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Jeffery R. Holland

Jeffrey R. Holland
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Holland, while commissioner of the Church Educational System (1977)
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
June 23, 1994 (1994-06-23)
Called by Howard W. Hunter
LDS Church Apostle
June 23, 1994 (1994-06-23)
Called by Howard W. Hunter
Reason Death of Ezra Taft Benson; reorganization of First Presidency
First Quorum of the Seventy
April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) – June 23, 1994 (1994-06-23)
Called by Ezra Taft Benson
End reason Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
9th President of Brigham Young University
In office
September 1980 – 1989
Predecessor Dallin H. Oaks
Successor Rex E. Lee
Personal details
Born Jeffrey Roy Holland
(1940-12-03) December 3, 1940 (age 77)
St. George, Utah, United States
Alma mater Brigham Young University (B.A., M.A.)
Yale University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Spouse(s) Patricia Terry (1963–present)
Children Matthew Scott (b. 1966)
Mary Alice (b. 1969)
David Frank (b. 1973)
Parents Frank D. and Alice Holland
Signature  
Signature of Jeffrey R. Holland
Notes
A former president of Brigham Young University. Member, Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System; Member, CES Executive Committee of the Board.

Jeffrey Roy Holland (born December 3, 1940) is an American educator and religious leader. He served as the ninth President of Brigham Young University and is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Holland is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the fourth most senior apostle in the church.

Holland was born in St. George, Utah. His father, Frank D. Holland, was a convert to the LDS Church while his mother, Alice, came from a long line of Latter-day Saints. As a young man, Holland served a mission to England; his mission president was Marion D. Hanks, a general authority of the church. He and Quentin L. Cook were missionary companions.

Holland graduated from Dixie High School. He helped the Flyers capture state high school championships in football and basketball. He began his college education at Dixie College before his mission. After returning from his mission, he served as co-captain of the Dixie basketball team. In 2011, the school broke ground for the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons Building, a building to honor both Holland and the school's 2011 centennial. The completed building was dedicated in September 2012.

Holland transferred to Brigham Young University (BYU) where he graduated with a BA in English. He wrote a thesis on selected changes to the text of the Book of Mormon to complete his MA in Religious Education from BYU, while also teaching religion classes part-time. After earning his master's degree, Holland became an Institute of Religion teacher in Hayward, California. He worked as an institute director in Seattle, Washington. Holland attended Yale University and earned a second master's degree in American Studies, and later a Ph.D in the same subject. At Yale, Holland studied with American literary scholar and critic R. W. B. Lewis and authored a dissertation on the religious sense of Mark Twain.


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