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Quiz: How Much Do You Know About President Henry B. Eyring?

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From random facts to important achievements, here are a few tidbits about President Eyring that will make you love him even more!

President Henry B. Eyring celebrates his 83rd birthday on May 31. President Eyring was born to Dr. Henry Eyring and Mildred Bennion Eyring in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1933.

President Eyring's full-time church service began in 1971 when he was called to serve as president of Ricks College. He now serves as a member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In 1970, President Eyring felt prompted to keep a journal, a habit he has practiced ever since. In 2013, Deseret Book published a biography about President Eyring titled "I Will Lead You Along: The Life of Henry B. Eyring," by Robert I. Eaton and Henry J. Eyring. The biography includes many of these journal entries, providing insights into the experiences of a servant of the Lord.

The information in this quiz has been compiled from the biography, as well as talks given by President Eyring and articles written about him.

What did President Eyring call his future children? 

a. The little Eyrings
b. The redheads
c. The future
d. The kids


Answer
b. The redheads

Married in his late 20s, President Eyring often thought about his future family, according to his biography, "I Will Lead You Along" (page 88).

"I don't think you could have dreamed about my home or your grandchildren any more than I have over the years, Mother," President Eyring wrote in a letter to his mother, Mildred. "I've lost 15 pounds in the last four months, and to a large extent over concern for your grandchildren. If I thought much more about it, perhaps neither of us would live to know them."

This was not unusual for President Eyring.

"Hal's longing for children was neither idle nor new," according to his biography. "From his teenage years he had not only thought of his future children but imagined them. In his mind's eye they had red hair like his mother's; he even called them 'the redheads.' When he faced temptation, he would remind himself, 'I can't do that — the Redheads are counting on me."

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