Today was the funeral of Nephi's version of eleven year old "Amazing Grace".

On July 14, 2017, I strolled over to the Nephi City Park to take advantage of the great breakfast the Lions Club puts on at rodeo time. I found an open seat and sat across the table from Don and Marcia Eyre. I was a little struck, as I heard they were on an LDS mission, so I inquired. They responded by saying they returned home just for the weekend for a "special family occasion". Little would anybody think that a few hours later, their granddaughter would die in an accident during the parade. Watching, listening and feeling things at the funeral, one got the impression that time on earth is just a small portion of our whole life, and although it was only a brief time, Grace Eyre had an enormous impact on all people of Nephi, Utah. She was a gifted athlete, and absolutely fit the dictionary description of what "Grace" is. Not only is it fitting that temporary good byes were at the base of majestic Mt. Nebo, but this gifted athlete and human being of love is just across the cemetery road from another Nephi gifted athlete of kindness-being Gordon Kelson. This Amazing Grace will live forever.