{"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 2 • Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner • August 3-9 • Come, Follow Me","slug":"esther-part-2-dr-barbara-morgan-gardner-august-3-9-come-follow-me","published_at":"2026-07-29T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612/esther-part-2-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/3120019","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/400881/3120019/followhim/2026_09_03_19_09_17_fd3a1c86-e5e4-4401-8df5-dc057cef6977.mp3","summary":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner continues exploring pride versus humility, divine timing in the king’s sleepless night, and Esther’s courage, drawing modern parallels to covenant identity. 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/epA6XqZ9EsU ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co NOW AVAILABLE IN Spanish: ⁨ @followHIMespañol French: ⁨ @followHIMFrançais Portuguese: ⁨ @followHIMPortuguês 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 2 - Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner 2:52 Haman’s promotion and Mordecai’s refusal to bow 5:59 The decree to destroy the Jews 9:26 Mordecai’s sackcloth and public mourning 13:14 Esther learns the full weight of the decree 17:43 President Nelson: A modern-day Mordecai 19:55 Lorenzo Snow: deliverance prepared beforehand 22:29 Sacrifice and faith 24:57 Esther calls for 3-day fast 28:24 Esther’s spiritual gifts 31:22 President Benson warns against pride 34:46 The king’s restless night 38:40 Haman’s public humiliation 42:34 The king believes Esther 46:40 Esther as type of Jesus Christ 49:12 Esther crowns Mordecai 51:39 Joy replaces mourning 55:25 Be Esthers 57:49 Covenant Keeper, not marital status 58:42 End of Pa…","meta_description":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner continues exploring pride versus humility, divine timing in the king’s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3604,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/followhim-3818612/episodes/esther-part-2-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-2-dr-barbara-morgan-gardner-august-3-9-come-follow-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}