Jeffrey R. Holland
| Jeffrey R. Holland | |
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Holland, while commissioner of the Church Educational System (1977)
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| June 23, 1994 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| June 23, 1994 | |
| Reason | Death of Ezra Taft Benson; reorganization of First Presidency |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 1, 1989 – June 23, 1994 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| 9th President of Brigham Young University | |
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| September 1980 – 1989 | |
| Predecessor | Dallin H. Oaks |
| Successor | Rex E. Lee |
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Jeffrey Roy Holland December 3, 1940 St. George, Utah, United States |
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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 |
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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 LDS Church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the sixth 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 received an 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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