Latter-day Saint Church Provides Update on Elder Holland’s Health

Latter-day Saint Church Provides Update on Elder Holland’s Health

Update from 2023 on Elder Holland

As per an official statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday, April 6, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be taking a two-month break to prioritize his health.

Elder Holland was unable to participate in any sessions of the Church's April 2023 general conference due to his COVID-19 diagnosis, and he is also receiving dialysis treatment for a kidney condition, as per the statement.

“As announced last weekend, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland was excused from general conference due to the fact he and Sister Patricia Holland are both suffering from the effects of COVID,” Church officials wrote in the statement. “Elder Holland also recently began dialysis for a kidney condition. Consequently, the First Presidency has excused him from all Church assignments and meetings for at least two months to allow his medical treatments and recovery to take full effect. Elder and Sister Holland note that they are very grateful for all the prayers and outpouring of support offered in their behalf at this time.”

Update from 2025 on Elder Holland

President Jeffrey R. Holland, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away on December 27, 2025, at age 85. He died in Salt Lake City around 3:15 a.m. MST from complications associated with kidney disease, surrounded by his family.

We will remember President Holland’s many riveting, eloquent — and always hopeful — sermons. He brought light to those struggling in the dark uncertainties. He empathized with those who wrestle with mental illness, even opening up about an unanticipated “psychic blow” in his own life. He spoke pointedly to the peace that anyone in the world can find in the Book of Mormon. And, fittingly, some of his final public remarks focused on hope in Christ.