Elder Matthew S. Holland was sustained as a general authority seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2020. At the time of his call, he was serving as president of the North Carolina Raleigh Mission. He is currently serving as the executive director of the Church Communication Department.
Elder Holland graduated from BYU in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He earned a master’s degree and PhD in political science from Duke University in 1997 and 2001, respectively, and then worked as an associate professor of political science at BYU from 2001 to 2009.
His remarks will be broadcast live on BYUtv, BYUtv.org. Video, text, and audio are archived on speeches.byu.edu.