Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

1974. September 1 st
During the night there was a frost. The tops of the tomato vines and squash and potatoes, beans
and cucumbers are all frozen. It was quite cold yesterday but we didn’t even think of it freezing.
I do not know if the vegetables will continue to grow. It has surely been a cold summer and the
vegetables have not done as well as usual.
I went to see Sister Kapsos. She has had an operation and I am her visiting Relief Society
teacher. She seemed glad to see me and is feeling better.
On Sunday Barbara invited us to dinner. I was glad I didn’t have to cook and we had such a
lovely peaceful time. I appreciated it so much. I sometimes feel that the blood is not getting to
my feet and brain. They feel so numb all the time and I can’t remember things very good. Oh I
don’t want to get old.
I have been to the temple since eight o’clock this morning and must go to bed. Connie was just
here and borrowed our Christmas tree for a program they are putting on.
1974. September 2 nd
Saturday I went at 7 0’clock to the temple. I got home at 1:30, cleaned the house, made a cake,
and phoned and asked Ellen to come to dinner tomorrow but Clay is sick. She said they would
come some other time.
1974. Thursday, September 5 th
Today I went back to the temple after a month’s vacation. It was good to be there. I had feared
to make mistakes after so long a vacation but all went well and I enjoyed my day very much.
There was not a very large crowd.
We had a lovely vacation. We went to Edmonton, stayed at Tom and Rae’s. They are always so
nice to us. Fay is expecting a baby and is not at all well. We stayed a day and overnight then
we went on the train to Lafayette Ottawa and visited Lloyd and Jane and their sweet little
children, Janene and Denise and Michael. Michael has such a sweet smile and is such a happy
little boy and the girls are so sweet. Jane was so kind to us. They have a lovely church house.
Lloyd is the MIA president of their branch. We enjoyed our visit so much. We went to see the
Government buildings one day where Lloyd works. Lloyd is such a smart man. I am very
proud of him and his wife and family.
Lloyd brought us home in their car. We went to Palmyra and stayed there a day. We saw the
sacred grove, Joseph’s Home and the jail. It was all very interesting listening to the stories told
by those who take charge and the tourist guides of the many tourists who go there. It was a
choice experience for us.
Jane and Lloyd stayed with us for a week and visited the family. Lloyd also fixed our light at
the front door in the hall. It makes our front room much lighter. I was so very tired Jane took
over and did most of the work and then they went to Edmonton for a couple of days before they
left for home. We have not heard from them. I am sure it was a long trip back for them. I was
very tired but feel some better now. We miss them and the children. I must do some writing to
them.
September 10, 1974
Went to the Doctors and had a heart test today.
Leatha’s husband, Bob Wright, died yesterday. He was working in the garden, came in and told
his wife to phone the doctor and they took him to the hospital as he was very sick. An hour later
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