Elder Jeffrey R Holland was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints on 23 June 1994 At the time of this call Elder Holland was serving as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy to which he had been called on 1 April 1989 A native of St George Utah he has spent most of his professional life in Church education He received his bachelor and master degrees from Brigham Young University and a master degree and Ph. From 1980 until his call as a General Authority in 1989 Elder Holland served as president of Brigham Young University He is a former Church commissioner of education and dean of the College of Religious Education at BYU. Elder Holland is the author of several books one of which he co authored with his wife Patricia They were married in 1963 and are the parents of three children and the grandparents of 12 grandchildren. As Jesus Christ was in the very act of the Atonement he said to his apostle John Behold thy mother John 19 27 This command is one for us to take to heart too As President Jeffrey R Holland reminds us No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child In this short booklet President Holland invites us to consider the ways in which our mothers are types of Christ and reflect on the eternal power and significance of a mother s love Behold Thy MotherbeautifulThis is so precious to me A moving tribute to the mothers of each of us but most especially to Mary Jeffrey R Holland What a sweet little mini booklet about the love and attributes of mothers Jeffrey R Holland sure knows how to get to the heart of the matter with his potent words Jeffrey R Holland