Henry B. Eyring
Henry B. Eyring is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Henry Bennion Eyring was born on May 31, 1933 in New Jersey. He grew up in a small branch that often met in a hotel room or the Eyring home. Both of his parents were highly educated. His father was a professor of chemistry at Princeton and earned numerous awards in his field. His mother was a graduate of the University of Utah and pursued her doctoral degree.
Henry graduated with a degree in Physics then entered the United States Air Force. The air force sent him to New Mexico. When he arrived he was called as a district missionary in the area and served almost exactly two full years. He then completed a degree in business administration at Harvard Graduate School of Business. He decided to teach and found a job at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He met Kathleen Johson in 1961 and they were married in July 1962 in the Logan temple.
In the following years Henry B. Eyring continued to teach, served as an officer and director of Finnigan Instrument Corporation, founded and directed System Industries Incorporated (a computer manufacturing company), taught early morning seminary, and served twice as bishop.
In 1971 Henry B. Eyring was inaugurated as president of Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho). He also taught religion classes while president. Their family grew to include four boys and two girls. After being president at Ricks for five years he was then asked to be deputy commissioner of the Church Educational System, then three years later he became commissioner.
In 1985 Henry B. Eyring was called to be in the Presiding Bishopric of the Church. He was then called to the Seventy and continued working as Commissioner of the Church Educational System. On April 1, 1995 Henry B. Eyring was ordained as member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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