{"podcast":{"title":"Latter Day Struggles","slug":"latter-day-struggles-5189030","podcast_index_feed_id":5189030,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2363568.rss","website_url":"https://www.latterdaystruggles.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/7qg5xtbcquy4vurwnz08of6lckxm?.jpg","author":"Valerie Hamaker","episode_count":315,"summary":"The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T16:21:19.116519+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030"},"episode":{"title":"457: Prophet Worship Compassionately Explained","slug":"457-prophet-worship-compassionately-explained","published_at":"2026-08-03T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030/457-prophet-worship-compassionately-explained","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363568/episodes/19588506-457-prophet-worship-compassionately-explained.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363568/episodes/19588506-457-prophet-worship-compassionately-explained.mp3","summary":"Send us a Positive Review! In this episode Val digs into the concept of prophet worship [or any time humans hand over their discerning power to a formal authority figure] from the context of psychology and the “shadow”. While we tend to talk about our “shadows” from the context of that which we are ashamed of, sometimes we actually disown our greatest divine attributes. Tune in to this episode to learn why this happens and how to reintegrate our “golden shadows” back into our core...","meta_description":"Send us a Positive Review! In this episode Val digs into the concept of prophet worship [or any time humans hand over their discerning power to a formal a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2612,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/latter-day-struggles-5189030/episodes/457-prophet-worship-compassionately-explained/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030/457-prophet-worship-compassionately-explained.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}