Jan 16, 1998
10:02p.m.
Dear Jon
Thanks for being my first companion. I have this badge for you to make it official.
Mail really is a high light for me and the other Elders. We have limited time to write back, but it sure is fun to hear from family and friends and receive encouragement.
The best scripture I have read is out of my missionary handbook: D&C 50:13-22. It talks about the role and call of a missionary, We really haven’t gotten into much gospel study yet.
My companion, Elder Hoare, and I are doing great. We take turns saying companionship prayers in the morning, at meals, and in the evening. Sorry this letter is so short but I need to be in bed at 10:30 p.m. We get up before 6:00 a.m. and have classes 8:00-11:00, 12:15-3:15, 6:30-9:30 personal language study and gospel study is done in the classroom from 3:30-5:30p.m.
I love you all, thanks for your support, and keep up the good work.
Your son, Brother, and Missionary
Elder J. Clinton Rogers
1/1898
8:05 a.m.
Dear Family,
It is Sunday here in the MTC. Things aren’t as scheduled and we do not have language classes today. We have really learned a lot in the last 3 days.
Cambodian , as you know, is written in script. We first learn it in Romanized form. We use English letters to describe the sounds. We learn the Romanized sounds first and about week four we will use script. I said a prayer in Cambodian to end our language class yesterday. When you look at the prayer remember that when you see letters that are not used in English it means it is a sound that the Cambodians use and we don’t. A question mark is in a word also stands for a sound. Khymer is said truly like this Ka-my. This was my prayer.