Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

Veryle read it so nicely. The parcels under the tree were lovelier than ever before. Most of the
families are buying a few gifts each month for Christmas at the sales in order to meet the
Christmas expenses.
The turkey for the Christmas dinner was furnished by Frank and Fay this year. It was indeed a
lovely time together.
We missed having Lloyd and Tom and their families for Christmas. But Lloyd is good at
writing and when he doesn’t, Jane does. They were able to get a loan of $2000 from the
government and decided to borrow another $1000 next year and finish his doctorate. We do
hope that all will be for the best. Each year he has received a scholarship from the government
for good marks and he said in his last letter if he could keep up his marks they would have
enough to put them through. Jane said in her letter that they had a lovely Christmas, the best
they had ever had. Lloyd thanked us for the phone call. He said that it just made his Christmas
perfect. [It was Frank who paid for the phone bill.] I do hope the Lord will bless Lloyd that he
will be able to get a lovely home of his own as he wants to so much and for his goodness to us.
Lloyd’s letters are always full of what the children are doing. Janene is saying words and
Denise can talk, and can say what she wants, and dress herself and tie her shoes, and is enjoying
the things she got for Christmas. She says Janene and Denise play good together now. She
thanked us for the gifts we sent.
We got a nice letter from Rae thanking us for the chocolates and gifts we sent. She said how
much they enjoy their new home. They have a cat that the children are enjoying. I am sure
enjoying the sweater they sent, and father likes his shirt. Everyone is wearing colored shirts
now and he was pleased with the three he got. Of course he wears his white ones to the temple.
1971. January 4 th
Today Sara and Ricky and Gary came to see us. Sara had given me some material for a dress at
Christmas so she sewed it up for me. Now I will have dresses to last me for the temple for
sometime. She gave me one last fall when we stayed with their children while she and Ted went
on a trip to Mexico. They had dinner with us and it was nice to have them here.
Tomorrow we go back to work at the temple. Father and I have the double part again this
month.
1971. January 31 st
Today after church we went down to Lore’s. They had a lovely supper prepared for us. We had
been fasting all day for Boyd who goes into the hospital tomorrow for an operation. Anne and
her family were there. It is Harold’s birthday today so they had the dinner for both of us. We
had an enjoyable time together.
1971. Feb 6 th
It has been a busy week at the temple. Sara and Ted were there on Wednesday. It was
chinooking and the water was running down the streets just like spring. We haven’t heard how
Boyd is but perhaps they will not know until it heals. This is the third he as had on his little
penis to straighten it.
1971. March 7 th
This week we had a lovely experience at the temple. Brother and Sister Gideon Van Tonder
were there. They live on a large plantation in Cambodia in beautiful Central Africa. They are
new converts to the church, of nearly 2 years. For 27 years they searched for the true church.
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