Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

it did that I can remember. I was sitting eating my supper when a feeling came over me that I
must move. I was sitting by the kitchen window so I got up. The outside front door had come
partly open. I was going to shut it but I fell against the corner of the kitchen wall that leads to the
bedroom and bathroom. I made a big cut in my head. When Ren came home about 5 o’clock he
took me to the doctor. Doctor Spackman put ten stitches in my head. It has been very sore but
it is feeling a little better now.
Last night Ellen and her family came over to wish me a Happy Birthday. They brought us a
lovely lunch and a birthday cake and ice cream which we ate as we visited.
The Lord has been so good to me. He has had his watch care over me so many times. When my
first baby Anne was born, the doctor said I must not have any more because of a bad heart. But
my patriarchal blessing promised me that I would have a large family who would love to serve
the Lord. So I knew the Lord would care for me as he had so many times. I had eight wonderful
children, 3 girls and 5 boys. They are all working in the church and I am so grateful for the
good lives they live, and for their families.
1977. January 31 st
Ren did not go to the temple this morning so he got up early and got breakfast. When I got up it
was all ready for us. He is so good to me. Yesterday we went to Sunday school and to meeting.
Then Emma and Jack came over in the evening and we had a nice visit with them. My brothers
and sisters and my children are very good to me. I have such respect for them and appreciate
their kindness to me.
Anne sent me a beautiful pair of pillow cases for my birthday. On the card she sent, it said it
was from all ‘my’ children.
This morning early, one of Dora’s nephews came over to see if he could get some of Ren’s
genealogy. He has been copying from Ren’s book all morning. I stayed in bed. Then Ren came
in and took me down to get some envelopes. When we returned the fellow was still here. Ren
finally told him he could take his book and copy what he wanted.
1977. March 18 th
I have tried to keep an account of my life but find it is all mixed up now. It is impossible to put
it together again.
Today being Sunday, Father and I went to Sunday school and meeting. Father still goes to the
temple every day as he is a worker there. They have also asked him to go to the library and
work for an afternoon. But there again I’m useless and he would take me with him but I find I
don’t remember the books and so I’m no good there. My life is useless. I try to keep my home
clean. Ren does the washing. He’s afraid I’ll do something wrong. I’m afraid of the washer so
he is afraid Ill do something to break the washing machine or not know how to turn it off or if
something went wrong I wouldn’t know what to do. So he washes the clothes. I iron them and
put them away. He eats his meals at the temple for six days out of the week so I live a very
useless life. Once in a while I go to the temple. But I bother him when I go. He’s afraid I’ll
make mistakes and I’m afraid I will too and it embarrasses him so. I no longer want to go. I
don’t seem to know how to make friends. If I go to visit someone they seem to think I want
something. I’m just old and useless.
Ren works hard in the morning from 6 o’clock on. He goes to the temple and it is 8 o’clock
after the last session gets on its way at night before he comes home and sometimes it is not until
the last session gets out at night until he get home. He has been set apart as a sealer and he is in
charge of a lot of marriages. It seems to me most every one wants Brother Davies to marry
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