Background
Rudd was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Rudd was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Rudd ran his own poultry business. From 1966 to 1969 Rudd was the president of the church"s Florida Mission, which was headquartered in Orlando. In this capacity he was also the church leader of the few members that then lived in the islands of the Caribbean.
Rudd later served for four months as mission president in the New Zealand Wellington Mission, following the death of the previous mission president
In 1989, along with the other general authorities serving for limited periods of service, Rudd was transferred to the newly formed Second Quorum of the Seventy. He was released from this position and as a general authority in 1992.
Rudd was the president of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple from 1984 to 1987. The book was the result of his efforts to write some material regarding the history of the Church welfare program at the request of the First Presidency.
The book was published in September 1995.
In 1987, Rudd became a member of the church"s First Quorum of the Seventy. At the time, he was specifically called for a limited time of service.