Current Camp LoMia Missionaries Melissa and Dale Smith started their “6-month” mission April 1, 2020. It was such a good fit for them they extended their mission another 9 months which will end when the Girls’ Camp season is over, July 31, 2020.   The Smiths have 7 Children and 19 grandchildren.  Their home is in Payette, Idaho.  They are members of Payette 2 nd  Ward, in the Weiser Idaho Stake.    They learned about this camp mission through Gerti and Darwin Jenkins who served at Camp LoMia a few short months in the Spring of 2018 until Camp was canceled due to drought.   Melissa home-schooled their children and loves to sew.   Dale worked as an automation engineer for Ash Grove Cement.     Melissa and Dale, along with their children, built their house in Payette.   They both love photography, hiking, camping and fishing.  They fondly call themselves “scavengers” by repurposing materials. (Some of the addies in Upper Main Camp have “new” flaps they made from torn awnings!)   The Smit

Meet the Current Missionaries! Sister Jacquie and Elder Robert Judd   Robert and Jacquie Judd started their 2-year mission at Camp LoMia February 2020.   Together they have 14 children and 13 grandchildren.   They are members of the Thayer Park Ward in the Mesa Mountain View Stake.   Jacquie is retired as an Orthodontic Technician for Garn & Mason Orthodontics. She enjoys good health with her plant-based lifestyle. She loves cooking and baking with whole foods and is a certified holistic nutritionist. Robert is retired from The City of Mesa in the Water Quality Group.  He was the Cross-Connection Control Supervisor. He has also worked as a plumber and certified welder/fabricator. Robert is no stranger to Camp LoMia.  Before being called as missionaries, Elder Judd used his skills to help weld all three 9-Square-in-the-Air structures and helped with several plumbing projects. Since there was no camping during 2020 due to COVID-19, Elder and Sister Judd have been working hard