hunt. We really like these three movies, so we had
the video shop put them on one tape for you.
Also, there was some tape left, so I recorded some Japanese TV. It's kinds silly, but the kids will like it. We love you lots. Get well soon. Bruce and family.
September
19, 1987 - Letter from Bruce
Zac, HAPPY BIRTHDAY This present is a wooden duck, and it was
hand carved and painted in China. I like
wooden ducks, and thought you would too.
The duck is a Mallard Drake. Some
people call it a green head. We hope you
like it. We all love and miss you a
lot. Lots of Love, Bruce and Family.
September
19, 1987 - Letter from Mark
Dearest
Rog, Gwen, and Family- Received your
letter yesterday I think. I can't keep
the days straight, they are going so fast.
Right now it's 6:00 a.m., Saturday morning. Chipman Cho'ro and I are up and showered,
waiting on Tuggle and Williams Cho'ro' to get ready so we can go to the
temple. (We are doing sealings
today) How are you doing Roger? I got a letter that told me that when they
operated it was pretty bad and they had to close it up and are gonna go back in
later. You are in a lot of pain though-
but like Nephi says "It came to pass"
A little time and you'll be playing baseball again. Sounds like everything else is going
great. Zac and Mandy are still enjoying
life and Gwen is keeping busy. Wish I
could see everyone today, but I'm not homesick at all. The 11th of October is coming up very soon.
(This is when Mark flies out to Japan)
It is getting exciting here. Last
week has been just as fast as every other week has. I'm glad that I'm a foreign missionary and
get to spend two months here. (The MTC)
English speaking missionaries are here for too short of time. We have seen so much, and have had a chance
to grow a lot I think, before we go.
We can say a lot in Japanese. We
are just scraping the surface, but you'd be surprised. You'll see.
Another district is gone, history.
They were some of our closer friends, and it was sad, but that was a
week ago, almost. Right now we're 3rd in
command district wise. (7
districts) We are really veterans now,
tutoring the "atarashii senkyoshii's" - new missionaries. Today we receive our travel plans!! We are so excited for this. We'll go to Los Angeles, San Francisco, or
Seattle first, and we'll know exact times.
By this afternoon we'll know for sure, so I'll tell mom. Well, I have to go, 6:20 a.m. Tell everyone "hi" Get better Rog, looks like cards will
win. Murphy's got 40!! Take care, I love you all. Keep doing what's right, blessing will
come. Love Dickson Cho'ro'
(I
think this next letter was written about the same time as Bruce's letter on
9-19-87) - from Linda
Dear
Rog, Gwen and Kids, We are sitting at
the dentists office, so I thought I'd write.
We will probably be here all day, they are quite slow. Besides, it costs $112.00 just for them to
look at Darrin and Todd's mouths. Then
we make another appointment to have the dental work done. Which means another $112.00 each time they
come back. This is called fun. It's really raining today. Maybe it will get down to 77 degrees. It's been in the high 80's and the humidity
has been terrible. I was glad to get your letter. Also to hear you knee is healing well. How is your mouth? Probably by the time you're feeling great, it
will be time to have another operation. The Child's go home on Saturday. We are going to miss them. So will the kids. Seems like we go sight-seeing with them every
weekend. But Bruce's mom will be here in
2 weeks so that will keep us busy. How
did the big hunting season go for you?
Did any deer walk down on your yard for an easy kill? That's all these guys talk about. What have the kids been up to lately? Keeping you busy? How is work for you Gwen? Probably like me, I like my check, and that's
it. I'm looking forward to a couple
months off when we come home. We will
probably stay in a hotel for a month or two.
Until our shipment gets there. I
worry about our stuff getting home okay.
I have bought some real pretty furniture, and I don't want it
scratched. I guess time will only tell. So has the big snowfall hit yet? You won't have any trouble though, with the
new vehicle, huh? Guess we'll be buying
2 vehicles when we get home. Besides
that, we'll have 2 more drivers in the family (look out). I'll close for now. Be careful and everyone take care. All my love, Linda
September
26, 1987 - Letter from Mark
Dear
Zac, Mandy, and Family, Well, Zac,
you're getting pretty old now a days.
You're probably the coolest kid at school now that you're a star soccer
player. When are you gonna turn professional? You'll have to tell me all about soccer when I
see you in a couple of weeks. I hope you
like the birthday card. Today is
Saturday the 26th, and we've just gotten back from the temple. Had another good experience there and I'm
feeling good right now. I've decided
that time is never gonna slow down. I'm
still waiting for a slow week, but I'm not gonna get one I don't
think. It is getting scary, kind of,
knowing that in two weeks I'll be in Japan. I still can't wait though, it's gonna be
great. I enjoy every letter I get from
you guys. I was pretty surprised when
you wrote, Roger, and I'm glad that you did. I know you were bored, but you
must have been really bored that day!!!
Just joking. From what I've
heard, your knee sounds kind of like William Andrew's knee. Know who I'm talking about? That was terrible news to hear, but everyday
it is gonna get better. In a little
while you'll look back and you won't even remember the pain and you'll think
these operations were cake. We have a
guy, Elder Keck, who has been on crutches for a the last 2 weeks. He sprained his ankle. Well, by the time you get this, the Mets
should have passed the Cards, I hope "Zannen desu" That means too bad, but I'm probably
wrong. Thanks for your letters and
support and filling me in on everything Gwen.
You are a great sister and a good mom.
If you turn out like our mom, you'll be fine. Things here are great. It's gonna be sad to see my MTC days come to
an end, knowing I'll probably never come back here, as a missionary
anyways. My Sensei's are so
awesome. I love them all, they've
taught us so much. It's different than
school, we have interviews, and stuff with he, much more personal basis. Another district is leaving Monday, we're
second in line now, one week from "Top Gun". Life is great, then we become greenies
again. Language is great, learning
alot. Almost finished with 1st discussion. I'll send some pictures of my sensei's next
week so you'll see them. Have to move on
with the day, I"m behind on my letters.
Roger, and you'll make it. See ya
soon, can't wait. Take care. Love Dickson Cho'ro' HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAC
