Jeffrey R. Holland

Jeffrey Roy Holland (born December 3, 1940) was ordained an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 23, 1994, following the death of President Ezra Taft Benson, and sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1994. Other prominent service in the Church predating his ordination as an Apostle included serving as president of Brigham Young University and as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Image File history File links JeffreyRHolland. ... Image File history File links JeffreyRHolland. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... In Mormonism, an Apostle is a person ordained to be a traveling councilor bearing witness of Jesus Christ. ... The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both of the administrations of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and he later served as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death. ... In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Name Brigham Young University Location (main campus) Provo, UT 84602 Established October 16, 1875 Community Urban Type Private coeducational Classification Parochial Religion Owned by the LDS Church Enrollment 30,200 Faculty 2,100 President Cecil O. Samuelson Nickname Cougars Mascot Cosmo the Cougar School Colors Dark blue and white (was... In Mormonism, a Quorum of the Seventy is one of a group of up to seventy traveling ministers charged with the mission of preaching to the entire world, under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ...

He was the youngest Apostle in the Church from his ordination by President Howard W. Hunter until the sustaining of David A. Bednar ten years later, being eight years younger than Apostles Dallin H. Oaks (also a former president of BYU) and Robert D. Hales, at that time the only Apostles born after 1928. In 2002, Holland and Oaks were both sent to preside personally over the Church's area presidencies in foreign countries: Oaks to the Philippines and Holland to Chile. In an interview, Holland pledged to involve himself deeply in the local congregations that he supervised. Howard William Hunter (November 14, 1907 – March 3, 1995) was the fourteenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1994-1995), and served the shortest amount of time of any Church president to date (nine months). ... David A. Bednar David Allan Bednar (born June 15, 1952) was sustained on October 2, 2004 as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the youngest man named to that body since Dallin H. Oaks in 1984. ... Dallin H. Oaks Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) was born in Provo, Utah. ... Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 1994 and ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Elder Holland is well known in the Church for his passionate writing and powerful intellect. A graduate of BYU (B.A.) and Yale (M.A. and Ph.D.), he is recognized even from within the Quorum of the Twelve as one of the most outstanding writers among the Brethren. His talks leave no doubt as to his abundant enthusiasm for the Gospel and extraordinary desire to share it with others. Known also for his very animated speaking style, many of his talks have become favorites among missionaries and other groups of people inside the church. Links to a few of his most memorable talks are given below.

Elder Holland and his wife, the former Patricia Terry, have three grown children.

References

• Official Biography

Talks by Jeffrey R. Holland

• The Grandeur of God
• Prophets, Seers, and Revelators
• Our Most Distinguishing Feature
• To Young Women

External Resources