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