David Bruce Haight was the oldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He also served as mayor of Palo Alto, California from 1959 to 1963.
Haight was born in Oakley, Idaho, on September 2, 1906, the son of Hector Caleb Haight and Clara Josephine Tuttle. Hector was the son of Horton D. Haight, who had been involved in many trips in the Mormon trek and served as the first president of the LDS Church stake that included Oakley. David’s maternal grandfather, Norton Ray Tuttle, was the first bishop of Tooele, Utah.
Haight received a degree from Utah State University and he served as a commander in the Navy during World War II. (via Wikipedia)
A few of his great quotes are given below:
On Love:
Knowing that we should love is not enough. But when knowledge is applied through service, love can secure for us the blessings of heaven.
Someone has written, ‘Love is a verb.’ It requires doing not just saying and thinking. The test is in what one does, how one acts, for love is conveyed in word and deed.
It is the love that we give and the service we render that really is the great payoff.
Love is this divine ingredient. It alone describes what can be our perfect relationship to our Heavenly Father and our family and neighbors, and the means by which we accomplish His work.
On Life:
Life is a competition not with others, but with ourselves. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives each day to master some weakness of yesterday each day to repair a mistake each day to surpass ourselves.
It’s so easy in life for us to receive blessings, many of them almost uncounted, and have things happen in our lives that can help change our lives, improve our lives, and bring the Spirit into our lives. But we sometimes take them for granted. How grateful we should be for the blessings that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings into our hearts and souls. I would remind all of you that if we’re ever going to show gratitude properly to our Heavenly Father, we should do it with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength-because it was He who gave us life and breath.
How did they manage to raise their children in righteousness? The principles become part of their lives, and when it becomes part of their life, it isn’t difficult to do.
On Knowledge:
Knowing that we should love is not enough. But when knowledge is applied through service, love can secure for us the blessings of heaven.
On God:
Love of God is the means of unlocking divine powers which help us to live worthily and to overcome the world.
On the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary and his 94th birthday Weve had a wonderful, wonderful life together. Weve been in many places, weve had the experiences, and now we have the memories. But most of all we have developed the solid knowledge and understanding and background regarding the foundation stones of life, so that we know for a surety that what we are doing in helping to build the Kingdom of God is true. Those foundation stones are granite stones not soft, not limestones. They are granite.
Though the world is becoming more wicked, the youth of Christs Church can become more righteous if they understand who they are, understand the blessings available, and understand the promises God has made to those who are righteous, who believe, who endure.
God does not love us because we are lovable, have a pleasing personality or a good sense of humor, or at rare times show exceptional kindness. In spite of who we are and what we have done, God wants to pour out His love on us, for the unlovable are also precious unto Him.