The Hudsens - New Family History Missionaries
"Elder & Sister Hudson are from San Antonio, Texas. Both are converts to the Church at about 10 years of age. They met at BYU Provo as Freshmen. Elder Hudson served a mission in Chile from 1969-1971 and Sister Hudson continued her studies as she waited, and they were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple in December of 1971. They had their 50th Anniversary last year. Sister Hudson graduated in Education with a Major in Spanish. Elder Hudson graduated in Social Work and then extended with an MPA in hospital administration.
Sister Hudson served in the church even before she was baptized. At 10 years old as a teacher in primary and later as the “branch clerk”. She has served as a Sunday school teacher, as a counselor in ward relief society, young women, and primary, and in stake primary. She has been a ward president of young women and primary, a seminary teacher, nursery leader twice, and as a family history consultant. She has been a wife and mother and was able to help care for her parents who lived to be 93 and 101 years of age.
Elder Hudson has served as missionary, as a ward, and branch clerk for over 19 years, as an Elders President 3 times, as a stake clerk twice, as a high councilor 3 times, as a branch president, and as a ward temple and family history leader.
The Hudson’s now live 8 minutes from the temple and have been temple ordinance workers for over 28 years including Brother Hudson as an Assistant Recorder for 11 of those years.
Elder Hudson worked as a hospital administrator and then both started a business contracting with the State of Texas caring for people with special needs. After 28 years, the Hudson’s retired two years ago.
Elder & Sister Hudson are full-time missionaries called to serve in two missions at the same time. They serve in the South America Northwest Area in Family History and in the Peru Arequipa Mission. They serve with 440 service missionaries in SANO Historia Familiar, a remote operations center of FamilySearch. They are assigned as leaders of one of the six teams that manage and guide different aspects of moving old records into the global family tree and support for users of FamilySearch in northern South America. They have already served for six months in their mission and have spent time preparing to teach our missionaries in Arequipa Peru how to use family history as a missionary tool. In 5 minutes, they can show you five places to find your own family names to carry to the temple.
