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   Louis Epstein to Louis Epstein   
   DEAD:Jeffrey R. Holland 1940-2025   
   27 Dec 25 17:02:43   
   
   From: le@lekno.ws   
      
   Louis Epstein  wrote:   
   >   
   > Jeffrey Roy Holland,president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles   
   > (heir-apparent to the church presidency) of the Church of Jesus   
   > Christ of Latter-day Saints,is back in the hospital:   
   >   
   > https://kslnewsradio.com/breaking-news/president-jeffrey-r-hol   
   and-hospitalized/2271615/   
   >   
   > The first man born after 1932 to ever get onto the succession ladder,   
   > he was ordained an apostle in June 1994 on the 84th birthday of Gordon   
   > B. Hinckley,who then held the position Holland now holds and succeeded   
   > Church President Howard W. Hunter (1907-1995),who ordained Holland an   
   > apostle,the following March.   
   > The succession to the church presidency of Dallin H. Oaks(born 1932) on   
   > the death (noted here) of Russell M. Nelson(1924-2025) in late September   
   > made Holland the next in line,and if he dies   
      
   ...he died this morning.   
      
   > First Counselor Henry B.   
   > Eyring(born 1933) becomes nominal president of the Twelve by seniority   
   > but,since Eyring is a Counselor,the position of Acting President (held   
   > by Holland from 2023 until Nelson's death since Oaks was a Counselor)   
   > will be revived and given to Dieter F. Uchtdorf (born in 1940 about   
   > four weeks before Holland,and Second Counselor to Thomas S. Monson,   
      
   expect these changes to be formalized in coming weeks.   
   The vacancy created in the Twelve may wait until the   
   April General Conference.   
      
   > who was president between Hinckley and Nelson...Oaks has chosen David   
   > Todd Christofferson,who's not even 81 until next month,as Second   
   > Counselor,but he's 3 rungs after Uchtdorf in succession).   
   >   
   > -=-=-   
   > The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,   
   > at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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