Richard M. Eyre (born 1944) is a consultant, speaker, and author of many books. He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for Utah Governor in 1992.

Education

Eyre holds degrees from

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and

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and an MBA from Harvard. His wife, Linda J. Eyre, has a degree from

Publications

The Eyres have written over a dozen books, with several of them becoming bestsellers. These include ''Teaching Your Children Values'', which was the first parenting book to make it to the position of #1 New York Times bestseller since Dr. Spock's book. Eyre's ''Spiritual Serendipity: Cultivating and Celebrating the Art of the Unexpected'' was published by

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in 1997. Other books by Eyre include ''The Discovery of Joy'' (1974), ''Teaching Children Joy'' (1986), ''The Birth We Call Death'' with

Paul H. Dunn Paul Harold Dunn (April 24, 1924 – January 9, 1998) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Dunn was widely considered one of the most dynamic speakers among the general authorities in the 1970s ...

, ''Life Before Life'' (2000) and ''How to Talk to Your Children About Sex,'' written with Linda. Besides writing these non-fiction works, Eyre wrote a novel entitled ''The Awakening''. A more recent book by the Eyres, ''Empty Nesting Parenting: Adjusting Your Stewardship as Your Children Leave Home'', has been recommended as reading for parents of college students. Linda Eyre has also written several books on being a mother on her own or with other female authors. The Eyres have hosted the program ''Families Are Forever'' on the VISN Network. They have 9 children, and have lived in both Washington, D.C. and

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Religion

Richard Eyre is a member of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ...

(LDS Church). As a young man, Eyre served as a

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. He later served as a

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in the church's

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London South Mission. Baptisms spiked in the mission after the results of an opinion poll on parenthood conducted by Eyre were published in such publications as the

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. Eyre wrote the

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article on Joy. He also wrote the section on the views of LDS Church in ''How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife: Second Edition'' Edited by Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha McGee.

Politics

During the

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administration, Eyre served as the director of the White House Conference on Parents and Children. Eyre has also been a long-time advocate of schools of choice and voucher programs. He was a candidate for the governorship of Utah with this as one of his major campaign planks in 1992. Eyre won the support of the Republican State convention but lost to

Mike Leavitt Michael Okerlund Leavitt (born February 11, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 14th Governor of Utah from 1993 to 2003 in the Republican Party, as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2003 to 2005 and ...

in the later Republican primary. Eyre has since been a major supporter of vouchers, and was one of the key speakers for the voucher proposition on Utah's 2007 ballot. Linda has also served as a member of the Utah State University board of trustees.

Other

The Eyres also serve as board members of CHOICE humanitarian and have been involved in projects to bring wells to villages in such countries as

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Notes

References

Deseret Book Biography for Richard

Deseret Book bio for LindaSimon&Schuster bio page for Linda

External links

at Meridian Magazine

The Eyre's parenting website

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