Tudi Campbell

Tudi Campbell

Sister Campbell has been a member of the church for 20 years April 2017.  She was introduced to the church while living in Weiser, Idaho with her parents.  Her friend, Fawn Wright, in the sixth grade introduced her to the church, but Sister Campbell did not get baptized until later in life, in fact, two weeks after a civil wedding.  She is married to Brother Craig Campbell and they will have been married 20 years in March 2017.

Her favorite flower is the rose.  It is the symbol of love and it was her mother's favorite flower as well. Her mother would often draw roses and this particular flower reminds her of her mother.  

Her favorite restaurant to eat at is "Terra Cotta Red" in downtown Everett.  She enjoys going there once a year with Brother Campbell to celebrate their wedding anniversary.  

Her hobbies are many.  She likes to crochet, sew, read and is learning how to plant a beautiful garden (with input from a friend). 

Her previous experience in the working world was as a paralegal.  Just recently she changed career paths and now enjoys teaching violin and cello to elementary/middle school students.  She considers each one of these students a blessing in her life.  She takes a sincere interest in her students and enjoys seeing the progress that comes from hard work and being a self-disciplined musician.  The best part of teaching is seeing the student overcome a frustration and lighting up the room with a smile when those students make a breakthrough in their studies.

Being a teacher, joining the church, and being married to a good man are the best decisions she has made. 

Tracy Moors

Tracy is currently serving in our ward as a Primary worker and her favorite scripture is Joshua 24:15.  She is most grateful for the people in her life and is the parent of 2 children, Ryan who is 2 ½ and Annalise who is 16.

She is a busy mother who works as a Hospital Receptionist. If she had 30 minutes of free time she is most likely to relax and think of what she should actually be doing.  Some day she hopes to develop the talent of being crafty.

If she won a million dollars she would buy a house with a fenced yard. Given the choice of having a personal chauffeur, chef, maid, or hair stylist, she would choose a chauffeur, as we have crazy people on the roads these days.

Some of her favorite things are steak, the smell of coconut, The Healing of Windwalker by Donald Chadd, and Comedy, Mystery, or Documentary TV shows.  A chore that is NOT her favorite is Folding Laundry.

When asked if she had any interesting scars, she said she indeed did, on the edge of her pupil from her son’s fingernail.  Even with that, a perfect day for her would be spent just hangin’ out with him. 

Melissa Brodhead

Melissa Brodhead

Melissa is currently serving as the CTR 6 primary teacher in our ward. She met her husband Dave at a singles ward potluck and they now how 4 beautiful children: Sophia and Katie (5 year old twins), Benjamin (3) and Nora (1). Their favorite thing to do as a family is going on walks while playing Pokemon Go. They also like watching the show Star Wars Rebels

In her spare time, Melissa enjoys reading and she would highly recommend the book Cinder by Marissa Meyer. At first, when she heard it was like the fairytale Cinderella she thought it was going to be like every other copycat story of Cinderella, but she feels Marissa Meyer made her version a completely compelling and original story. 

Melissa loves gardening and her favorite flowers are: Dahlias, Japanese Wisteria and Japanese Camellia. She also enjoys crafts and  likes browsing Pinterest for dream gardens or craft ideas. She  also hopes to one day learn how to draw and be good enough to do it professionally. 

Her favorite restart is the Cheesecake Factory where she usually orders their chicken piccata and red velvet cheese cake. Speaking of red velvet, that is her favorite candle scent along with the smell of Pecan pie. 

If Melissa won a million dollars she would buy a bigger house with a large property and a pond so she could create her dream garden. She would also most definitely hire a personal chef since she is not a fan of cooking. 

Her favorite "vacation" was when she was 10 years old and her parents pretended to turn their home into "The Prete Family Hotel". Her mom dressed up in funny clothes, made up a funny English accent and pretended to be a wacky hotel receptionist to welcome them to their "new"home. They got lots of candy that week which was a big deal because normally they never got any because her dad was a dentist. They had Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Dessert Menus and a secret maid (her mom) made their beds and left a little piece of candy on their pillows. They even had "do not disturb signs" for their rooms if they wanted them. Then each day that we they went to a local attraction as a family. It was a simple but a super fun and memorable vacation. 

Melissa is most grateful for her husband and 4 wonderful kids. Sometimes they drive her crazy, but they give her life meaning and their sweet innocence makes it all worthwhile. 

Erin Campbell

Erin Campbell

Erin is brand new to our ward. She served a mission in Brazil and is currently serving as our Young Women's secretary. Professionally she works with AdvoCare helping people meet their health and fitness goals. She also flips houses with her husband. He is the general contractor and she is the designer/finisher and also helps with lots of demo. 

If she could be any fictional character Erin would be Mary Poppins; she wishes she could just snap her fingers and everything in her house would be all neat or tidy! Or possibly Cinderella's fairy godmother...."Bippity boppity boo" and BAM! Her house is renovated :) 

She met her husband Tim through an online dating site called LDS Singles. He decided it was worth the $15 to sign up so he could send her a message. It was a pretty good return on investment if you ask her! He later proposed outside the temple and she couldn't stop staring at her ring during the session after that! She didn't meet him until she was 30 but she is glad she waited! He is perfect for her and motivates her to be a better person simply by the example he sets.

They don't have any children yet but hope to soon. In the mean time they are sharing their love with their 2 rescue mutts Obie and Rhys. They are very sweet dogs but sometimes Erin feels like she has a couple of furry, permanent 2 year olds running around :)

Erin and Tim spend most of their time renovating together but when they're ready to take a break  they like to watch Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary, The Walking Dead, Criminal Minds, Brooklyn Nine Nine or the Seahawks! They also enjoy going to Mariners games (Erin mostly goes for the food specifically the kettle corn), backyard BBQ's and salsa dancing.

They have lots of family in the area.  Some of their favorite things to do with them are relaxing at home, long boarding, riding dirt bikes, going to the shooting range, road trips and vacations (She recently took a 10 day trip to Hawaii with her sisters which was amazing). All of her siblings are competitive even with things like "who can get the longest jump off the swings at the playground" (She won against her brother even though he's really tall).

Erin is most grateful for her family and the blessings of the temple; it has truly brought the so much joy. Her whole family went to the temple together for the first time last year. It took a long time and  working through tragedies to get everyone there, but she felt like she caught a glimpse of heaven while they were all together in the celestial room. Eternal families really are everything. 

Cory Blas

Cory Blas

Cory is currently serving in our ward as a ward missionary. Professionally she is a stay at home mom as well as a nanny for her friends kids.

She met her husband 17 years ago while they were both teenagers working at Jack in the Box. They dated for a long time and then decided to get married 5 years ago. They have 2 children together: Zachery (10) and Rachel (6) who are both very excited about joining the church. They also have a lot of pets including 2 cats that are momma and baby and about 45 fish in a 125 gallon tank!

One of their favorite things to do as a family is just get in the car and go. They like getting lost and exploring. The kids love their adventures and not knowing whats going to be around the corner. Their best vacation ever was a month long trip to Guam, visiting her husband's family and swimming in super warm water most of the day.

Cory loves Daisys and the smell of any fruit especially oranges. Whenever she has free time she will usually read. Romance and True Crime books are her favorites. Something unique about her is the scares on feet. When she was a kid she dropped a glass and cut open both of her feet and the scars look like little smiley faces :)

She is most grateful for her husband, kids and especially for the missionaries knocking on her door. A perfect day for Cory would be going on an adventure with her family, finding a new interesting place to explore and then coming home and having a BBQ with her family and close friends.

Sandy Montgomery

Sandy Montgomery

Sandy is currently serving as the Stake Relief Society 1st Councilor. Professionally, she works as a secretary at Eisenhower Middle School.

She met her husband in her student branch where he was her Sunday School teacher. He later proposed at Utah State University - Old Main hill. They now have 3 sons, 1 daughter in law and a cat named Shadow.

All of her boys live in the Seattle area so they get together often. Some of their favorite things to do together are going to restaurants (Gracie in Bothell is a favorite), or BBQing at home, going to sporting events, biking, skiing and snowboarding. They enjoy jet skiing in Lake Stevens, Eastern WA or the Oregon coast. They've also done zip lining, sailing and traveling to California, Florida and Utah. One of their favorite trips together was to Disney World.

Some of Sandy's personal hobbies include all the outdoor adventures her sons enjoy with the addition of running. Right now she is in the middle of training for a half marathon she is running with her boys. Whenever she gets a block of free time she'll usually go for a run. She also enjoys biking the trails around the area specifically Burke Gilman and Centennial. When she's in more of a mellow mood she enjoys reading (especially Maeve Binchy; all of her books are good)....and of course playing words with friends.

Sandy's favorite scripture is Ether 12:27 "And if men come uno me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them."

She is most grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, family, the gospel, her testimony, and good health! A perfect day for Sandy would be a warm sunny day doing anything outside with her beautiful family.

Kimberly Nielsen

Kimberly Nielsen

Kim is currently serving as the CTR 5 teacher in our ward.  She says it is so rewarding to see the children's excitement as they learn.  She has always had a deep love for children, so this is one of her favorite places to serve. Professionally she has worked for Mill Creek Family Eye Center for the past 12 years and looks forward to the day when she can retire and spend time traveling and serve a mission with her husband Chase.  

She met Chase in January of 2011 at a singles dance at the Bellevue Stake Center.  Chase noticed her, but was unable to ask her to dance because there wasn't enough time between songs. Luckily he knew the DJ and when she asked if he had danced with everyone he wanted, he pointed towards Kim on the dance floor and said, “I want to dance with her.”  He then explained he needed more time between the songs to give Kim a chance to walk off the dance floor so he could ask her to dance.  The DJ agreed, and with the next break in the music, he grabbed Kim as she was walking off the floor and they started dancing. They were dating soon after. 

A few months into their dating, Chase told her he was looking for other opportunities within Boeing and wasn’t sure where it would take him.  He had recently returned from an assignment in South Carolina with Boeing.  Kim prayed hard and is so grateful for Heavenly Father’s love for her.  He knew how she was feeling and that she needed some reassurance. She received a strong witness that she needed to “trust that everything would be ok”.  It was also confirmed to her at a later date that she was going to "marry this man".  Chase proposed in October 2011 at Mukilteo Beach and they were married November 5, 2011. 

Family has always been important to Kim and meeting Chase has been one of the best things in her life.  There isn’t anything they don’t enjoy doing together.  They spend time going to plays, concerts and sporting events. Of course, they enjoy every minute they can be together with their kids and grandchildren.  She has been blessed with 5 children.  2 of her children still live at home and are attending the community college.  She also has 4 step-children who have blessed them with 9 grandchildren.  They recently learned that 2 additional grandchildren will be joining the family in October and December!  

When she has some time to herself she  enjoys working out, scrapbooking, crafts, baking, and gardening, listening to music and playing the piano.  She hopes to one day learn more about photography and also interior design. She usually likes to stay busy but on the occasion she's in the mood to relax, she enjoys sitting by a pool or on the beach in the warm sunshine, or enjoying a good massage. She's also not one to watch much TV but does like the Voice, Dancing with the Stars and Wheel of Fortune although she mostly watches sporting events with Chase.  

Her favorite hymn is, “The Spirit of God”.  She has a special memory of singing this song at the Seattle Temple dedication.  She will never forget how powerful the spirit was and the goosebumps she felt while being in the Celestial Room with the prophet of God, President Spencer W. Kimball.  It was an emotional experience.  Music is a big part of her life, it just brightens every day. 

 The perfect day for Kim is doing anything with family.  Having quality time together is so important to build those close relationships and make memories that will last forever.