1938--Maricopa Stake Presidency and Bishoprics at the old farm house (aka "Rat Castle") on camp property. Back Row:  A. F. Haymore, Dr. George M. Bateman, Otto Shill, Alma M. Davis, Lyman Shrieve, Dave Kleinman, R.L. McCook, Lawrence Kleinman Front Row:  J. F. Freestone, M.L. Griner, Donald Ellsworth, Lo Wright, W. R. Ellsworth, E. D. Brown, John Bond    Kneeling in Front:  Rial Randall That "Lo" is in the name of "Camp LoMia" is fitting.   Below are two accounts written by Lo's granddaughter, Jeanine Wright Smith that describe the vision and determination of Lorenzo "Lo" Wright in purchasing the approximately 160 acres at the mouth of Pine Creek Canyon in Pine, Arizona. Camp LoMia—How It All Began Camp LoMia Lo Wright Mutual Improvement Association  Lorenzo Wright Maricopa Stake President 1938-1947  compiled by Jeanine Wright Smith Soon after Lorenzo Wright was sustained as Stake President of the newly created Maricopa Stake, he became fa

“I’D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT MISSION”   On Sunday, February 28, 2016, my husband, Alan and I sat in the office of our new-to-us Stake President Reece Bawden of the Citrus Heights Stake.     One week prior, our ward and stake boundaries were realigned.   In the change, Alan was released as the Bishop of the Valley View Ward and our house now sits in the McDowell Ward boundaries.     Through a series of miracles, we had been preparing to serve a mission thinking Alan would have been released the prior October.   Little did we know the stake and ward boundary changes were in the works.     When President Todd R. Kerr, Hermosa Vista Stake called us in to release Alan, he apologized for the long wait. Not knowing what our call would be, he gave us his ecclesiastical promise we would soon know what the delay meant for us.   It was good to meet with Pres. Bawden, a former ward member, and share our excitement to serve a mission, especially since our youngest was curr