Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

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All our days through. God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace with out pain. But God hath promised Strength for the day, Rest for the laborer, Light for the way, Grace for the trials, Help from above, Unfailing sympathy, Undying love. My son Tom was asked to speak at his Grandfather Fisher’s funeral. He said that Grandfather had left us a glorious heritage. “We know your example is worthy of our following,” he said. “And I would like to ask all of his grandchildren this day to pledge with me to follow his example”. This letter was written to my grandchildren Cardston Alberta November 22, 1975 Dear Barbara, Lorianne and Wendy, Just another month and it will be Christmas. Will you be coming home? We miss our girls, Barbara and Wendy and Lorianne. We want you to know that we love you and are so proud of you and our boys, Rickie, David and Jerry in the mission field and you girls who are going to school preparing for your missions in life. I know you have been taught to do what is right and to put your trust in the Lord and to pray to him for his protecting care. We want you to know we are praying for you too. Grandpa just came home. He has been to the temple all day. He enjoys his work there. I’m glad he is doing such a wonderful work. But I find myself alone most of the day and am very lonesome at times. It has been such a windy day. The snow is blowing and piling up in drifts. The roofs of the houses are covered with snow. Just out of our front window there is a big tree. The branches are just cover with little snowbirds. They have come from the north hoping to find warmer weather I guess. For their sakes I wish it would stop snowing. Grandpa has a record he is playing. Dear Lord, kind and gracious Lord, I pray that Thou wilt look down on all I love today The Lord is my light and my salvation, Who then shall I fear? The Lord is my strength, then why shall I be afraid To love one more dearly every day, To help a wondering child along his way, This is my prayer. Love Grandma Davies 1976. April 2 nd 104
Father and I are going down to Magrath as soon as he comes home from the temple. That will be at about 2 o’clock when the afternoon session gets on its way. Noel is having her baby. When he left this morning he said he thought we should go to Magrath when he gets home. I am ready to go but he has not come home yet. 1976. June 26 th I am home alone. Ren has gone to the temple. I cry nearly every day because I resigned from the temple. Ren doesn’t want me to go to the temple. He is afraid I’ll say something that would hurt him or make him ashamed of me and embarrass him. He is going to England. He says to get his genealogy. He went last year but was unable to find much. The people are all so nice to him I think that is another reason he wants to go. So he’s asked his grandson to drop in occasionally and see how their grandmother is. He doesn’t seem to understand that they don’t want to look after funny old ladies any more that he does. Yesterday I had such a lovely surprise. Carol and Ronnie came over and invited me to go to the temple visiting center and listen to the films they have there. I had heard the one they put on but it was interesting to hear it again and the girls enjoyed it so much. I was so grateful they had taken me even if I didn’t get to visit with them much. It was nice to enjoy the play again and to be with them. My book has fallen and gone to pieces so I might as well burn it up. 1976. November 26 th Yesterday Barbara, Lore’s oldest child, and our first granddaughter went to the temple for her endowments for the first time. She is planning to be married to Steve Zobell in the temple on December 30, 1976. She is our first granddaughter to go through the temple. Ren thought it would be nice for her to go through the first time in my new white dress. “It just fit her and she looked beautiful,” Ren, her grandfather said. Ren has been such a faithful worker in the temple for nearly 10 years, since February 1967. This morning Ren read to me the story of his life that he has written. I enjoyed hearing it very much. Perhaps I should write the story of my life but I’m afraid it is too late. I worked in the temple, going with him for 8 years and enjoyed it so much, but I’m getting old and forgetful and could not work in there now. Doctor Spackman told me that he thought I should resign because of my heart. He felt that the Lord would not want me to work in the temple now because of my health. Now I sit alone daily doing nothing so perhaps it is time to write my life’s history and tell all my children and grandchildren how much I love them. I especially want to tell my husband that I love him so much for his good care and the help he gives me during my forgetfulness and the loving care through all the years of our married life. I can no longer see to write. I have broken my glasses. Ren has put my pills on a glass on the table where I can’t help but see them. He takes such good care of me. His memory is so clear and bright even if he is older that I am. I must make the bed and do the dishes we used last night and are still in the sink. He tells me to leave it alone because I’ll do something wrong. Oh dear I am such a trial to him. Oh if I could only remember. What shall I do? No matter what it is I do it is wrong. I’m so tired. I’m home alone. Ren is at the temple anxious that people bring names to do. It looks like the people will have to bring their own names and Ren has run out of names. So I have to stay home alone. I can’t go to the sessions. The sessions are so crowded. 105
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TO MY CHILDREN Journal of Mary Phyl
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us, and Tom and Lore, went down to
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When Tom was just a little fellow h
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gave me such a lovely blessing. He
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came out for the first time. I came
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milking cows. He also got a small t
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They wouldn’t take any thing for
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companion to come to Los Angeles an
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and seemed so homesick and discoura
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had been renting, so Ren and Lynn p
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Merrill, reading by Veryle’s 14 y
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Boy born at Utah Valley Hospital, J
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take. Dan and Ted went also. Anne d
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warm and quiet and clean. We got tw
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Christmas with Leatha and Aunt Dora
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1960. February 19 th Tonight Ren, F
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Sara phoned yesterday. Ricky was on
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Father bought a new car and we took
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e back to work Tuesday morning so t
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They had gone to Las Vegas a number
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Lynn had living quarters in part of
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this year. So our family is growing
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grandparents, were there in the roo
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Janene and Denise. Lloyd had finish
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Rae showed a locket with a picture
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Veryle read it so nicely. The parce
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Page 79 and 80: 1974. December 3 rd Today I went to
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Page 113 and 114: 1977. August 24 th This morning Ren
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Page 117 and 118: 1978. March 7 th I have been lookin
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Page 123 and 124: 1979. January Relief Society is at
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