Laurel's story of finding peace in coming back to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Come Back Podcast

Ashly Stone

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

"One day I had this thought 'I just really want to feel love from my family!'

Then I got this phone call from my mother saying 'Laurel your dad and I want to invite you and your girlfriend over for dinner and games in a couple of weeks.'

That struck a chord because that was the first time that has ever happened, and I was like 'OK awesome!'

The Lord is so in our lives and He recognizes what we want and need and He brings those miracles and tender mercies. With that kind gesture my parents offered me, my heart began to soften, my layers started peeling off, and I started to feel that love and to believe it again."

Laurel shares her story of trying her hardest to serve a mission despite health challenges.

After coming home early from her mission for the second time, she describes the struggles she experienced.

Laurel tried finding happiness outside of the church, and eventually was led back after feeling God reaching out to her.

Laurel now finds peace & joy by serving as a temple worker.

Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia

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0:00.0	This is Ashley Stone and you're listening to the Comeback Podcast. Laurel I am so excited to have you on the podcast I I always appreciate when
0:21.5	people have the courage to just like
0:24.1	DM me on Instagram and be like hey I have a story to tell and it needs to be
0:29.1	said and you know it's it's I don't know so that's kind of how we met and connected and I'm just
0:35.9	excited to be able to have this opportunity to hear your story because I know it's amazing.
0:43.1	So why don't we go ahead and start
0:45.2	with just hearing a little bit about you
0:47.0	and then we can jump into it.
0:49.4	Yeah, thank you so much for having me.
0:50.8	It's good to be here. Like as you said my name is Laurel I
0:55.6	currently live here in Utah Valley but I consider Southern California my home and
1:01.0	I'm the middle child of five. Me too. Oh right. Middle child
1:07.8	syndrome.
1:08.8	Wha! Heck yeah. And yeah I grew up playing sports, basketball, soccer. I even went surfing in the ocean with my neighbors growing up.
1:21.0	And so that's me and I also like to do comedy improv performing.
1:26.4	So I consider myself both rounded. Yeah. And I currently work at MOox Tech here in Orem, which is a place of microscopic manufacturing
1:41.3	production, so a lot of tiny tiny work but yeah so that's me in a gist so
1:49.8	Well, yeah, let's go ahead and jump into it. I'd love to hear, you know, what your, where it all started,
1:58.0	you know, what your earlier days in the church looked like, kind of what your testimony was like when you were younger and then go from there.
2:06.0	All right.
2:06.8	Well, I was born in the covenant.
2:09.1	For those who don't know what that is,
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