Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

This morning Gail Southerton was married by Ren in the temple. I took her to the Brides Room
and helped her dress and put on her veil. I then took the company down to the large sealing
room. It was all very lovely. Gail and Carol are lovely girls. Nearly 6 month ago Father
married Carol to a Johnson. He is a fine boy. Carol and her husband stayed all night at our
house.
Father went early to the temple [6 am] so Carol and Ila came and picked me up at 7 o’clock.
Gail met her young man at BYU and Carol at Rexburg. It is wonderful they have both been able
to get good LDS boys living as they did in Bow Island where there are no Mormon boys. So
many have moved away and only a few families have move in. Now there is only 90 members
altogether. Dan is going to sing at the reception.
We are enjoying our new Temple Presidency, President Elmo E Fletcher, Hector Baines second
counselor and President J Golden Snow, first counselor. President and Sister Jenson have gone
to the States to visit with their family until spring. Their wives are LaRue Karen Fletcher,
Eunice Lybbert and Phoebe Bernice Bennion
Dad and I went to the LDS Book Store here and bought over $82. worth of books to give to our
different families. It doesn’t seem much but I’ve got them all wrapped ready for Christmas. We
sent Lloyds to him and also cards to my brothers and sister. They will be early for once. It is
snowing again today.
1972. December 27 th
Another Christmas has rolled around, and my heart is filled with gratitude for my wonderful
family. We had a lovely Christmas day. So many gifts! Anne made a lovely crotched scarf of
blue yarn for me. I just love it. Tom and Rae and the children gave us their pictures and some
lovely sheets and pillow cases. Lore gave us $25.00 to be used when we go to England. Ren so
wants to do some genealogy research over there and has been saving all he could so we could
both go. Dan and his family gave us a lovely family picture, a jigsaw puzzle and a bottle of
cologne. Sara and family gave me a new white dress for the temple and purse for Dad. Ellen
and her family gave us a green artificial tree and a plastic bowl to store things in the deep freeze.
Frank and Fay and Family gave us a lovely bath room set, a rug and toilet cover, apron, towels,
and pot holders. Lloyd and Jane gave us 8 towels and for father 6 shirts. Lynn gave us a New
Testament commentary. Anne gave us a book called the Keys of the Kingdom.
So you can see it pays to have a large family. Ren gave me hair spray, gloves and garments.
Dan and his family came for Christmas dinner and Lore and Barbara and family came over in
the evening.
Yesterday the 26 th we went to Welling for our Christmas get together. Frank, Tom, and Lloyd
were not there but it was a nice crowd anyway. Lynn and her friends, the Mardens were there
also. They came for the program but got there in time for dinner. We were late getting the
dinner on this year. After dinner the older boys and girls went to a ball game that some of the
boys were playing in. The program was not quite as good as usual but the little children all did
their parts so nicely. Ellen had made little dolls and they put on a little play. It was really good
and funny. Jimmy gave a poem, Kathy and Carol played a duet on the flute and French horn.
Sara’s children, Doran and Gary did a marching action song. It was all done so cute.
Blair’s leg was in a cast and his leg seemed to hurt. Anne and Barbara took charge of the
dinner. It was lovely. Anne was tired. She works so hard. She has taken a job at an office in
Magrath. With that and her home, she seemed not very well. But they had a lovely dinner.
Alma and Sara were put in charge of it for next year.
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