Editing David B. Haight (section)

==LDS Church service==
When he was [[calling (LDS Church)|called]] as [[Mission president|president]] of the LDS Church's [[Mission (LDS Church)|mission]] in [[Scotland]] he resigned as mayor of Palo Alto, over the objections of the city council. In addition to his service as mission president, he served in the church as [[Stake president|president]] of the Palo Alto Stake and a [[regional representative of the Twelve Apostles|regional representative]]. He was called as a [[general authority]], as an [[Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], in April 1970. He also served as a special assistant to the president of [[Brigham Young University]]. 

The vacancy in the church's Quorum of the Twelve, from the death of [[Hugh B. Brown]] in December 1975, was filled by Haight. He was ordained an [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|apostle]] on January 8, 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elder David Bruce Haight: Devoted Discipline |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2004/10/elder-david-bruce-haight-devoted-disciple?lang=eng |website=churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher=Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref>

Haight died the morning of July 31, 2004, of causes incident to age, having attended the funeral of his Quorum of the Twelve colleague, [[Neal A. Maxwell]], four days earlier.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elder Haight dies at 97 as oldest LDS apostle |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/8/1/19843116/elder-haight-dies-at-97-as-oldest-lds-apostle?_amp=true |website=Deseret.com |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> [[Dieter F. Uchtdorf]] and [[David A. Bednar]] were called to fill the vacancies created by the deaths of Maxwell and Haight.<ref>{{cite web |title=2 new LDS apostles sustained Saturday |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/10/2/19853768/2-new-lds-apostles-sustained-saturday?_amp=true |website=Deseret.com |publisher=Deseret News |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> Haight's funeral service was held in the [[Salt Lake Tabernacle]] and he was interred at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in [[Holladay, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elder Haight’s life is celebrated |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/8/6/19843861/elder-haight-s-life-is-celebrated?_amp=true |website=Deseret.com |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> At 97 years old, he was the oldest apostle in church history until being surpassed by [[Russell M. Nelson]] in 2022.