‘I would rather be a poet than a prophet’ — LDS writer Carol Lynn Pearson reflects on battles and beauty in the faith

“This strange, beautiful, wonderful, bizarre church,” she says, “is a great way to go through life.”

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carol Lynn Pearson speaks out for the Equal Rights Amendment at at the Utah Capitol in 2021.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carol Lynn Pearson speaks out for the Equal Rights Amendment at at the Utah Capitol in 2021.

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