US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
Jeffrey R. Holland died from kidney disease complications, leaving a rare vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, where he was next in line to lead the LDS Church.
- On Saturday, the church announced that Jeffrey R. Holland, Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died at 85, creating a Quorum of the Twelve vacancy President Dallin H. Oaks will fill in coming months.
- The church said Holland had been hospitalized on Christmas Eve and had begun kidney dialysis as treatment for his illness.
- Holland had a long academic and ecclesiastical career, including leading Brigham Young University in the 1980s and helping establish the Jerusalem Center, while authoring more than a dozen books and delivering the 2021 'musket' speech.
- With Holland's death, funeral plans remain unannounced and governance will shift as Henry B. Eyring, one of Oaks' two top counselors, is now next in line for the presidency.
- Oaks will likely call a new apostle from a lower-tier leadership council in coming months, reshaping oversight as members recall Holland's global influence as a teacher.
Insights by Ground AI
57 Articles
57 Articles
Jeffrey R. Holland, President of the LDS Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, dies at 85
President Jeffrey R. Holland, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday morning at the age of 85. President Holland passed away at 3:15 a.m. MST, surrounded by family members, following complications related to kidney disease, the Church announced. He had been hospitalized since Dec. 24, 2025.
·Idaho Falls, United States
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources57
Leaning Left20Leaning Right8Center22Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources are Center
44% Center
L 40%
C 44%
R 16%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
