August 31, 1967

Dear Family,

Well the twist board was not the cure for Mother’s knee after all, although it does not seem to
hurt it, there is a swelling under the joint that does not want to reduce. She saw the Doctor this week.
He decided that she should see an orthopedist and made an appointment with one on 12 September,
however he said that the swelling must be reduced before then. He reluctantly gave a new
medicine, “Muy fuerte” which, he said, she should stop immediately if there were any symptoms of
stomach ulcers, (he described these symptoms) or if her heart appeared to be overworked. She has
been taking these pills since Monday and her knee is relieved. We know now that she does not have
ulcers and to keep her from having them, we have moved.

Mother has been very unhappy in the 1st Ward. The Relief Society, according to her, has fallen
by the way side and the people are the clannish descendants of Binghamton Settlers who are hard to
get acquainted with. Then, the Jasperson place in which we lived is on a dirt road, one block from the
school and traffic keeps a continual dust storm stirred up.

Mother, who has been continually looking, found this place advertised. She jumped in the car to
come see it and got lost, this is not the place she was looking for at all. I guess the Lord directed her,
because we later looked at the place she started for and it is Ugh!

We are very comfortable here. We have a very large bedroom, with screens that will allow it to
be made into two. A large living room looking out on lawn, surrounded with foliage, with two large palm
trees in the center that remind us of Hawaii. The thing that made us almost ill, was to break the news to
the Jaspersons that we were moving. I think it did make Ida ill. We are only a few blocks from them
however and will continue our association with the, Howe Evening etc.

According to Webster, “Orthopedics is the branch of Surgery dealing with diseases and injuries
of the bones and joints” so our plans depend on the outcome of Mother’s next appointment.

Rina, we were talking to Sister Ripley and she said that her daughter had been quite ill. I
suppose your RS had things well in hand. Our new address is 3536 N. Blackledge App #5. Telephone is
the same.

Vaya Con Dios

Dad