A POWERHOUSE HAS FALLEN. Jeffrey R. Holland—the fiery, next-in-line leader of the Mormon church—is DEAD at 85. The church announced his death early Saturday, sending shockwaves through its 17 million global members and leaving a vacuum of power at the very top.
Holland wasn’t just another leader. He was the heir apparent, the longest-tenured apostle waiting to command one of the world’s richest and most influential religions. His death from kidney disease complications, following a Christmas hospitalization, triggers a high-stakes succession scramble NOW.
Look at the photo—Holland at the pulpit, a man of immense authority. This is who just vanished. His passing immediately promotes 92-year-old Henry B. Eyring to the front of the line, placing the church’s future in the hands of its most elderly leaders during a time of massive cultural upheaval.
Why does this matter? Because Holland was a WARRIOR for traditional church doctrine. Remember his infamous 2021 “MUSKET FIRE” speech? He rallied members to aggressively defend the faith against same-sex marriage, a talk so controversial it was later forced upon BYU freshmen, terrifying LGBTQ+ students. This was a man who shaped policy and enforced orthodoxy for decades.
Behind the gentle sermons on mental health was a relentless institutional architect. He oversaw the church’s vast business empire and global education system. His death gives President Dallin H. Oaks unchecked power to appoint a new apostle, ensuring the insular, all-male leadership circle remains unbroken.
They’ll call him a tender scholar, but his legacy is a church fortified for battle, with the lines drawn and the muskets loaded. The quiet, elderly men who remain now hold the future of millions in their hands—and there’s no one left to challenge them.
Edited for Kayitsi.com
Author: Kayitsi.com
