{"podcast":{"title":"followHIM","slug":"followhim-3818612","podcast_index_feed_id":3818612,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/followhim/feed.xml","website_url":"http://followhim.co","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/followhim/podcast_cover.jpg","author":"Hank Smith & John Bytheway","episode_count":907,"summary":"Do you ever feel that preparing for your weekly Come, Follow Me lesson falls short? Join hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway as they interview experts to make your study for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Come, Follow Me course not only enjoyable but original and educational. If you are looking for resources to make your LDS study fresh, faithful, and fun--no matter your age--then join us every Wednesday morning. Show notes: https://followhim.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Instagram: Instagram.com/followhimpodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/followhimpodcast The followHIM Podcast is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed on episodes represent the views of the guest and podcasters alone.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:19:16.340073+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612"},"episode":{"title":"Esther Part 1 • Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner • August 3-9 • Come, Follow Me","slug":"esther-part-1-dr-barbara-morgan-gardner-august-3-9-come-follow-me","published_at":"2026-07-29T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612/esther-part-1-dr-barbara-morgan-gardner-august-3-9-come-follow-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/followhim/3120020","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/400881/3120020/followhim/2026_09_03_19_09_27_537a491b-9ed6-4dcf-aac7-5e77d1a4f9e3.mp3","summary":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. What was Vashti’s “no” protecting and what does it teach us about the difference between patriarchal order and patriarchy? Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner explores the book of Esther, unpacking divine timing, covenant-based leadership, and how a father’s example shapes the way his daughters come to know God. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/tvR7kyKdIkQ ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE 0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner 3:40 Welcome Dr. Gardner 5:51 Women of Covenant Leadership nonprofit 9:07 Come, Follow Me Manual 10:58 The Amsterdam Airport story 13:41 Tender mercies aren’t random 14:50 Faith is trust in the Lord’s timing 16:47 Why we record sacred experiences 19:02 The king’s feast and Vashti’s refusal 21:33 Adam and Eve and the pattern 24:12 Defining patriarchal order vs. patriarchy 27:19 Vashti refuses to be objectified 29:28 “She showed moxie” 31:38 Every man in his own home 33:56 D&C 121 applies to women, too 34:41 Dad: “That’s my wife” 38:23 The king remembers Vashti 40:57 Confidence, virtue, and charity 42:51 Why prophets speak differently to men and women 44:34…","meta_description":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. What was Vashti’s “no” protecting and what does it teach us about the difference between patriarch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4278,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/followhim-3818612/episodes/esther-part-1-dr-barbara-morgan-gardner-august-3-9-come-follow-me/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612/esther-part-1-dr-barbara-morgan-gardner-august-3-9-come-follow-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}