MY OLDEST BROTHER JERRY

My dear brother Jerry, this is my memories letter of you! Wow that's kinda hard because my first memory of you is when you left on your mission to Brazil. All the neat letters mom read and the cool picture slides you took. I remember when you spoke in church when you got back, and I remember that it went a little long! I remember you didn't like the book I was reading when I was about 15. Yes it was a romance novel; promise I grew out of that phase. I remember you trying to help Brian and I when we had financial trouble. I remember you dating a lot but never married until an angel named Lorraine came along. I think I can name all your professions; a guard at the state prison, a parole officer, a year in Mexico, a year in Korea. I remember a letter I got from you there. It was the year President Hunter passed away and Bishop Edgley spoke at a conference in Korea. He explained how the mantle changed to President Hinkley in almost the same way as President Brigham Young did. I know this because of our great grandmother Irene Garner Fisher; who wrote almost the same words when she was nine years old. The letter from you, Jerry, is so spiritual and so special to me. I remember you living in Salt Lake city. How you enjoy the city and all the perks, HEY DUMPSTER DIVING IS COOL; IT WAS ON OPRAH! You have been helping mom and dad for years, through the good times and not so good. Thank you for loving my salsa; for your great appetite for good nutritional foods. Love your willingness to serve. To share your talents with others. Thank you for sharing your love of nature and watching our feathered friends. For sharing your love of traveling through your great pictures and fun stories. Thank you for your love of family; for taking mom, nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters to shows, theaters, and church functions. For your love of genealogy and our great ancestors!
And now you are an investment counselor. This job fits you perfectly because you learned what all your siblings did. STAY OUT OF DEBT! you are nearing the age of retirement. No problem there, retirement rocks! I remember when you needed and finally went under the knife for new hips. This life changing operation set you back a spell. But I was in awe as you struggled and worked those legs to walk and even hike with me clear up Adams Canyon! You even river rafted at Flaming Gorge with us! You rock!! Thank you for sharing your testimony and the fascinating stories around the dinner table; for your love of the scriptures and learning through church classes. For loving the gospel. May you always have peace of mind and love for our Savior, my brother Jerry Ronald Fisher.
Love Colleen Joyce Fisher Chatterton