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Hidden True Crime's Lauren Matthias Pt. 1 - Early Years & Journalism Career | Ep. 2040

In this powerful and emotional episode, journalist Lauren tells her Mormon story publicly for the first time. Known for covering others’ experiences—including the high-profile Lori Vallow Daybell trial—Lauren now opens up about her own journey through faith, trauma, resilience, and healing. She shares her upbringing in the LDS Church, the influence of her legally blind father, and her early fears around death that led to a fascination with true crime. Lauren details her mission to Ohio, her shock upon learning about polygamy, and her love for investigative storytelling. The story takes deeply personal turns as she opens up about being diagnosed with MS, her father’s arrest and trial, her own struggles with mental health, sexual assault, marriage trauma, and the challenges of being a Mormon woman in journalism. From painful experiences to moments of empowerment in her career and community, Lauren’s account is raw, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest. Hear about her memoir Stay for the vulnerable reflections Support Lauren’s journey by watching to the end Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/hidden-... Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:04 Why Lauren is telling her story now 00:06:58 Lauren’s Mormon Story begins 00:10:45 Moved to Salt Lake City when she was in kindergarden 00:16:17 Discussing her non LDS friends 00:19:54 How her fear of death led to her passion in true crime 00:30:29 Her baptism 00:34:56 Was an avid journal writer growing up 00:42:55 Moved to Bountiful 00:56:45 Moved back to Salt Lake City 01:02:43 Starting high school 01:08:00 Struggling to get good grades in school 01:11:18 What is a patriarchal blessing? 01:16:43 She submitted an essay on how women are treated to the paper 01:21:30 Discussing Gordon B Hinckley on Larry King Live 01:26:31 Dating in high school 01:35:19 Starting college & studying abroad 01:38:22 Called to the Cleveland, Ohio mission 01:50:02 Discussing her first temple experience before her mission 02:03:09 Felt she was a very good missionary 02:12:30 Dating after her mission - felt that Mormon men did not like her 02:15:19 Her dad is arrested 02:20:55 She started getting asked out on more dates when her dad went to prison 02:28:46 Discussing Prop-8 02:48:42 Reading a journal entry from 2007 about her belief in God 02:55:59 Her parents tell her they are getting a divorce 03:18:30 Quit her job in Pocatello and moved back to Salt Lake 03:08:09 Was sexually assaulted by a man on a date 03:17:13 Was in an emotionally abusive marriage with him for two years 03:34:15 Reading a passage from her book of this time in her life 03:44:13 Conclusion ___________________ Hidden True Crime's Lauren Matthias Pt. 1 - Early Years and Journalism Career | Ep. 2040 At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... Patreon:   / mormonstories   Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonsto... Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @mormonstories   Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon:   / mormonstories   ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7d... 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🖼️Instagram:   / mormstories   📱TikTok:   / mormonstoriespodcast   🎮Discord:   / discord   Contact us: 📧 [email protected] 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Mormon stories,lauren matthias,lauren matthias hidden true crime,hidden true crime,hidden true crime daybell,mormon woman,book of mormon,hidden true crime lori vallow daybell,lauren matthias mormon,mormon stories podcast,mormon stories lds discussions,true crime,true crime podcast,mormonism,lauren and john matthias,mindy caldwell,mindy caldwell mormon stories,lauren matthias mormon stories full episode,matthias,true crime stories,mormon stories interview