Jeffrey R. Holland

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland was born to Frank and Alice in St George, Utah. He married his wife Patricia in 1963 and have 3 children. He attended Dixie High School and Dixie College in St. George, earning a masters in English and religious education from BYU and a doctorate in philosophy from Yale. In his professional life, he served as board member or president of many academic and athletic institutions, including the American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities (AAPICU), National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Presidents Commission, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). The Anti-Defamation League awarded him the Torch of Liberty Award. Holland was called to serve as the president of BYU in 1980, as a General Authority for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1989, and as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1994. The appointment to the Quorum of the Twelve is a lifetime appointment.