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Show Two important things happened to Eyring during his recovery that made a deep impression on him. School teacher. The first was a visit from his Sunday He recalls the visit and its impact: "Miss Allred was 'an attractive young lady, and I was proud and happy that she cared enough to visit me. She spoke to me cheerfully, and after a brief visit with my mother and me, went on her way. to me. But something important had happened I had been a vital part of a fine teacher-student relationship that I have never forgotten. I learned that day how important it is to care about people even when they are small and may not seem very impor- tant."18 The second important event was the purchase by his father of two young goats to occupy Eyring's time as he recovered. Eyring loved his goats, but the goats grew rapidly, and by the time he had recovered from typhoid, they had discovered how to get into the next door neighbor's garden despite what appeared to be an adequate fence. a serious nuisance. They soon became Edward C. Eyring's solution to the problem was not just to get rid of the goats, as most would have done. One day he rode up to where his son was playing, leading a young sorrel horse and asked him if he would be willing to trade his two goats for the horse. Eyring was delighted to make the trade, but did name his new horse Chivo which means goat in Spanish.19 This incident was just one of many in which Eyring's father gave him extraordinary respect. In fact, as a child, he was given nothing but the greatest respect and praise by both his parents. His mother bestowed constant and lavish praise on him and his other brothers and sisters.20 mother: At the time of her death in l954, Eyring wrote of his "From my earliest memories, Mother suffused the whole world |
