Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

1971. September 13 th
Frank and Fay went to the temple and went through 2 sessions. Frank was promoted in his job
and got an increase in wages. Tom was able to sell his home and buy a lovely new home. They
were so happy. The one he had was up stairs and a number of families lived there. Lloyd sold
his place where they were living and got a much better home too. I went to the temple. I was
going to take the book I was writing in and copy the things I had written in it and put it into this
pretty new book Ren my husband gave to me but I’m not sure I can do it.
I hope my boys are as kind as their father is to me. Everyone knows Ren and calls him Brother
Davies. I’m so glad of that. He works in the temple. It is such a nice place to work. I worked
for 8 years in the temple. Then I had trouble with my heart as a result of rheumatic fever, so I
resigned working and officiating in the temple. But I still love to go so Ren takes me with him
once a week and I go through 2 sessions and have dinner with him most of the time.
Today we came home after dinner and Ren has been in bed since so I am being quiet. I’ve been
crocheting but I can’t find my crotchet hook. It is not in the machine drawer as I thought but I’ll
get a book and read. I do not know but think he goes back to the temple and he needs his rest.
In Ren’s blessing the patriarch gave him some years ago it says ‘Given under the hands of John
F Anderson Patriarch, a blessing, son of Thomas and Mary Ann Davies. In the
authority of the Holy Priesthood I lay my hands on your head and in the name of our Savior seal
upon you your Patriarchal blessing and blessed shall you be in as much as you continue to walk
uprightly before the Lord. You have a bright future before you.
I decided to go to the doctor for a check up. He said I would have to go to see a specialist next
Tuesday. I also went to the Relief Society opening party. There was a large crowd. Evelyn
Hendry, Sister Joyce Gregson, and Sister Atwood are in the new presidency.
We are home from the temple this week as it is General Conference. Tom phoned saying that
Rae is to have an operation on Wednesday for a growth on her uterus. We pray the Lord will
bless her.
Got a letter from Jane saying they arrived home safely, they enjoyed their trip and that Lloyd
was at school working with a Professor. She was back at work as a receptionist at the girl’s lab.
She says the work is easy and she can’t stand being shut up at home all day so Lloyd tends the
baby from 4 to 11 and does his studying.
1971. Oct 30 th
We got up early this morning and were at the temple by 6AM. It is the priesthood session on the
5 th Saturday of each month in order to get the men endowments equal with the women so the
sealing can be done for them. As usual we had quite a number of women from long distances
there so this time we had 2 washing and anointing sessions for the women instead of letting
them go through the session. We were kept busy.
We had dinner at the temple and then went to Myrtle Olsen’s funeral. When Myrtle was a
young woman she came to live at our house and helped mother. She would tell us stories and
sing with us and I loved her very much. She married Bud Olsen but he did not take much
interest in the church and smoked and drank. She had 3 children. He got a divorce on the
grounds of desertion and took 2 of the children. The baby, Eloise, was born afterward. Myrtle
love and raised Eloise who became such a good Latter Day Saint like her mother. For 4 years
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