Paul Pehrson was born in Salt Lake City, in 1978. He grew up in the Salt Lake Valley, and was very involved in his community. He volunteered at Hansen Planetarium for two summers and at Hogle Zoo for one summer. He participated in a number of student organizations while in high school including A’Capella choir, madrigals, and yearbook.
Paul received a Presidential Leadership Scholarship from Salt Lake Community College where he attended for two years. In between years at SLCC, he served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Brazil Sao Paulo North mission.
Upon completion of his A.S. in General Studies at SLCC, Paul attended BYU, where he met the love of his life, Christina. They were married in 2003 in Oakland California.
Paul graduated with a B.A. in English, and is currently employed as a technical writer for a software development company in Salt Lake City. In his spare time, he enjoys web design (his writing/design portfolio is located here), reading, volunteering with YFU, and geocaching.
