Carol Lawrence-Costley | “When We See Ourselves in Others, It Changes Everything”

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Carol Lawrence-Costley believes in the power of stories to validate experiences, change hearts, and foster unity and compassion. In this episode, Carol shares her own story: a daughter of Jamaican immigrants born in London, England who joined the Church as a young teenager in the 1970s. Now serving on the Young Women Advisory Council, Carol also shares what she has learned listening to the stories of those different from her, and how as Church members we can grow together in unity and love when we listen with open hearts and see our common faith in Jesus Christ. Resources: Carol Lawrence-Costley Leader Biography: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/callings/young-women-organization/meet-the-young-women-general-leaders/carol-costley?lang=eng Gospel Topic Essay: Race and the Priesthood https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/race-and-the-priesthood?lang=eng Relief Society General Presidency and Advisory Council Video: “Just Like You” https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2019-05-1000-just-like-you?lang=eng J.B. Haws 2019 BYU Devotional: “Wrestling with Comparisons” https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/j-b-haws/wrestling-with-comparisons/ Transcript: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/bc/mormon-channel/images/audio/lds-women/pdf/Carol-Lawrence-Costley.pdf

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:11.3	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women of faith today.
0:16.7	I'm Shailen Back.
0:17.7	And I'm Carly Geiman.
0:19.0	We are your co-host.
0:20.0	And today, we are very excited to welcome Carol Lawrence Costley as our guest in the studio.
0:24.8	Carol, welcome.
0:25.6	It's good to be here.
0:26.6	Thank you.
0:27.5	So good to have you.
0:28.5	To briefly introduce Carol, Carol was born in London, England to Jamaican immigrants,
0:33.3	and she joined the church as a teenager and has a fun story related to that. We're excited to talk more about that today.
0:39.3	She received a master's degree from BYU in social work and worked for many years as a CEO of a nonprofit organization that served individuals with developmental disabilities.
0:48.6	Carol has been serving on the Young Women Advisory Council since August of 2018, And we're just excited to talk with you today
0:55.5	about your experiences and the perspectives that you bring to the advisory council. We're happy to get
1:00.8	to know you and have our listeners get to know you as well. Thank you. It's good to be here.
1:04.6	We want to talk today about the power of stories and the understanding and empathy that
1:08.6	comes when we listen to and learn from other people's stories.
1:11.9	So Carol, we would love to start with your story.
1:14.8	As we shared in your introduction, you were born and raised by Jamaican, immigrants, in London.
1:19.3	Can you just tell us how you've ended up where you are today,
1:22.6	a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Utah?
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