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'''Henry Bennion Eyring''' was born on 31 May 1933, in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the second child of Henry Eyring, Sr. then a professor of chemistry at Princeton and later the dean of the graduate school at the University of Utah and president of the American Chemical Society, and his wife, Mildred Bennion. Henry Eyring, Sr. earned numerous awards in his field and Mildred Bennion was a graduate of the University of Utah and had pursued a doctoral degree. Henry Eyring, Sr. was also the brother of Camilla Eyring who married [[Spencer W. Kimball]] who was the 12th president of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], making Elder Eyring a nephew of President Kimball.
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'''Matthew Scott Holland''' was born on 7 June 1966, in Provo, Utah. He is the son of Elder [[Jeffrey R. Holland]], a former president of [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) and a current member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. His mother is Patricia Terry Holland. Matthew earned the rank of [[Eagle Scout]] from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1980. In April 1983, at the age of 16, he delivered a message titled "Muddy Feet and White Shirts" at the 153rd annual [[General Conference|general conference]] of the Church.
  
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Henry lived in Princeton until his early teenage years. He grew up in a small branch of the Church that often met in a hotel room or in the Eyring home. Until the start of World War II, his family attended Church meetings at the branch in New Brunswick, New Jersey, but with the gasoline rationing of the war, they received permission to hold meetings in their home, which often had only the Eyring family. As a teenager, he and his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where his father took a post at the University of Utah.
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Matthew was sustained as a [[General Authority]] [[Seventy]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on 4 April 2020, at age 53. He previously served as the sixth president of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, from June 2009 to June 2018, succeeding interim president Elizabeth Hitch. Following the transition from a state college to a university in the summer of 2008, he became the first president of the university.  
  
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Henry graduated with a degree in Physics from the University of Utah before entering the United States Air Force. The Air Force sent him to New Mexico. When he arrived he was called as a district missionary in the area and served almost exactly two full years. He then completed a Master's and Ph.D. in Business Administration at Harvard Graduate School of Business. From there he decided to teach and found a position at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He met Kathleen Johnson in 1961 and they were married in July 1962 in the [[Logan Utah Temple]].
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Prior to joining UVU, Matthew was an associate professor in the political science department at BYU in Provo, Utah. In 1991, upon completion of his undergraduate work at BYU, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, he received the honor of being the valedictorian of BYU'’s political science department. He was also on the board of the National Organization for Marriage, which is a political organization which opposes [[Same Sex Marriage|same-sex marriage]].  
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In the following years, Henry B. Eyring continued to teach, served as an officer and director of Finnigan Instrument Corporation, founded and directed System Industries Incorporated (a computer manufacturing company), taught early morning [[Seminary|seminary]], and served twice as a [[Bishop|bishop]].
 
  
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Henry B. Eyring was set apart as the [[Second Counselor|second counselor]] in the [[First Presidency]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on 14 January 2018, after the First Presidency was dissolved upon the death of [[Thomas S. Monson]] and the calling of [[Russell M. Nelson]] as president of the Church. He was sustained in a [[Solemn Assembly]] on 31 March 2018. President Eyring served as the [[First Counselor|first counselor]] in the First Presidency of the Church from 3 February 2008, until 2 January 2018, with Thomas S. Monson as the prophet and president of the Church. He served as the second counselor in the First Presidency with [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] as president.
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In 1992 he spent an academic year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar. He later studied early American political thought at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He received a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science from Duke University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He also received an academic fellowship to study at Princeton University as a James Madison Fellow.  
  
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In 1971, Henry B. Eyring was inaugurated as President of [[Ricks College]] (now [[BYU-Idaho]]). While president, he also took the time to teach religion classes. The Eyring family grew to include four boys and two girls. After serving for five years as president at Ricks, Elder Eyring was asked to become deputy commissioner of the [[Church Educational System]]. Three years later he became commissioner.
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Building on his dissertation, Matthew published [https://www.amazon.com/Bonds-Affection-America_Winthrop-Jefferson-Religion/dp/158901183X/ Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America] with Georgetown University Press in 2007.
  
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In 1985, Henry B. Eyring was called to be in the [[Presiding Bishopric]] of the Church. He was then called to the [[Seventy]] and continued working as Commissioner of the Church Educational System. On 1 April 1995, Henry B. Eyring was ordained as a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]].
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As a faculty member at BYU, his emphasis on applied learning concepts led to his selection as the institution's "Civically Engaged Scholar of the Year" by Utah Campus Compact. He is a member of the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association. He also serves on boards, including the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board, Utah Technology Council, and the Salt Lake Chamber. In 2011, Matthew received the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award through the Utah National Parks Council of BSA.
  
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On 6 October  2007, Elder Eyring was sustained as the second counselor in the First Presidency to fill a vacancy that occurred upon the death of President [[James E. Faust]].
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On 6 November 2017, Matthew announced that he would leave his position at UVU in June 2018 to serve as a [[Mission President|mission president]] for the Church. He was assigned to serve in the Raleigh North Carolina Mission. 
  
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Matthew Scott Holland served as a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] in the Scotland Edinburgh Mission. In 1996, he married Paige Anita Bateman who is also a Utah Valley native, graduating from Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, before enrolling at BYU. The Hollands are the parents of four children. Matthew is currently serving at Church headquarters as an area assistant to the North America Southeast Area.  
  
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:There has been a war between light and darkness, between good and evil, since before the world was created. The battle still rages, and the casualties seem to be increasing. All of us have family members we love who are being buffeted by the forces of the destroyer, who would make all God’s children miserable. For many of us, there have been sleepless nights. We have tried to add every force for good we can to the powers swirling around the people who are at risk. - "The Power of Teaching Doctrine," ''Ensign'', May 1999
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:Every time in my life when I have chosen to delay following inspired counsel or have decided that I was an exception, I have come to know that I had put myself in harm’s way. Every time that I have listened to the counsel of prophets, felt it confirmed in prayer, and then followed it, I have found that I moved toward safety. Along the path, I have found that the way had been prepared for me and the rough places made smooth. God led me to safety along a path that was prepared with loving care. - "Finding Safety in Counsel," ''Friend'', Aug. 1998
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Matthew Scott Holland - General Authority Seventy

Matthew Scott Holland - General Authority Seventy

Matthew Scott Holland was born on 7 June 1966, in Provo, Utah. He is the son of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a former president of Brigham Young University (BYU) and a current member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His mother is Patricia Terry Holland. Matthew earned the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1980. In April 1983, at the age of 16, he delivered a message titled "Muddy Feet and White Shirts" at the 153rd annual general conference of the Church.

Matthew was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 4 April 2020, at age 53. He previously served as the sixth president of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, from June 2009 to June 2018, succeeding interim president Elizabeth Hitch. Following the transition from a state college to a university in the summer of 2008, he became the first president of the university.

Prior to joining UVU, Matthew was an associate professor in the political science department at BYU in Provo, Utah. In 1991, upon completion of his undergraduate work at BYU, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, he received the honor of being the valedictorian of BYU'’s political science department. He was also on the board of the National Organization for Marriage, which is a political organization which opposes same-sex marriage.

In 1992 he spent an academic year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar. He later studied early American political thought at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He received a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science from Duke University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He also received an academic fellowship to study at Princeton University as a James Madison Fellow.

Building on his dissertation, Matthew published Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America with Georgetown University Press in 2007.

As a faculty member at BYU, his emphasis on applied learning concepts led to his selection as the institution's "Civically Engaged Scholar of the Year" by Utah Campus Compact. He is a member of the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association. He also serves on boards, including the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board, Utah Technology Council, and the Salt Lake Chamber. In 2011, Matthew received the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award through the Utah National Parks Council of BSA.

On 6 November 2017, Matthew announced that he would leave his position at UVU in June 2018 to serve as a mission president for the Church. He was assigned to serve in the Raleigh North Carolina Mission.

Matthew Scott Holland served as a full-time missionary in the Scotland Edinburgh Mission. In 1996, he married Paige Anita Bateman who is also a Utah Valley native, graduating from Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, before enrolling at BYU. The Hollands are the parents of four children. Matthew is currently serving at Church headquarters as an area assistant to the North America Southeast Area.


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