# Esther Part 2 • Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner • August 3-9 • Come, Follow Me

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Published: 2026-07-29T16:00:00+00:00
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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…

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