Orson Scott Card Bio

Okay so this is from memory so I apologize for anything I get wrong or miss or whatever.
Orson Scott Card is named after his grandfather, related to Brigham Young. He was born on Aug. 24th 1951 in Richland, Washington. He lived in Arizona, Califonia, and Orem, Utah as a child and teenager. He graduated from BYU High School after his junior year and began attending Brigham Young University with an academic scholarship. He was studying archaeology(sp?) until he realized he was taking a lot of theater classes. He switched his major and lost his scholarship. He went on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to Brazil for two years. He began a theater company that did okay, but eventually crumpled. He began writing sci-fi short stories to bring in some extra money. He and his wife Kristine moved to Greensboro, North Carolina with two kids. Now they have had five children, Michael Geoffrey, Emily Janice, Charlie Ben, Zina Margaret, and Erin Louisa (Charlie Ben died at age 17 and Erin Louisa died the day she was born). Card now with over fifty novels, tons of short stories, and several plays is considered one of the most influential sci-fi writers. Card now teaches at Southern Virginia University and lives at home with his wife and youngest daughter. Finally I will say that if you want to understand Card, read Lost Boys. It's practically a biography.