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Show 169 The decision to marry did not come easily. support of his family. Eyring did not have the Mrs. Clark was twenty-six years younger than Eyring and she too wondered about remarriage. The decision took great moral courage and a firm conviction that it was right on both Eyring's and his new wife's part. The marriage brought new challenges for him, suddenly he had four daughters, with three at home.27 The contrast be- tween living with three sober serious sons to that of three fun loving girls required some adjustment, but Eyring treated them as if they were his own and was a great influence in their lives. father. All love him as a The three youngest girls (Patricia, Joan, and Bernice), have all served full-time missions and completed their University studies at the University of Utah even without the physics or mathematics require- ment and with Eyring's blessing. The eldest daughter Eleanor had attend- ed BYU and was married and living in Idaho at the time of the marriage of the Eyrings. The marriage was of great benefit to both Eyring and his wife. In addition to providing a father for her girls, Mrs. Eyring has been given numerous opportunities to speak and to sing in Church meetings that her husband was asked to speak in. Such frequent experiences have made it possible to express her love for the Church, to give counsel to young people on honorable marriage and to develop her singing talents. She, in turn, feels it necessary to travel with her husband when he goes out of town and to bring to him a feeling of home wherever he is. Winifred Eyring has never pretended to take Mildred Eyring's place, but has her own place in Eyring's life and enjoys making him happy. Her attitude and love for her husband has convinced his family that the marriage was in his best interests. The year after their marriage, they traveled to |
