Historian Matt Grow and Sheri Dew discuss lessons of hope from President Holland’s life and teachings

<p dir="ltr">When <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/1994/6/25/23256894/elder-jeffrey-r-holland-apostle-1994/">President Jeffrey R. Holland</a>, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/12/27/president-jeffrey-r-holland-dies-at-age-85/">died on Dec. 27, 2025</a>, his biography was already in the works. Following <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2023/8/3/23818975/churchs-issues-update-on-elder-jeffrey-r-holland-health/">his 2023 health scare</a>, President Holland contacted Church <a href="https://rsc.byu.edu/author/grow-matthew-j">historian Matt Grow</a> to document his life story.</p> <p>On this episode of the Church News podcast, Grow shares how working with President Holland during their one-on-one conversations helped build his testimony of the Savior. He is joined by guest host and fellow Church leader biographer <a href="https://www.deseretmanagement.com/executive-leadership/sheri-dew">Sheri Dew</a>, executive vice president of <a href="https://www.deseretmanagement.com/">Deseret Management Corp.</a> and a former member of the Relief Society general presidency. Both highlight President Holland&rsquo;s faith in Jesus Christ, his candor, his communication skills and his unfailing <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/43holland?lang=eng">hope</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">The Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Hosts <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/authors/ryan-jensen/">Jon Ryan Jensen</a>, editor of the <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">Church News</a>, and <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/authors/mary-richards/">Church News reporter Mary Richards</a> share unique views of the stories, events, and people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, &ldquo;What do I know now?&rdquo; because of the experience. Produced by <a href="https://kellieannhalvo.com/">KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.</p>