Elder Brian J. Holmes

General Authority Seventy

Elder Brian J. Holmes said he and his wife, Maggie, are witnesses of the Lord’s promise in Doctrine and Covenants 84:88 that He “will go before your face.”

“That is what he has done for us our whole lives,” Elder Holmes said. “As we turn our life over to the Lord, He can make more out of it than we can on our own.”

In his new role as a General Authority Seventy, Elder Holmes hopes he will have opportunities to testify of Jesus Christ’s central role in Heavenly Father’s plan.

“He is the Savior and Redeemer of all our Heavenly Father’s children,” he said.

Brian J. Holmes was born on December 5, 1977, in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of 12 children, to Michael H. Holmes and Marian R. Holmes. As a young man, he served a mission in Munich, Germany. Afterward he married Maggie Wilson in the Salt Lake Temple on March 29, 1999. Elder and Sister Holmes are the parents of six children and were living in Queen Creek, Arizona, at the time of his call.

Elder Holmes earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a juris doctor degree, both from Arizona State University. He has worked as vice president of Holmes Homes in Arizona, founded Holmes Law, PLC, and recently worked as general counsel for Charter One, LLC.

Before his call as a General Authority, Elder Holmes was serving as an Area Seventy in the North America Southwest Area. He has also served as a stake president, high councilor, and bishop.