Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

February 1927. It was so cold and stormy that year.
Tom was born 9 th of February, 1928 in the Cardston Hospital.
He always asks his father if he’ll sleep with him tonight and his father can’t refuse even when he
doesn’t like to sleep in Tom’s bed. He stays there till Tom’s asleep.
Tom has always called me “mother” not “mama” like the other children do. When he was about
3 years old, my mother gave me a plant for Mother’s Day. The next day Tom brought some
dandelion heads that he had picked, “Here‘s for your birthday, Mother,” he said. We were
living on the farm by the river and the hills were covered with dandelions. He was such a sweet
little fellow. Tom loved his father so much.
One day I had kissed the children goodnight and tucked them in their beds.
Anne who had just started to school said. “I love you Mother a thousand dollars.”
Lore who was then a baby said, “I luf her fifteen”
Anne laughed and said, “Oh, I love her a hundred thousand”
Then Lore asked Tom how much he loved her and he said, “I love her as much as I love
Daddy.” I knew that meant a lot.
On Mother Day May 14, 1933 when Tom and Anne were in the youngest class in Sunday
school, Sister Nelly Harker was their teacher and she asked me to teach them a poem to say
together on Mother’s day. That day they stood in front of their father for he was the
superintendent and Anne said:
I know a lovely lady,
Her name is Mrs. Brown.
She’s the dearest one in all the world
And lives right in our town.
She works and cooks and sews for us
Just more than any other,
Some people call her Mrs. Brown
But we just call her Mother.
Tom said:
I know the dearest man.
His name is Mr. Brown.
He’s the kindest man in all the world
And never lets us down.
He jumps and romps and plays with us,
Together:
We have such fun together.
Some people call him Mr. Brown,
But we just call him Father.
They did it so good and spoke loud enough for all to hear. I was so proud, and praying for them.
The Lord answered our prayers so many times.
Sister Harker gave each of them a paper doll, a girl for Anne and a boy for Tom. She said what
good children they were in Sunday school and how she enjoyed teaching them and that they had
the best attendance of all the children.
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