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Show l7l sickest period, working on chemistry seemed to bring new life to his weakened physical frame. Eyring has had a remarkable family life. His busy professional life and church involvement did not interfere with his love and concern for family, but rather, seems to be an extension of that realm. He has ex- emplified one of his secrets of successful living-~being honorable in all things. His life is a testimony of the great influence one man can have on the few and the many. When Eyring moved to Utah in l946, he was virtually unknown among members of the Mormon Church except for family, some friends and a few Mormon scientists. Within three years of his coming he had won the respect and admiration of thousands within the Church. His exposure as a member of the General Sunday School board, the honors he received such as the Research COrporation Award in l948, the increasing number of fireside talks to various groups, and his pleasing personality were the principal reasons for this notoriety. In l948, he was, in a sense, form- ally introduced to the Church in the pages of the Church's official organ, The Improvement Era. In the February issue of that year, asso- ciate editor Marba Josephson described his origins and some of his accomplishments in a short two page biography.29 That issue also contained the nationwide address, "Science and Faith," that he gave on Columbia Broadcasting System's "Church of The Air" program.30 That address, like the thousands he would give on the subject, affirmed, that for him, there was no "difficulty in reconciling the principles of true science with the principles of true religion." Eyring's arrival in Utah came shortly before a very crucial time in Mormon history in regard to its relationship with modern science. In its |
