How education and upbringing influenced the life of Henry B. Eyring. A timeline of key moments.
Henry B. Eyring is an American religious leader, educator, and author prominent in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He currently serves as the Second Counselor in the First Presidency, under Russell M. Nelson, since 2018. Prior to this, he served as First Counselor to Thomas S. Monson from 2008 to 2018 and Second Counselor to Gordon B. Hinckley from 2007 to 2008. His leadership positions underscore his significant role and influence within the church's highest governing body.
On May 31, 1933, Henry Bennion Eyring was born. He is an American educational administrator, author, and religious leader.
In the spring of 1960, Henry B. Eyring met his future wife, Kathleen Johnson, at a YSA meeting held at Rindge, New Hampshire at the Cathedral of the Pines.
After an intense courtship in the summer of 1960, Henry B. Eyring and Kathleen Johnson continued dating, leading to their engagement early in 1961.
On July 27, 1962, Henry B. Eyring married Kathleen Johnson in the LDS Church's Logan Temple. The ceremony was performed by his uncle, Spencer W. Kimball.
In 1962, Henry B. Eyring became an associate professor of business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
In the fall of 1962, Henry B. Eyring began working as a professor at Stanford University.
In the summer of 1963, Henry B. Eyring completed his doctorate in business and also finished a fellowship with the RAND Corporation.
In 1971, Henry B. Eyring became the president of Ricks College.
In 1971, Henry B. Eyring's time as an associate professor of business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business ended.
In 1977, Henry B. Eyring concluded his service as president of Ricks College.
In September 1980, Henry B. Eyring began his first term as commissioner of church education.
In April 1985, Henry B. Eyring completed his first term as commissioner of church education.
In September 1992, Henry B. Eyring was reappointed as commissioner of church education.
Following the death of church president Howard W. Hunter, on April 1, 1995, Henry B. Eyring was sustained as a member of the Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
In January 2005, Henry B. Eyring concluded his second term as commissioner of church education and was replaced by W. Rolfe Kerr.
On October 6, 2007, Henry B. Eyring became the second counselor to Gordon B. Hinckley in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On January 27, 2008, Gordon B. Hinckley passed away, marking the end of Henry B. Eyring's service as his second counselor in the First Presidency.
In 2014, after meeting with Pope Francis, Henry B. Eyring spoke at Humanum, an International Interreligious Colloquium on The Complementarity of Man and Woman, held in Vatican City.
In 2017, Henry J. Eyring, son of Henry B. Eyring, was appointed president of BYU–Idaho.
On January 2, 2018, Thomas S. Monson passed away, marking the end of Henry B. Eyring's service as his first counselor in the First Presidency.
On January 14, 2018, Henry B. Eyring became the second counselor to Russell M. Nelson in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On October 15, 2023, Kathleen Johnson Eyring, wife of Henry B. Eyring, passed away at the age of 82, after 61 years of marriage.
In 2023, Henry J. Eyring's term as president of BYU-Idaho came to an end.
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