Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

family and my children and their families. Cake from Glen and Holly
My husband Ren gave me a pretty new dress, house coat from Sara.
I keep repeating myself. I seem so tired most of the time lately especially at night.
Ren is going to Utah this week end. He wants to see the graves of his family. The last time he
was there the graves of the dead relatives were not very plain and so he wants to go again. I
don’t want to stay home alone. I am getting afraid to go to the temple alone. I can’t remember
people and am afraid I’ll make mistakes.
1976. January 15 th
Ren came home from the temple early.
Today Emma and Jack and Orrin came over to see me. My brothers and sisters have all been so
good to me. I must do more for them. It gives one such a happy feeling to know that your
family love and remember you. They have always been so kind to me.
Through the years I have been writing down the things I have done each day. But dropped the
book and now I don’t think I can even put it together again. The sheets are all mixed up now. I
will just write down some of the things I remember.
Oct 4, 1974 Noel phoned and told us that she was having her baby blessed tomorrow
and said she would like her grandfather to bless it.
Oct 21, 1974 Sara and Connie Steed came to see me for a while. Connie and Sara are
good friends. Sara invited us to come to her house for dinner on Sunday as it is our
wedding anniversary.
October 21, 1974 Narvin Coleman, Dora’s grandson, and his girl friend were here this
morning. He wanted Ren to marry them in the temple. She asked me if I would go
through the session with her so I did.
Ren performed the ceremony. He does it so beautifully. He is so sincere and does it so
nicely. I am so proud of him. He told them to live close to our Father in Heaven, to pray
to him together. He quoted Jesus when he said, “Draw near to me and I will be near to
you.” Make him your guide in all things.
Then he told the story of President McKay. One of the apostles went to see Pres. McKay
at his office. He was told that he was in his room and for him to go in. So he did. The
apostle found President McKay on his knees praying. He was chuckling to himself.
When he was through praying he looked up and said to his visitor, “I just heard a funny
experience and I wanted to tell the Lord about it”. Ren said we should always take the
Lord into our confidence in all we do.
After the session I went with Leatha up to Hazel Coleman’s. She had prepared a lovely
breakfast for those who were at the wedding.
1976. March
We had such a lovely Christmas and so many presents from our children and brothers and
sisters. My husband had asked Sara to get a nice dress for me. It is a beautiful blue with pink
flower clusters. This is the first boughten dress I remember having for a long time. It is so
pretty. I hope it looks all right on me. I am getting so old and ugly. I can hardly believe it’s me
when I look in the glass. I must look in the mirror more often Father says because some times
my collar is turned down under the neck or it’s not pulled right around the waist and it
embarrasses him. I am almost afraid to go to the temple. Oh dear, why does a person have to
get old and ugly and foolish in their ways?
Ren’s brain is as bright as it was when he began working in the temple. He is alert to everything
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