Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

Christmas with Leatha and Aunt Dora's oldest daughter.
Lynn gave Ren and the boys an electric razor, shaving lotion and cream and a pair of sheets for
me. Father and the boys gave me some blankets and a new dress. We gave father pants and a
sweater. Lloyd got a suit, Frank a book of Remembrance and pajamas. After the chores were
done we left for Magath to have dinner with Lore and Barbara and their three children, Bobby,
Lorianne and Dana Lynn. It was a beautiful day and we had a happy ride together. Sara and
Ted, Ricky and Wendy and the baby Doran, were already there, also Tom. He had come from
Provo where he is teaching school at the BYU and working for his Doctor’s degree. It was so
good to see him. We had a lovely dinner and then opened the gifts we had given to each other.
Sally had arranged them on the table and they looked beautiful and gay. I got aprons, tablecloth,
garments, slip, a table ornament [a squirrel made by Wendy], a rubber flower mat and ironing
sheet. My children are all so good to me. Ren and the boys got shirts, ties and socks. I am
telling all this because it may be different the next years to come. Dan and Alma went to
Warner to her parent’s home.
1960. January 3 rd
Tonight Ren and the boys, Frank and Lloyd, went to Lethbridge to the stake youth program put
on by the Presidency of the church. Frank was chosen to speak on the subject “Shall the Youth
of Zion Falter”. Father said he spoke so well. He and Lloyd also sang in the boys and girls
choir. At nine o’clock, President McKay spoke to the youth over the air. Father said it was a
wonderful program. It is a cold blizzardy night but they made it home without any mishap.
About a month ago Frankie spoke in Lehtbridge at the speech contest. There were nine
contestants. He tied for second place and so he was chosen along with some of the other
contestants to speak at their special youth program.
I have been to Salt Lake quite a number of times. The first time was when Ethel and Dave
Jeppson moved to Salt Lake in 1942. Ren took their furniture down for them in his brand new
truck. Ethel and Dave, and their children, Dee, Carol, Fanny and Dwight,
went too. It was during the war. Dave blew out one of his tires and they couldn’t buy one. You
had to have priority to get a tire. But the garage loaned him one and he had to send it back when
he got to Brigham where he had rented a pretty little house with fruit trees around it. That was
the first time I had seen grapes growing, or cherry trees or orchards of any kind.
We went down again when Anne went on her mission. Father traded our car in on a new station
wagon and Lynn and Beth Pitcher went with us. Lynn was going on a mission to Eastern
Canada and Beth wanted to attend conference. After attending the conference we left Anne in
Salt Lake to attend the school in the mission home and left for Canada.
The branch Presidency, Brother and Sister Atwood, Brother and Sister Pratt and Ren and I, all
went to conference in Bro. Atwood’s car.
I went again with Glen and Father and Mother in Glen’s car when Dee Jeppson died,
Another time was when Ren and I and Sara and Lloyd and Brother Pratt went down to
conference. Ren was in the branch Presidency and Brother Atwood asked him to go down and
see about getting started on a new church house for Bow Island.
.........We saw Frank and his family, also Orrin and family. We had a nice visit with them for a
few hours. Then Lore took me to Lethbridge and I went home with Tom who had come to
Lethbridge to the dance. Tom left for Provo the next afternoon at 6. I felt I had not visited with
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