Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

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When Pres. Brewerton spoke at Dan’s testimonial he said that Dan had felt that he couldn’t leave until Anne returned and it looked providential that Anne was home even before she had received her release. Tom gave him $100.00. The church gave him $90.00. He has some saved of his own and with the money Anne had given him, he had what he needed to get into the field and last a month. Anne spent about 11 months of her mission in Medford, Oregon, doing missionary work and the next 8 months in the mission home doing secretarial work. President Gardner seemed to think a lot of her and she made many friends. 1953. September 6 th Tom has been gone nearly a week now. He left in August 1953, on a Monday morning. He went with Uncle Dave and Aunt Ethel Jeppson and little Dwight. It was quite miraculous the way they came up from Salt Lake City just in time to take him back with them. They didn’t know that Tom would be leaving for his mission the very day they had planned to leave. He was to enter the mission school in SLC Wednesday morning at 8 o’clock September 2. He will be there a week, then he will go to Los Angeles on the 11 of September and on to Calexico to see Dan for a day [250 miles] back to LA and then sail for Samoa on the 15th. Sunday August 30, 1953, the Elders quorum had a testimonial for Tom. There was such a large crowd present especially since no children under 16 were present due to the Polio ban. Uncle Dave, Uncle Glen and Grant Caldwell were the speakers. They each spoke of “What a fine boy he was” and had always been and Uncle Glen spoke of the spiritual gifts telling him to cultivate them in the mission field. Orvilla Smith sang ‘When It Comes to the End of a Perfect Day. Sara and Ellen sang ‘In the Garden”, Tom gave such a sweet humble talk. Father and I spoke a few words and Grandpa offered the closing prayer. The last month was such a trying one for Tom and the rest of us. About the middle of July, Tom was out to Joe Dudley’s alone when he caught his hand in the power take off that connects the tractor and mower. He was trying to fix the belt while the engine was on. It was new and kept sticking. There was a grease gun in the seat and he pried his hand loose with that and rode home on the tractor. Father was there and he and I rushed him to Cardston. His fingers were badly cut. The pointer finger was broken in two places and the chord was cut. They sewed it up and put it in a cast. It took about 2 hours to wash and clean it and fix it up. He stayed in the hospital for 4 days. He was in such pain and weak from shock and lose of blood. For the last month he has been here alone with me most of the time. We have soaked his fingers in hot water and put poultices on them as they had infection in them. In two weeks Dr Benny took off the cast and it was so full of pus it hadn’t even started to heal. When Tom left to go on his mission the sore was almost well and he had an ex-ray of it and the doctor thought it was healing. He told him it would be three weeks before it could come out of the cast. They put it back in a cast with just the sore exposed. It was quite a job soaking it without getting the cast wet. He is to have it exrayed in SLC before he leaves. Oh if it could be healed before he leaves on the boat. I know the Lord can heal it. Father and Lore administered to him just before he left. Grandpa and Lynn Woolf administered to him in the hospital and we have fasted and prayed for him. If we are worthy, I am sure He will make it well in time for him to sail for Samoa and no complications will set in. This has been Tom and mine and all our constant prayer for the last 6 weeks. Dan has a car to drive now. He had to travel so far in the burning hot sun. The district President asked him if he and his companion had a car. They said “No” so he wrote to the President of the Southern California mission telling him that they needed a car. The Pres. wrote to them and said that some one had just donated a car, a 1940 Dodge to the church and for Dan and his 14
companion to come to Los Angeles and get it. They rode there in cattle cars and were able to drive back in the car. I’m sure the Lord is watching over him to inspire some one to give the church a car. He and his companion are the only missionaries left in the Imperial Valley now, where there were many, over a 100, only a short time ago. Because of the shortage of missionaries they are the only ones there now. We enjoyed reading his letters. I am sure he is having many interesting experiences. Father, Sara, Lore, Aunt Lynn, and Uncle Ivan have gone to Peace River to look for land. We need land and it is impossible to get land here. We are renting Joe Dudley’s farm now for $100.00 a month. This is taken out of our milk check and as our milk is our living and it doesn’t leave us much to live on, we don’t know how long we can make it. We are hoping to find something satisfactory up north. Today it has been 80 degrees which has been quite a change after the cold stormy weather of last week. 1953. September 10th Today Lore packed his things and went to Barnwell where he will begin teaching school on Monday. Sara Jean goes to Glenwood to teach. I have been in bed most of the week with a bad back, and Lloyd has not been well all week, but Lore and father administered to us last night and we are better today. Sara has been doing the work but is anxious to prepare for her school. Lore has been 3 years training at the university and now has his senior certificate and will teach for the first time at Barnwell. Sara went to Calgary to normal school and has been teaching for the past year at Jefferson. This year she is at Glenwood. She plays the piano and sings. This summer as well as the last two summers she has been working in the Cahoon store at Waterton Lakes. Ellen is taking grade 12, and Lloyd and Frank are taking grades 6 and 7. Anne is working as secretary for a wholesale Lumber Co. at Lethbridge. She is the Stake Bee hive Keeper. Tom is on his way to Samoa for his mission. Dan is in Southern California. The Lord has indeed blessed us. I have been to Salt Lake quite a number of times. I first went down when Dave and Ethel moved to Utah. Ren took the truck and their furniture down. 1953. September 14 th Yesterday I went to Primary preparation meeting. Ren took me into Cardston early so he could go to Raymond and see if he could get a job in the sugar factory. I have been Primary president for 3 years now, since August 1950. 1953. September 23 rd Tom wrote and said that Apostle Mark E Peterson set him apart for his mission and promised him with health and strength on his mission. I sent him some of Great Grandfather Davies names so he can do a little research in the temple. Father has been cutting the oats the last two days and the little boys, Frank and Lloyd, have been helping him. Tom’s boat didn’t arrive on the 28th so he went to see Dan. Dan was so glad to see him and 15
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Page 3 and 4: us, and Tom and Lore, went down to
Page 5 and 6: When Tom was just a little fellow h
Page 7 and 8: gave me such a lovely blessing. He
Page 9 and 10: came out for the first time. I came
Page 11 and 12: milking cows. He also got a small t
Page 13: They wouldn’t take any thing for
Page 17 and 18: and seemed so homesick and discoura
Page 19 and 20: had been renting, so Ren and Lynn p
Page 21 and 22: Merrill, reading by Veryle’s 14 y
Page 23 and 24: Boy born at Utah Valley Hospital, J
Page 25 and 26: take. Dan and Ted went also. Anne d
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Page 29 and 30: Christmas with Leatha and Aunt Dora
Page 31 and 32: 1960. February 19 th Tonight Ren, F
Page 33 and 34: Sara phoned yesterday. Ricky was on
Page 35 and 36: Father bought a new car and we took
Page 37 and 38: e back to work Tuesday morning so t
Page 39 and 40: They had gone to Las Vegas a number
Page 41 and 42: Lynn had living quarters in part of
Page 43 and 44: this year. So our family is growing
Page 45 and 46: grandparents, were there in the roo
Page 47 and 48: Janene and Denise. Lloyd had finish
Page 49 and 50: Rae showed a locket with a picture
Page 51 and 52: Veryle read it so nicely. The parce
Page 53 and 54: along with some cookies, for lunch.
Page 55 and 56: Stringham brings her car and picks
Page 57 and 58: Myrtle has lived in the hospital. S
Page 59 and 60: told him that morning, of a time wh
Page 61 and 62: This morning Gail Southerton was ma
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In the year 1830, a member of the c
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will learn obedience and grow to be
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took names for the dead. I will try
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1974. April 27 th It is Saturday mo
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Orman thinking I had the flu. I had
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Fay is expecting soon and Rae is no
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he died in the hospital with a hear
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1974. December 3 rd Today I went to
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it will be rested. The doctor said
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It is late and I am very tired. I m
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And trusting plans the morrow. For
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people. They never say an unkind wo
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I surely haven’t been to the temp
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her neighbors and was always doing
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meeting some of our family especial
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Maybe the thing for me to do is to
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mountains. I have been tired today.
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some peas and put them in the fridg
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own family and our relatives but it
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that goes on. Oh if my children wil
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Father and I are going down to Magr
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it did that I can remember. I was s
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that I thought of as I sat there th
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1977. Saturday, July 16 th When I w
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1977. August 24 th This morning Ren
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It was Sunday. Sara invited us to c
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1978. March 7 th I have been lookin
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Ren came home from the temple and i
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children and grandchildren. I shoul
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1979. January Relief Society is at
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of boxes with pretty curtains aroun
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