Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

It was Sunday. Sara invited us to come down and have dinner with them. Rickie has returned
from his mission and was released today. We had such a lovely meeting. Rickie bore a nice
testimony. Sara invited his girlfriend to dinner, Michele Foggin. She seems a sweet girl.
After dinner Dad came home. He is now working on his genealogy names that I helped him
with when we were in England.
It is a beautiful fall day. The leaves are turning yellow and brown and falling from the trees. I
enjoyed the church and dinner and the lovely ride with Dad. Rickie’s girl was nice to us and
Sara has such a lovely home and family. Wendy is a sweet girl and a good help to her mother.
I am tired now. I’m getting to be so useless and can’t remember things, which is so hard on
Ren. He helps me too and is good to me but I do wish and must try not to ask him so many
questions. It is hard on him. He has such a good memory and he is good to help me only it is
hard on his nerves when I ask him so many questions. He says I can remember what I want to
remember. I pray the Lord will help me.
1977. September
It is Sunday. Ren and I went to Magrath for the afternoon meeting. David is home from his
mission. He went to Eastern Canada. He gave a nice talk and told how the Lord had blessed
him in his labors there and how he had enjoyed his mission. He told some stories of those who
they contacted and when they prayed to the Lord and asked their contacts to, they gained a
testimony of the gospel. The ones they were teaching when they prayed about gained a
testimony that the Church of Jesus Christ was the church they should join. His talk was very
sincere and there was a lovely spirit there.
On our way home I was nervous and kept picking a little brown scale on my hand. It annoys
Ren so. My skin is so dry. The doctor gave me some medicine but it didn’t help. It seems to
make it itchy. Oh why can’t I stop such a bad habit? I am going to try but I say that and it’s
such a habit I have formed I do it with out thinking. Ren is so disgusted with me and I don’t
blame him.
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Today Ellen came to see us. She had Kirby with her. Ellen and Father were talking about his
genealogy and Kirby fell asleep in the rocking chair. He is a darling little fellow. He is smart
for his age. All of Ellen’s children are kind and thoughtful of each other.
Father got Ellen to help him a little with his genealogy so she stayed and went through his book
with him. I am ashamed I don’t know more about my family.
Today is the eleventh day of November. It is Armistice Day. Ren is not going to the temple
today as the temple is closed today.
On Wednesday I went to the temple. Ada was there. When I got through the session I looked
for her but she was gone. I phoned Lorraine Hartley’s and she said that Ada was there.
Father is reading about his trip to England, I think he’s planning to go again. Anyway he reads
it over to himself every day or two. I went with him one time but it makes me so sick to ride on
boats and trains and he is concerned about me. I am wondering if I am a nuisance to the people
we are staying with. Well I try to help but they don’t want me to as they keep having to tell me
what to do. So I am a nuisance I think. It is such a hard trip going over and coming back.
I enjoyed visiting with Lloyd and Jane. Jane likes to cook so I do the dishes and cleaning.
Father wants to go back to England. He reads about the trip he’s written down. Ellen and some
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