Carol Lynn Pearson's workshop, "The Magic of Coincidences."

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Sun. – Sept. 26th – the amazing international author, playwright and actress, Carol Lynn Pearson (Mother Wove the Morning) will be conducting the Sunday celebration "Widening the Circle" and doing a workshop on "The Magic of Coincidences."
Carol Lynn Wright Pearson (b. 27 September 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American poet, author, screenwriter, and playwright. Carol Lynn studied music and theater at Brigham Young University, where she won the award for Best Actress two years in a row.

Pearson is probably best known for her book Goodbye, I Love You and the LDS musical My Turn On Earth. Her play Facing East, about a Mormon family dealing with the suicide of a gay son, opened Off Broadway on 29 May 2007. She also wrote One On The Seesaw, a lighthearted book about raising a family as a single parent.

Pearson married actor, musician, and songwriter Gerald Neils Pearson (1942-1984), whom she had met in a college production.

Gerald had told Carol Lynn while they were engaged that he had had sexual relationships with men, but assured her that he had left that phase of his life behind. However, he eventually confronted his homosexuality and after a move to California prompted by his desire to explore this side of himself, they separated and were divorced in 1978. He returned to live with her and their children after being diagnosed with AIDS in 1984, and she cared for him until his death. Her book Goodbye, I Love You is about their life together.

Since then, Pearson has become an unofficial spokesperson for acceptance of gay people by their Mormon families, as well as a stronger leadership role for women in the Mormon community. Many of her works address these issues, and she speaks on these and related subjects around the country. She notes, "I love the Mormon community ... and I have a unique opportunity to build bridges."

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