title: Parse date from mysql to carbon object and then transform into local timezone
body: <p>this timezone stuff is a real nightmare. I'm storing all values as UTC in my database. What I would like to do is to build a function that returns the DateTime String in the local timezone. As I'm using Laravel I would like to use Carbon for the job. I have tried multiple times now and failed.</p>
  
  <p><code>$dateasstring= '2014-01-05 12:00:00' //retrieved from databse
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  <p>This date is UTC. How do I parse it as UTC into Carbon and then tell Carbon to change the time into the localtimezone? Am I missing something?</p>