India, Dec. 27 -- Jeffrey R. Holland, a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, died at 85, the church confirmed, as per Newsweek.

LDS Church officials announced that Holland passed away at around 3:15 am MST on Saturday, December 27. While an official cause of death has not been confirmed, he was admitted to the hospital with complications associated with kidney disease, as reported by FOX13. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.

The church had announced on Christmas Eve that Holland had been recently hospitalized. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Terry Holland, who passed away on July 20, 2023, and is survived by the...