What President Oaks and President Holland say about BYU from their lifelong ties as school reaches 150th birthday

‘We are both BYU men from the ground up’: The 2 have traveled parallel paths — as students, university presidents and supervising Apostles

Published: Nov 12, 2025, 11:18 a.m. MST

President Dallin H. Oaks, right, speaks with President Jeffrey R. Holland about BYU. — President Dallin H. Oaks, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, right, speaks with President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, during a videotaped conversation about Brigham Young University that was released Sunday, Nov. 9, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Screenshot, ChurchofJesusChrist.org

To help Brigham Young University celebrate its 150th anniversary, two presidents — both past BYU presidents and current senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who carry the title of “President” — shared memories and perspectives of their time learning from and leading at the Church-sponsored university in Provo, Utah.

President Dallin H. Oaks, President of the Church, and President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke together regarding BYU’s past half-century in a video released Sunday, Nov. 9, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

They spoke with conviction and authority from a shared pattern of experiences.

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