President Jeffrey R. Holland was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on June 23, 1994, and set apart as Acting President of the quorum on Nov. 15 of this year. Born Dec. 3, 1940, in St. George, Utah, he was a student leader and high school varsity athlete. He married the late Patricia Terry in 1963, and they are the parents of three children.
President Holland received degrees from Brigham Young University and Yale University. In 1980, he was inaugurated as the ninth president of Brigham Young University. He is also a former Church commissioner of education.
Prior to his call as an Apostle, he was a General Authority Seventy and served in area presidencies in the North America West, North America Southeast and Europe North areas. He was also a counselor in the Young Men general presidency and assistant executive director of the Curriculum Department.
In honor of President Holland’s birthday today, here are nine of his quotes from the past year.
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 comfort each other during the funeral for President M. Russell Ballard, in 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 post on Oct. 11, 2023.
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“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 post, Oct. 11, 2023
3. A tribute to his companion
The casket is taken from the funeral service of Sister Patricia T. Holland, held in 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, read by his son, July 28, 2023
4. Still in the race
Then-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shares how prayers from Latter-day Saints all over the world have helped him as he faces health challenges, in a Church News video recorded June 24, 2023.
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“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 special session of the 2023 Seminar for New Mission Leaders with other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at 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 post, 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 during 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 matters to parents
Then-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greets Charlotte Heathcote, early morning seminary teacher in 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
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