Laura Elizabeth Harris Hales (August 12, 1967 – April 13, 2022) was an American writer, historian, and podcaster who focused on matters of history, theology, and culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) of which she was a life-long member.

[2] Alfred, her father, was an agricultural engineer and her mother Margaret Harris (née Lewis) worked as a teacher.

“Filtering their lives only through their relationships to their husbands does little to resolve the silences of women’s history.”[1] In 2016, Hales created the Latter-day Saint Perspectives podcast that explores 'Latter-day Saint history, doctrine, and culture' through interviews with authors, scholars, and historians.

[6] Episodes include interviews with Fiona Givens, Kate Holbrook, Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye, and Patrick Q. Mason.

[9] Hales died from pancreatic cancer at her home in Kaysville, Utah, on April 13, 2022, aged 54.