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Show l54 church's Northern States Mission. However, a combination of minor acci- dents and misunderstandings resulted in their late arrival at the mission home. First, Eyring had spilled a bottle of milk all over his new suit, then they were almost denied a marriage license when Eyring said he was a resident of Wisconsin and residents of states neighboring Illinois were required to wait for three days. the license was granted. But when he said he was from Arizona, When they did arrive at the Mission home, the mission president had left for another appointment so their marriage was performed by the young mission secretary with the mission president's wife and another young missionary as witnesses. The next four weeks were spent in Madison where Eyring and his new bride lived in a most leisurely ‘manner; no research or laboratory work for him. They decided that at least for the first year of marriage, he would continue with his research at Wisconsin and that she would return to Salt Lake City to teach. After the first month of marriage, Mrs. Eyring left for her work in Utah and Eyring began anew his research with Professor Daniels.1 As soon as the Christmas break came, Eyring traveled to Salt Lake City to rejoin his wife. On the day he arrived, his wife had arranged for their marriage to be solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.2 Lake City, they took the train south, bound for Pima. From Salt The trip took them southwest to Los Angeles, then east to Tucson, then north towards Pima. During the long trip, Mrs. Eyring graded examinations and Eyring read chemistry papers. They arrived in Pima before Christmas where Mrs. Eyring was quickly accepted as a legitimate part of the Eyring family. After a week in Pima, they took the long ride back to Salt Lake City where the new Mrs. Eyring was introduced to more of Eyring's rela- tives and Eyring met with the Bennion family. |
