President Jeffrey R. Holland was referred to as to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on June 23, 1994, and set aside as Acting President of the quorum on Nov. 15 of this 12 months. Born Dec. 3, 1940, in St. George, Utah, he was a pupil chief and highschool varsity athlete. He married the late Patricia Terry in 1963, and they’re the dad and mom of three kids.
President Holland obtained levels from Brigham Young University and Yale University. In 1980, he was inaugurated because the ninth president of Brigham Young University. He can also be a former Church commissioner of schooling.
Prior to his name as an Apostle, he was a General Authority Seventy and served in space presidencies within the North America West, North America Southeast and Europe North areas. He was additionally a counselor within the Young Men normal presidency and assistant govt director of the Curriculum Department.
In honor of President Holland’s birthday at the moment, listed below are 9 of his quotes from the previous 12 months.
1. Remembering President M. Russell Ballard
President Jeffrey R. Holland, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, left, and Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles consolation one another through the funeral for President M. Russell Ballard, within the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
“Even more personally, may I say that during my recent five-week hospital stay, three weeks of which were spent in an unconscious journey to the doorstep of death, President Ballard gave me blessings or visited or called the hospital every single day for those touch-and-go weeks while my life hung in the balance. How do you thank a man for that?”
— Remarks at President M. Russell Ballard’s funeral, Nov. 17, 2023
2. ‘The wonder of life goes on’
Then-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles holds two great-grandchildren in a Facebook put up on Oct. 11, 2023.
“But the wonder of life goes on, including for these two great-grandchildren who, with our other family members, were the delight of Pat’s life. Her passing and their arrival are a reminder that both birth and death are a part of the Savior’s plan of happiness.”
— Social media put up, Oct. 11, 2023
3. A tribute to his companion
The casket is taken from the funeral service of Sister Patricia T. Holland, held within the Conference Center Theater in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 28, 2023.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
“She was a loving daughter, a feisty sister and an unequaled mother — I mean absolutely unequaled, except perhaps by her own mother and mine. Her children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren were priceless to her. And I was at least allowed to tag along. … At every stop she made our home a refuge — a place of music, laughter and love. I did not know a person could do so much with so little. She was everything a companion could be in this world, and I thank God that we will have each other in the next.”
— Remarks at Sister Patricia T. Holland’s funeral, learn by his son, July 28, 2023
4. Still within the race
Then-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shares how prayers from Latter-day Saints all around the world have helped him as he faces well being challenges, in a Church News video recorded June 24, 2023.
“I’m staggering toward the finish line. I refuse to get off the track. I’m still in the race. And I’m grateful to the Saints for that, for those prayers.”
— Church News video, June 29, 2023
5. Believe in prayer
Then-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland participates in a particular session of the 2023 Seminar for New Mission Leaders with different members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, June 22, 2023.
Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“Believe that this really is God’s work and that He will guide and direct and bless you. Call down the blessings you need. Heaven is ready and waiting to send them. I am an example of that today.”
— Seminar for New Mission Leaders, June 22, 2023
6. The blessings of age
“My senior brethren have often said that many of the lessons they have learned in their ministries could not have come except as a function of their time in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, watching, listening and learning in their junior years. Tested and seasoned Job said, ‘With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding … [a] multitude of years should teach wisdom … and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding’ (Job 12:12; 32:7-8).”
— Essay on the First Presidency, June 1, 2023
7. Testifying of Jesus Christ
“I hope you will join me in recognizing and appreciating that all sins and sorrows, all disappointment and depression, all temptation and all tears may be put behind us through the divinity, atoning sacrifice and triumphant Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
— Facebook put up, April 1, 2023
8. ‘Shine the brightness of your hope’
Then-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland addresses young adults of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout a worldwide devotional on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in St. George, Utah.
Nick Adams, for the Church News
“Refuse to accept the world for what it appears to be. Shine the brightness of your hope on it and make it what it ought to be. …
“Walking into the future this way, filled with peace and godly promise, we could have an absolutely stunning impact on the world.”
— Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults, Jan. 8, 2023
9. It issues to folks
Then-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greets Charlotte Heathcote, early morning seminary instructor within the Thousand Oaks California Stake, in Ventura, California, Dec. 9, 2022.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“I want the young people of these stakes and in this devotional to understand why parents care and pay attention to your development and ask you to do certain things and act certain ways — that it matters to them who your friends are, and it matters what kind of friend you are. It matters how you spend your time and who you spend it with.”
— Devotional with Spanish-speaking stakes in Ventura, California, Dec. 9, 2022
