Her current calling is second counselor in the young women's presidency and she absolutely loves the girls and other women. They're great to work with!
Andrea resigned from working as Program Specialist for North Eastern Services, and from teaching orchestra, so she could work full-time as an author. She's very happy with how things are progressing. Her books (The Key of Kilenya, The Ember Gods, Kilenya Series Book Two, and Samara: A Kilenya Romance) are selling very well. Her fourth book, August Fortress, Kilenya Series Book Three, is set for release early 2012, and she's working on another Kilenya Romance.
She still teaches private music lessons and swears her students are the smartest anywhere.
First two pictures by Glenn Pearson of Pearson Photography.
(Photo by Gavin Cox.)
Andrea Pearson was born on March 14, 1982 to Karl and Betty Pearson, and is the third of seven. During her childhood, the Pearson family moved from place to place, finally settling in Lehi, Utah.
Andrea began learning the viola and piano when she was ten years old, and currently plays both instruments, along with the violin, organ, cello, guitar, and upright bass. She attended UVSC for a couple of years before serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Canada Toronto East Mission where she worked with Spanish speaking people.
When Andrea returned from her mission, she transferred to Brigham Young University, and graduated a few years later with a bachelor of science degree in Communications Disorders.
While attending BYU, taking the maximum amount of credits possible and working full-time, Andrea wrote a young adult fantasy novel. It, along with several other works, have been published. (For more information, see her blog.)
Along with writing, Andrea has a passion for art, and is frequently concocting ideas for more oil paintings. She loves music, spending time with family and close friends, watching movies, being outdoors, whistling, and learning. She was privileged to work in the Mount Timpanogos Temple from July 2009-January 2011 as an ordinance worker.
