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'''Gérald Jean Caussé''' was called to serve as the [[Presiding Bishop]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on 9 October 2015. He is the fifteenth man to serve in this position in the Church’s history. He is the third presiding bishop born outside the United States and the first for whom English is a second language. He has served as a [[General Authority]] of the Church since 2008 and was the first person from France appointed as a General Authority.
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'''Matthew Scott Holland''' was born on 7 June 1966, in Provo, Utah. He is the son of Elder [[Jeffrey R. Holland]], a former president of [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) and a current member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. His mother is Patricia Terry Holland. Matthew earned the rank of [[Eagle Scout]] from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1980. In April 1983, at the age of 16, he delivered a message titled "Muddy Feet and White Shirts" at the 153rd annual [[General Conference|general conference]] of the Church.
  
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Gérald Caussé was born in Bordeaux, France, on 20 May 1963, and raised as a Latter-day Saint. His parents became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was six months old. He became the Sunday School President in his [[Branch|branch]] when he was 16. His Church service includes Elder Quorum President, [[Bishop]]’s counselor, [[Stake President]]’s counselor, Stake President, and Area [[Seventy]].  
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Matthew was sustained as a [[General Authority]] [[Seventy]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on 4 April 2020, at age 53. He previously served as the sixth president of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, from June 2009 to June 2018, succeeding interim president Elizabeth Hitch. Following the transition from a state college to a university in the summer of 2008, he became the first president of the university.  
  
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Caussé was President of the Paris France Stake of the LDS Church from 2001 to 2007. In April 2007, he became an Area Seventy in the Europe West Area of the Church. On 5 April 2008, he became a member of the church's First [[Quorum of the Seventy]]. For most of his four years as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, he served in the presidency of the Church's Europe Area.  
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Prior to joining UVU, Matthew was an associate professor in the political science department at BYU in Provo, Utah. In 1991, upon completion of his undergraduate work at BYU, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, he received the honor of being the valedictorian of BYU'’s political science department. He was also on the board of the National Organization for Marriage, which is a political organization which opposes [[Same Sex Marriage|same-sex marriage]].  
  
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On 31 March 2012, he was called to serve as the [[First Counselor]] to [[Gary E. Stevenson]] in the Presiding Bishopric. When Stevenson was called to the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] on 3 October 2015, Caussé succeeded him as the Church's Presiding Bishop. Under the direction of the [[First Presidency]], the [[Presiding Bishopric]] is tasked with general oversight of many of the church's day-to-day operations. Among other areas of management, this includes the construction and maintenance of church meetinghouse facilities around the world.
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In 1992 he spent an academic year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar. He later studied early American political thought at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He received a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science from Duke University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He also received an academic fellowship to study at Princeton University as a James Madison Fellow.  
  
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Caussé received a master’s degree in business from École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales (ESSEC Business School) in 1987. His career has been in the food industry, where he has worked with several supermarket chains and food distribution companies. He also served for a year in the French Air Force. At the time of his call as a General Authority Seventy, he was the General Manager of Pomona, France's largest food distributor.
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Building on his dissertation, Matthew published [https://www.amazon.com/Bonds-Affection-America_Winthrop-Jefferson-Religion/dp/158901183X/ Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America] with Georgetown University Press in 2007. 
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As a faculty member at BYU, his emphasis on applied learning concepts led to his selection as the institution's "Civically Engaged Scholar of the Year" by Utah Campus Compact. He is a member of the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association. He also serves on boards, including the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board, Utah Technology Council, and the Salt Lake Chamber. In 2011, Matthew received the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award through the Utah National Parks Council of BSA. 
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On 6 November 2017, Matthew announced that he would leave his position at UVU in June 2018 to serve as a [[Mission President|mission president]] for the Church. He was assigned to serve in the Raleigh North Carolina Mission. 
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Matthew Scott Holland served as a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] in the Scotland Edinburgh Mission. In 1996, he married Paige Anita Bateman who is also a Utah Valley native, graduating from Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, before enrolling at BYU. The Hollands are the parents of four children. Matthew is currently serving at Church headquarters as an area assistant to the North America Southeast Area.  
  
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Gérald Caussé and his wife, Valérie Lucienne Babin, were married on 5 August 1986 in the [[Bern Switzerland Temple]]. They are the parents of five children.
 
 
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Matthew Scott Holland - General Authority Seventy

Matthew Scott Holland - General Authority Seventy

Matthew Scott Holland was born on 7 June 1966, in Provo, Utah. He is the son of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a former president of Brigham Young University (BYU) and a current member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His mother is Patricia Terry Holland. Matthew earned the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1980. In April 1983, at the age of 16, he delivered a message titled "Muddy Feet and White Shirts" at the 153rd annual general conference of the Church.

Matthew was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 4 April 2020, at age 53. He previously served as the sixth president of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, from June 2009 to June 2018, succeeding interim president Elizabeth Hitch. Following the transition from a state college to a university in the summer of 2008, he became the first president of the university.

Prior to joining UVU, Matthew was an associate professor in the political science department at BYU in Provo, Utah. In 1991, upon completion of his undergraduate work at BYU, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, he received the honor of being the valedictorian of BYU'’s political science department. He was also on the board of the National Organization for Marriage, which is a political organization which opposes same-sex marriage.

In 1992 he spent an academic year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar. He later studied early American political thought at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He received a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science from Duke University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He also received an academic fellowship to study at Princeton University as a James Madison Fellow.

Building on his dissertation, Matthew published Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America with Georgetown University Press in 2007.

As a faculty member at BYU, his emphasis on applied learning concepts led to his selection as the institution's "Civically Engaged Scholar of the Year" by Utah Campus Compact. He is a member of the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association. He also serves on boards, including the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board, Utah Technology Council, and the Salt Lake Chamber. In 2011, Matthew received the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award through the Utah National Parks Council of BSA.

On 6 November 2017, Matthew announced that he would leave his position at UVU in June 2018 to serve as a mission president for the Church. He was assigned to serve in the Raleigh North Carolina Mission.

Matthew Scott Holland served as a full-time missionary in the Scotland Edinburgh Mission. In 1996, he married Paige Anita Bateman who is also a Utah Valley native, graduating from Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, before enrolling at BYU. The Hollands are the parents of four children. Matthew is currently serving at Church headquarters as an area assistant to the North America Southeast Area.


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