TEACHINGS OF THE LIVING PROPHETS Jeffrey Roy Holland

TEACHINGS OF THE LIVING PROPHETS Jeffrey Roy Holland

• Born 3 December 1940 in St. George, Utah. • He served a mission to England (companions with Elder Quentin L. Cook). • Married Patricia Terry 7 June 1963 in the St. George temple. • 2 sons and 1 daughter. • He went to Dixie College then to BYU and earned his degree in English and a Masters in Religious Education. • He taught Institute in California, Salt Lake City and Washington State.

• Went to Yale and received his 2 nd Masters and Ph. D in American Studies. • Dean of Religious Education at BYU. • Commissioner of the Church Education System • President of BYU. • He has been a Bishop, Counselor in Stake Presidency, Regional Rep, General YM Counselor. • Called in the 1 st Quorum of Seventy -1 April 1989. • Called as an Apostle on 23 June 1994 upon the death of President Ezra Taft Benson.

“My mission was unquestionably the single most important, most pivotal, most persuasive experience in my life. …If I had been hit by a Mack truck, I don’t think it could have been any more stunning or more permanent in its effect. ”

Patricia Terry was a cheerleader and he was an athlete in high school. She once said: “Jeff was always a very good athlete. I especially liked to watch him play basketball. I admired his ability, and besides that, he had cute legs. ” Matthew Holland, their son, is the President of Utah Valley University in Orem. Sister Holland served for a time as a counselor in the Young Women’s General Presidency.

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“Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. ”

“If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived. ”

“Don't you quit. You keep walking, you keep trying, there is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon. Some come late. Some don't come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be alright in the end. Trust God and believe in Good Things to Come. ”

“The FUTURE of this world has long been DECLARED; the final outcome between GOOD and evil is already KNOWN. There is absolutely no question as to who WINS because the VICTORY has already been posted on the SCOREBOARD. The only really strange thing is all of this is that we are still down here on the FIELD trying to decide which TEAM’S JERSEY we want to wear!”

“No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won’t make it worse. ”

“Even if you cannot always see that silver lining on your clouds, God can, for He is the very source of the light you seek. He is your Heavenly Father, and surely He matches with His own the tears His children shed. ”

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