Wrong thinking and a life of promiscuity led Laura Perry down a path full of pain, disillusionment, and confusion.

And I remember thinking, you know, the reason that this never worked out, the reason that I'm never happy in these relationships is because I was supposed to be the man.

If I was the man that I would show these men how a woman's supposed to be treated.

Once I embraced that and decided that's who I was going to be, it was like a switch flipped.

And all of a sudden, all I thought was, yes, I was a man born in a woman's body.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgamuth, author of Lies Women Believe and the truth that sets them free.

For June 1st, 2021, I'm Dana Gresh.

And I'm so glad you're listening.

We're going to hear the powerful story of how the Spirit of God used the Word of God to transform the life of a woman.

We've actually gotten to know and love just recently.

Yeah, her name is Laura Perry, and I know you're going to love her as you hear the unfolding of her story.

I heard Laura share her testimony recently at a conference at a church on the East Coast, and I said, we need to have this woman on revive our hearts.

So today we'll be hearing the testimony that she shared that night, and then the rest of the week

we're going to unpack that story further. We're going to be talking with her mom,

who walked through this long journey with Laura. And then Dana and Mary Cassian had a conversation

with Laura to follow up on the story you'll be hearing today. Yeah, we want you to know that we're

bringing you this story this week because one of the most complex conversations

we're navigating these days is the issue of transgenderism. Now, if that's a new term for you,

or you're just unsure of what it really means, transgender is the word used to describe

someone who believes that their gender identity is not the same as their biological sex.

And Dana, you're right. This is complex. There's so many issues involved here, but it's something that in one way or another, we are all having to deal with. If not now, we will be. This has become a huge part of the cultural conversation. It's something that if your friends aren't talking

about it, your kids' friends are talking about it. And they're hearing about this in school.

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