Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

Merrill, reading by Veryle’s 14 year old cousin, and a reading by Sara with Aunt Holly playing
which was so nice, the loveliest thing on the program I thought.
They got away out the north door without being cheveraded. There were over 250 people
present and she received a lot of lovely gifts.
Ren has been asked to be ward clerk and ward teacher in Bow Island.
The little boys have started to school. Lloyd’s teacher smokes in the room. There is only one
Mormon in his room and she is a girl.
There are a hundred members in the ward and a nice clean place to meet. On Tuesday I went to
Relief Society. Sunday night we went to Medicine Hat and saw the lovely new church there.
They had asked Bow Island to put the program on so we went along and took Brother Hopkins
who sang a solo in the meeting. At present Father is at a bishopric meeting. The boys just
returned from scout meeting. It is not the same as at home. Oh, can we teach them here, as we
should? It is a great worry to me.
1955. July 3 rd
It has been over 2 months since I have written in my diary. A lot has happened since then.
Anne was married in the temple on Wednesday morning 15th of June 1955. Brother Heber J
Matkin married them for time and eternity. My Father, F.P.Fisher and Harold Murray, Blair’s
brother were witnesses. My Father, Anne’s grandfather, spoke then Blair’s mother said a few
words. She said that if Blair was as good to Anne as he had always been to her she would be
happy. Anne looked beautiful in her white dress and veil and seemed so happy. Blair is such a
fine young man. May they always be as happy as they are now. I prayed for a long time that
Anne would find a good husband as she is now 28 years old and Blair is certainly all I could
have prayed for. He is good and kind and understanding. May God bless them both!
We went to Lethbridge to make preparations for the wedding and stayed at Anne’s and Bernice
and Beth’s. They were very good to us.
On Tuesday evening we all went to the stake house and put up a main table and one for the gifts.
There was a beautiful picture of the temple across the back of the stage. We arranged baskets of
spring flowers on the stage, lilacs and yellow tulips. Aunt Lynn brought a big tub of yellow
tulips from Wrentham with her. They looked nice with the lilacs and the cake on the stage. Aunt
Holly and Uncle Glen and Gary, Lorraine and Frank and Hazel Leishman and Brother and Sister
Hull, Mother and Father, Orrin and Loila all came from Hill Spring making about 200 people
present. She seemed happy about the gifts. I made her a satin quilt and his mother gave them
quilts so she got plenty of bedding. My Mother and Father gave her a blanket. She got a
beautiful plush chair. Father and Lore, Ted and Sara, Ellen and Veryle gave them a lovely
chrome table and chair set. Aunt Lynn gave her lamps. She got other lights, pillowcases, table
cloths etc. Ted was master of ceremony. The program consisted of:
Piano solo by Gary Fisher
Reading by Ellen
Song by Beth Pitcher
Reading by Nellie Harker
Piano and accordion duet by Jeanine Harker and boy friend.
Song by Harold Murray’s little daughter, niece of Blair.
Toast to the bride by George Hull
Song by Frank and Lloyd, ‘A Dreamer’s Holiday’ they changed the words to ‘a happy
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