Esther Part 1 • Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner • August 3-9 • Come, Follow Me

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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.
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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 Lead the world, don’t be led by it
46:49 What presiding really means
49:46 Barb and Dustin’s marriage
52:33 Mordecai adopts Esther
55:07 Adoption and birthright
57:30 Esther becomes queen
1:00:01 Daughters should listen to their fathers
1:03:43 Fathers, daughters, and the nature of God
1:06:17 Boundaries are love
1:07:20 The trampoline date story
1:10:50 The blind girl on the train
1:12:52 End of Part 1 - Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner

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