Come Follow Me Old Testament Esther (July 25-31) Don't Miss This

Just one timeline piece!! You should post ESTHER on your timeline this week. You might want to pop some popcorn for this one…cozy up in a blanket and pjs. This one starts “Once upon a time…” just like most of the best stories do. You will discover a courageous heroine, a thoroughly evil villain, a love story, suspense, dramatic irony, sudden reversal of action and….a happy ending. Look forward to meeting Queen Vashti, the Maidens, Esther, Mordecai, and the King as we dive into this week’s heroes. This week in Come, Follow Me we will be studying Esther. Here is what you have to look forward to:
The Book Where God is Never Mentioned
Finding His Fingerprint Everywhere
Where Do You See His Hand in Your Story?

We love studying with you,
David and Emily
Sign up for the Don’t Miss This newsletter at www.dontmissthisstudy.com
#dontmissthis #oldtestament #comefollowme
NEWSLETTER LINK: The Don’t Miss This Video, Old Testament Timeline, and tips for kids, teens, couples and individuals can all be found in this week’s newsletter. Sign up link in bio if you haven’t had a chance yet!!
www.dontmissthisstudy.com
Instagram: @dontmissthisstudy
Podcast: Don’t Miss This Study
Follow Emily
Instagram @emilybellefreeman
Facebook: / emilybellefreeman
Follow David
Instagram: @mrdavebutler
Facebook: / mrdavebutler
Don’t Miss This Study Guide Journal
deseretbook.co...
Don’t Miss This Devotional Book: Old Testament
deseretbook.co...
Other Don’t Miss This products can be found here:
Don’t Miss This Study Helps
www.desbook.com/dontmissthis

Come, Follow Me is a resource offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Come, Follow Me is self-contained and adequate, when used properly. Products and materials designed to supplement this resource, though they may be helpful in some instances, are not necessary for a successful home study program.

[@christopherinsaudiarabia]

Time Stamps: 00:00 *See the Board* 00:04 Welcome and Introduction 00:48 *Old Testament Timeline and Piece of the Week* 01:33 Intro to Esther + Emily's great-grandmother's wedding dress 06:57 Note on God's hand in the Story of Esther 07:56 Overview of Esther 1 and Esther 2 08:43 Esther 1 verses 1-12 09:29 Additional background on Esther (Esther 2 verses 6-7) 11:03 Esther 2 verses 8-9, then verses 11-14 12:54 Esther 2 verses 15-17, then verse 20 14:17 Side note on the subplot to kill the king (Esther 2 verses 21-23) 15:10 Intro to Esther 3 16:20 Esther 3 verse 10, then verse 13 17:46 Esther 4 verses 1 and 4-9 18:45 *Word of the Week: Supplication* 19:15 Esther 4 verses 10-11, then 13-14, then 16-17 20:52 Esther 4 verse 16 22:12 Esther 4 verse 14 24:00 Esther 5 verses 1-4 + Tip-in of Esther 26:29 Overview of Esther 6 and Esther 7 28:56 Overview of Esther 8 29:29 Esther 8 verse 11, then verses 16-17 30:35 Esther 9 verse 19 31:55 *Heroes -- Vashti, Mordecai, The Maidens, The King, and Esther* 35:17 Teaching Tip: Where did you see God's hand in the Book of Esther? 36:15 Conclusion: Where do you see God's hand in your story? + The Sunflower Principle

[@jennyh7771]

I’m so glad to see this! I love your time stamps!

[@raymamonteer8562]

Where do they talk about how to sit with grief? Thank you for your help!

[@christopherinsaudiarabia]

@@raymamonteer8562 I believe you are thinking about the next video on the Book of Job, when Job’s friends sit with him in his grief.

[@rshoaf630]

Thank you so much. The time stamps are so helpful!

[@DiznyGrandma]

I had a good chuckle when I heard David's response to Emily about loving the dress...("I'm trying too.") 😁 However, I find that is a wonderful example on what we need to do when something doesn't come to us right away. We should all TRY. Maybe a scripture appears confusing to us. We shouldn't abandon the scriptures, but rather TRY to understand it by seeking additional sources. The same is true for commandments, church policies and doctrine, etc.. We need to seek & try to understand. Pray. Do all you can do. Thanks for the great lesson.

[@lindsayrager37]

Oh I love this so much! So good! And I called my mom and told her to call me when Emily shows her shoes because I have to head her reaction to David’s “trying to.”

[@abigailconner9469]

I’m planning on wearing my grandmother’s dress for my wedding! She had severe dementia and I tried it on for her before she died 6 months ago. It was so sweet. Her dress is extremely elegant and simple. She wasn’t LDS (I’m a convert) but it is modest and will work perfectly! I’m so grateful to Heavenly Father for giving me the opportunity to honor her in that way. 😊

[@julesg9451]

How very special!

[@Abigail---]

That's so sweet

[@janrandytanner7324]

I absolutely love Don't Miss This because of the love I feel for all of the "heroes" in the scriptures we are studying! What better compliment for teachers than to have your students learn so much and to walk away with so much love and joy!! Thank you so very much!!

[@jacklynwhitten4004]

Love All your humor, I Love Esther, I Love all your interactions, so entertaining and I Love the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Thanks so much💕💕💕

[@janispeterson4286]

David! 😂 I’m dying and thoroughly entertained over your reaction to the wedding dress. I’m excited to hear the rest now. 💕

[@jerilynewell5496]

I love the story of Esther and her courage. The part where she puts on her royal robes, it made me think of putting on temple clothes and each of us are royal because we are children of A King. Working in the temple has opened my eyes more to how God orchestrates things in our lives. To some they write it off as coincidence but it too perfect in the timing. I had a few of these happen to me this past week.

[@caroltbrazil]

Mad props to Vashti for her courage to say “no” to the King’s drunken demands.

[@melaneydees1185]

I just noticed that the painter put Esther in your grandma’s wedding dress! How fun is that? I love you guys. You help me start my week off right. My goal is to look for God this week in places I haven’t seen Him yet.

[@teeflow34]

I read this comment b4 watching the video n when I saw the painting I 😂 😂

[@lindsayrager37]

Yes! And here is a story Emily told on Inklings on 1.27.22 about that dress and that picture: And I want to just tell you a quick story about this painting. So Eva, our cute friend Eva Timothy, you guys. I asked if she would paint me a picture of Esther. And when we were talking about the painting that I wanted, I said to her, "Is there any way I can send you a picture of my grandmother's wedding dress? I would just love to have that in the picture." And so she said, "Yeah, go take some pictures of your daughter." And so, what happened is that it was happening really fast. I needed the picture right away. Everything was like, so fast. And all of a sudden Eva was like, "Yes, if you can send the picture today, that would be perfect." And so, Grace happened to be home while I was texting Eva, but she was just getting ready to leave for work. And I like went flying into my bedroom to get out Grandma Belle's trunk, and I'm opening it up and I'm pulling out the dress, and I say to Grace, "I need you to put this on for just a minute," and she's like, "I don't have time. I do not have time to put that on." I'm like, "You have to! You have to!" And there wasn't enough time for me to explain to her what was happening, and she was trying to tell me how she couldn't put the dress on, and I'm following her out to the car, because Eva was like, "Take the picture outside with something solid behind you." So I'm like, "Oh, in front of the garage doors would be perfect." So I finally... Grace tells me I have 60 seconds, you guys. I have 60 seconds. She's counting and I'm dressing her in this dress and putting her facing the garage and I have it all everything on her, and it is so cute because... I wish you could see her hands. I'm going to try and put it up here. And sorry about the light. But she still has on her just her crazy rings that she wears everyday, because that is how fast we were going with this picture. And then I get her undressed, like, everyone who's worried about the dress... It's laying on the cement in my driveway so she can get to work on time. And then I bundled the whole thing back in and I bring it into the house and that is the end. I send all the garage door pictures to Eva. And she does this amazing thing. I mean look guys, no garage doors. Look at how beautiful it turned out. Well, when the picture gets done, Eva sends it to me. I die over it when I see it. And I put it in our family group text, and Grace responds first. Oh, and I wrote the name. It's "For Such a Time as This." I just wrote the name at the bottom of the picture. And Grace responds with crying faces. And then she says to me, "Mom, you didn't tell me what I was doing the picture for!" and I was like, "Well, I didn't have time! Remember? I had 60 seconds!" And then she said, "Mom, this is my favorite story in the scriptures. Like, this has been a life-changing story for me, and anytime my life gets hard, I turn to the book of Esther, and I've done it since I was a little girl. I go back to that story and back to that story and back to that story," and she was like, "Mom, to have a picture of me in a painting entitled, 'For Such a Time as This,' is like a watershed moment in my life." And what a sweet moment it was to look at this and think, it just made it even sweeter that she didn't even know, and now that has become such a profound moment in her story, in her life. And we will all have moments like that in our story where I think we will have that moment like Grace did when all of a sudden she saw herself in that dress in that background and what was a 60 second cement and garage door moment all of a sudden became holy for her; it just became holy, because all of a sudden, God was in that story.

[@gleep984]

@@lindsayrager37 thank you

[@lindsayrager37]

Here is a story Emily told on Inklings on 1.27.22 about this week’s painting (You are going to love this so much)! And I want to just tell you a quick story about this painting. So Eva, our cute friend Eva Timothy, you guys. I asked if she would paint me a picture of Esther. And when we were talking about the painting that I wanted, I said to her, "Is there any way I can send you a picture of my grandmother's wedding dress? I would just love to have that in the picture." And so she said, "Yeah, go take some pictures of your daughter." And so, what happened is that it was happening really fast. I needed the picture right away. Everything was like, so fast. And all of a sudden Eva was like, "Yes, if you can send the picture today, that would be perfect." And so, Grace happened to be home while I was texting Eva, but she was just getting ready to leave for work. And I like went flying into my bedroom to get out Grandma Belle's trunk, and I'm opening it up and I'm pulling out the dress, and I say to Grace, "I need you to put this on for just a minute," and she's like, "I don't have time. I do not have time to put that on." I'm like, "You have to! You have to!" And there wasn't enough time for me to explain to her what was happening, and she was trying to tell me how she couldn't put the dress on, and I'm following her out to the car, because Eva was like, "Take the picture outside with something solid behind you." So I'm like, "Oh, in front of the garage doors would be perfect." So I finally... Grace tells me I have 60 seconds, you guys. I have 60 seconds. She's counting and I'm dressing her in this dress and putting her facing the garage and I have it all everything on her, and it is so cute because... I wish you could see her hands. I'm going to try and put it up here. And sorry about the light. But she still has on her just her crazy rings that she wears everyday, because that is how fast we were going with this picture. And then I get her undressed, like, everyone who's worried about the dress... It's laying on the cement in my driveway so she can get to work on time. And then I bundled the whole thing back in and I bring it into the house and that is the end. I send all the garage door pictures to Eva. And she does this amazing thing. I mean look guys, no garage doors. Look at how beautiful it turned out. Well, when the picture gets done, Eva sends it to me. I die over it when I see it. And I put it in our family group text, and Grace responds first. Oh, and I wrote the name. It's "For Such a Time as This." I just wrote the name at the bottom of the picture. And Grace responds with crying faces. And then she says to me, "Mom, you didn't tell me what I was doing the picture for!" and I was like, "Well, I didn't have time! Remember? I had 60 seconds!" And then she said, "Mom, this is my favorite story in the scriptures. Like, this has been a life-changing story for me, and anytime my life gets hard, I turn to the book of Esther, and I've done it since I was a little girl. I go back to that story and back to that story and back to that story," and she was like, "Mom, to have a picture of me in a painting entitled, 'For Such a Time as This,' is like a watershed moment in my life." And what a sweet moment it was to look at this and think, it just made it even sweeter that she didn't even know, and now that has become such a profound moment in her story, in her life. And we will all have moments like that in our story where I think we will have that moment like Grace did when all of a sudden she saw herself in that dress in that background and what was a 60 second cement and garage door moment all of a sudden became holy for her; it just became holy, because all of a sudden, God was in that story.

[@julesg9451]

I loved this story when Emily told it on Inklings and it was so good to see the dress, shoes, cloak again up close. Thanks for posting the whole thing.

[@SarahGFryer]

So good! Thank you for sharing.

[@lyndamurray4811]

That story was beautiful and I’m glad Emily had the faith to keep moving so her daughter put the dress on!! I love that painting so much.

[@patgardner5522]

Thank you for sharing that!

[@hiattech]

Your exuberance is infectious and I end up smiling throughout the video lol

[@peggyrogers7884]

BOTH of you are happily infectious!!! BY THE WAY, I realized there was a huge smile on my way as well!

[@chren6643]

Thank you for your fairy tale story. The king was looking for a beautiful young maiden. What about him. May be he was fat, short, crossed eyes, lame, half deaf, bold, and old. This is incredible how some men expect women to be sooo idealistic, but do not question whether they are so desirable themselves... Well, I hope for Esther that the king was not so ugly and not drunk all the time. Esther's story is a great lesson about overcoming our fears and putting our trust in the Lord when we have fears and doubts. I love also the conclusion about the wicked one(s). They may seem to be all powerful for a moment, that may be long, but we should remember to put our faith in God and not fear. He will make things right when time comes.

[@angieallen4884]

David, you are such a guy! Which is why the two of you together really works so well. This was a great lesson.

[@SarahGFryer]

The story of Esther has been one of my most favorite, ever since I was little. But I LOVED hearing so many more insights and finding even more meaning in her story from this video. I also felt the spirit so strong the whole time. Thank you! (It was also hilarious how excited Emily was about the wedding dress and how David was trying his best to also be excited 😅)

[@MJ-he1hf]

Thank you for opening my eyes to a new perspective on the book of Esther 🥰

[@sueellenlacey18]

I know that most moms are happy to send their children back to school at the end of summer, but I hate it. I love having my children around me all the time!

[@lorithornbrue4295]

Me, too...I LOVED having my kids around and the freedom of summer....and all too soon they are gone with beautiful families of their own.

[@celestiashumway9609]

I agree! Keep those kids home as long as possible!@@lorithornbrue4295 that's why I homeschool!

[@lindsayrager37]

Same here!!!

[@MikolDawn]

You could home school?

[@sherriemota7348]

I know, right? I always feel like such a minority but I have always been so excited for summer so I can have my kids around and so disappointed when it's over. Its SUCH a blessing to have them around!!

[@nana11morgan91]

My day is lifted just listening to you two! Thank you

[@whitneys1085]

Loved this week’s lesson! Thanks for all that you both do. Your lessons help me so much!!

[@eloisea7669]

Loved this and I'm now sooooo excited to study Esther this week and look for God and also to take more time to look for Him in my own life. You guys are awesome!! 🥰🙏🏻

[@melindaroth5568]

You two are seriously so awesome! This weeks lesson was so fun. Thanks for all you do!!!

[@HannahRobinson796]

Oh I love the shoes dress and cloak!!! 🤍🤍 thanks for sharing some of your families story with us Emily 🤍

[@juliesandberg3838]

I love that the dress Esther is wearing in the drawing has the same cloak as your Grandmothers wedding cloak.

[@jamiegiguiere4924]

I think Emily has mentioned before that her daughter wore this dress and was the model for this painting! Someone please correct me if that's wrong

[@suzetteparkinson2172]

It was drawn using her cloak. So awesome!

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

I wish we knew more about Vashti. She's brave and courageous, too. Surely she knew the king wouldn't be happy with her refusal to be paraded in front of the men (some sources believe that she was expected to be naked). Naked or not, she was not willing to be used in such a way.

[@caraleecurtis5843]

I think its cool how Esther appears to be clothed in Emily's great grandmothers wedding dress/cloak!

[@jenifermcswain6236]

I just noticed this!

[@louisebotelle9722]

Thanks for not "getting it", David. I don't get it either!! Not a Fairy Tale gal, or a Romance Story gal, or a Disney gal. Vashti is my heroine...she refuses to be paraded around like chattel. Without Vashti=no Esther. Hey, it takes all types😂😂😂💕💕💕

[@lindsayrager37]

Hahaha I’m the same, but Emily is totally rubbing off on me! I really want to love those things as much as her. Also, when I couldn’t sleep when I was 11, I would stay awake and dream about the second coming. Not my wedding, though.

[@MikolDawn]

What a cool thing to dream about!

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

Same here! I wish we knew more about Vashti.

[@aprilgriffin7126]

I love Esther and the analogy; as we look for God we learn to see him everywhere. Also, agreed this is the format for every Disney story! 😆❤️

[@thatslife-danette]

I LOVE how giddy you both are about this story! It's so contagious!💯❤️

[@cindyhuffaker6357]

The kings commands were written in all the languages throughout the kingdom. His deliverance letter was sent through Asia, India and Africa.

[@Lee21923]

Today was so good you guys, love all the heroes. 💕

[@clarawilliams3196]

Hi this is Clara Epperson 😍 pray 🙏 for me and my Family 💗 I want to go to Church Sunday morning 🌄 and I want to call Kathy and ride with her.

[@lauriesmith3443]

Emily, the back of Esther's dress reminds me of your Great Grandma's carriage jacket.

[@evelynnewman952]

I so needed this. Thank you, thank you.

[@joannastle7901]

🤣 are you dying over this? ….. well I’m trying to. hahahahaha

[@mandolynrain01]

Love it! Beautiful wedding dress and carriage coat was it the inspiration for the dress she wears in the painting? Thank you for bringing your energy into doing this it's truly lifting my soul to hear these videos several times a week they help bring more perspective and joy into the verses. 😍🥰🙏😇😇

[@lyndellstone2738]

I've come here especially to check to see if anyone was commenting on the cloak in the artwork! I recognised it straight away! What a special tribute to her GGrandmother.

[@suzetteparkinson2172]

I am so glad you didn’t miss Vashti!

[@samisonivuli2753]

Hi David, l know you are I Fiji right now, look forward to meeting you. I follow you guys back here in Suva Fiji.

[@kathynewman9989]

Emily, Cast not your lace, taffeta and carriage cloak before swine! Ha! Ha! Loved seeing the wedding dress and cloak! What year was she married? My grandmother saved clothes from my great grandmother and great,great grandmother. Love them! Maybe we need to do a fashion show! Thanks for your videos. Our family is going through a very, very difficult time. We hang on to those times when we see the Lord's hand in our life. We do find moments of peace. Thanks to you and Dave for all you do!

[@GingerAdventurez]

“Now we call that Trek” 😂🤣🤣😂

[@caryngraham7952]

I love this thought. Thanks for your great insights.

[@joannepease4341]

I would have it if Emily showed us a picture of her Great-Gramma in her wedding outfit. The shoes are lovely

[@CN-pe4gz]

My wedding and the second coming were the two things I stayed awake dreaming about too! Love the lesson, thank you!

[@marleeriggin996]

David, you started looking for sunflowers once your friend pointed you in the direction of the first sunflower.

[@nataliecarbone6997]

Taking about the ‘beauty pageant’ to find the new queen reminds me of the ‘Princesses on Parade’ number from ‘The Swan Princess’. I know that’s a pretty obscure reference but watch it and you’ll see what I mean.

[@mikeandninakaneen3843]

I love that you had painted on the map picture your GG Pearls wedding cloak ! I hope that we will use this same Old Testament Timeline in 4 years when we do the OT again. Thanks again for all you do !

[@Huhenyo]

I noticed that too. I think it is actually her whole dress. Really cool!

[@madelinebriscoe9979]

Yes, thank you for all of your efforts

[@lindsayrager37]

Yes! And here is a story Emily told on Inklings on 1.27.22 about that dress and that picture: And I want to just tell you a quick story about this painting. So Eva, our cute friend Eva Timothy, you guys. I asked if she would paint me a picture of Esther. And when we were talking about the painting that I wanted, I said to her, "Is there any way I can send you a picture of my grandmother's wedding dress? I would just love to have that in the picture." And so she said, "Yeah, go take some pictures of your daughter." And so, what happened is that it was happening really fast. I needed the picture right away. Everything was like, so fast. And all of a sudden Eva was like, "Yes, if you can send the picture today, that would be perfect." And so, Grace happened to be home while I was texting Eva, but she was just getting ready to leave for work. And I like went flying into my bedroom to get out Grandma Belle's trunk, and I'm opening it up and I'm pulling out the dress, and I say to Grace, "I need you to put this on for just a minute," and she's like, "I don't have time. I do not have time to put that on." I'm like, "You have to! You have to!" And there wasn't enough time for me to explain to her what was happening, and she was trying to tell me how she couldn't put the dress on, and I'm following her out to the car, because Eva was like, "Take the picture outside with something solid behind you." So I'm like, "Oh, in front of the garage doors would be perfect." So I finally... Grace tells me I have 60 seconds, you guys. I have 60 seconds. She's counting and I'm dressing her in this dress and putting her facing the garage and I have it all everything on her, and it is so cute because... I wish you could see her hands. I'm going to try and put it up here. And sorry about the light. But she still has on her just her crazy rings that she wears everyday, because that is how fast we were going with this picture. And then I get her undressed, like, everyone who's worried about the dress... It's laying on the cement in my driveway so she can get to work on time. And then I bundled the whole thing back in and I bring it into the house and that is the end. I send all the garage door pictures to Eva. And she does this amazing thing. I mean look guys, no garage doors. Look at how beautiful it turned out. Well, when the picture gets done, Eva sends it to me. I die over it when I see it. And I put it in our family group text, and Grace responds first. Oh, and I wrote the name. It's "For Such a Time as This." I just wrote the name at the bottom of the picture. And Grace responds with crying faces. And then she says to me, "Mom, you didn't tell me what I was doing the picture for!" and I was like, "Well, I didn't have time! Remember? I had 60 seconds!" And then she said, "Mom, this is my favorite story in the scriptures. Like, this has been a life-changing story for me, and anytime my life gets hard, I turn to the book of Esther, and I've done it since I was a little girl. I go back to that story and back to that story and back to that story," and she was like, "Mom, to have a picture of me in a painting entitled, 'For Such a Time as This,' is like a watershed moment in my life." And what a sweet moment it was to look at this and think, it just made it even sweeter that she didn't even know, and now that has become such a profound moment in her story, in her life. And we will all have moments like that in our story where I think we will have that moment like Grace did when all of a sudden she saw herself in that dress in that background and what was a 60 second cement and garage door moment all of a sudden became holy for her; it just became holy, because all of a sudden, God was in that story.

[@harmonywoodrome9911]

So fun, happy lesson. Thank you very much 😍👏

[@Smile-lc6jn]

Was Grandma Pearl from a affluent family. It’s beautiful….

[@kathyfengel8026]

So perfect!!! So good!!!! Thank you!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@leeedwards806]

David's responses are so funny!!

[@grammac9388]

Yeah, he agrees but you can tell he is rolling his eyes 👀. 😂

[@eldel78]

I have a maiden circle! They are the best! ❤️❤️❤️

[@wifeofkortirion]

David, I am just wondering about your red friendship bracelet. Is that representative of Rahab's red thread in the window? Or completely unrelated?

[@stephlovemiller]

I just noticed that Esther's dress is Emily's great grandmother's wedding dress! The carriage cloak!

[@emmerinschutz3764]

I want to see the dress modeled!

[@judithrawlings3700]

oh I love her shoes and her dress....thank you for sharing with us today. I loved each item, and it is so wonderful that you have it still. And even what she wore in the carriage. I can't believe it. Yes, I am in love with it, thank you

[@madelinebriscoe9979]

I have posted this before, but not sure you will see it from previous lessons, so forgive me. I’m anxious to see all of your journal pages where you have placed stickers and small pictures that go with the lessons. Where can I get the small pictures as well to go with each lesson, I use the stickers but would love to get the pictures as well.

[@lindsayrager37]

The pictures that go with the timeline are available here: mcusercontent.com/7d45d1199b50b6bf1e409f902/files/2cf961e0-e5c1-54c2-032a-839d82473ba8/DMT_OldTestament_Timeline_Pieces.pdf

[@dinocollins720]

Both weddings and the second coming fill me with dread haha jk

[@marleeriggin996]

This has nothing to do with your podcast. I love your denim jumper. Where did you get it?

[@suzyq6767]

Ya made me cry.

[@Cre8aStyL]

I feel like the first part of story of Esther is like the Bachelorette.

[@HillaryFarraArdmore]

Where did the painting of Easter come from? Did you notice that the dress looks exactly like it has Emily's grandma's carage cloke!??

[@ellenpierpoint9410]

That is actually her dress. Eva Timothy painted it from a photo of Grace wearing that dress. So cool!!!

[@lindsayrager37]

Yes! And here is a story Emily told on Inklings on 1.27.22 about that dress and that picture: And I want to just tell you a quick story about this painting. So Eva, our cute friend Eva Timothy, you guys. I asked if she would paint me a picture of Esther. And when we were talking about the painting that I wanted, I said to her, "Is there any way I can send you a picture of my grandmother's wedding dress? I would just love to have that in the picture." And so she said, "Yeah, go take some pictures of your daughter." And so, what happened is that it was happening really fast. I needed the picture right away. Everything was like, so fast. And all of a sudden Eva was like, "Yes, if you can send the picture today, that would be perfect." And so, Grace happened to be home while I was texting Eva, but she was just getting ready to leave for work. And I like went flying into my bedroom to get out Grandma Belle's trunk, and I'm opening it up and I'm pulling out the dress, and I say to Grace, "I need you to put this on for just a minute," and she's like, "I don't have time. I do not have time to put that on." I'm like, "You have to! You have to!" And there wasn't enough time for me to explain to her what was happening, and she was trying to tell me how she couldn't put the dress on, and I'm following her out to the car, because Eva was like, "Take the picture outside with something solid behind you." So I'm like, "Oh, in front of the garage doors would be perfect." So I finally... Grace tells me I have 60 seconds, you guys. I have 60 seconds. She's counting and I'm dressing her in this dress and putting her facing the garage and I have it all everything on her, and it is so cute because... I wish you could see her hands. I'm going to try and put it up here. And sorry about the light. But she still has on her just her crazy rings that she wears everyday, because that is how fast we were going with this picture. And then I get her undressed, like, everyone who's worried about the dress... It's laying on the cement in my driveway so she can get to work on time. And then I bundled the whole thing back in and I bring it into the house and that is the end. I send all the garage door pictures to Eva. And she does this amazing thing. I mean look guys, no garage doors. Look at how beautiful it turned out. Well, when the picture gets done, Eva sends it to me. I die over it when I see it. And I put it in our family group text, and Grace responds first. Oh, and I wrote the name. It's "For Such a Time as This." I just wrote the name at the bottom of the picture. And Grace responds with crying faces. And then she says to me, "Mom, you didn't tell me what I was doing the picture for!" and I was like, "Well, I didn't have time! Remember? I had 60 seconds!" And then she said, "Mom, this is my favorite story in the scriptures. Like, this has been a life-changing story for me, and anytime my life gets hard, I turn to the book of Esther, and I've done it since I was a little girl. I go back to that story and back to that story and back to that story," and she was like, "Mom, to have a picture of me in a painting entitled, 'For Such a Time as This,' is like a watershed moment in my life." And what a sweet moment it was to look at this and think, it just made it even sweeter that she didn't even know, and now that has become such a profound moment in her story, in her life. And we will all have moments like that in our story where I think we will have that moment like Grace did when all of a sudden she saw herself in that dress in that background and what was a 60 second cement and garage door moment all of a sudden became holy for her; it just became holy, because all of a sudden, God was in that story.

[@tylervargha7277]

Any idea of how to get a print of the painting of Esther that they put on the board at 0:50?

[@tylervargha7277]

Or if you know the name of the painter who made that

[@Sereiayara8]

Eva Timothy

[@grammac9388]

Deseret book? Eva Timothy

[@melaniestokes2141]

Can someone answer this question: We placed Esther's picture on the timeline (square #31) under the place where the Book of Mormon begins. Does that mean this story took place the same time as events were happening in the Book of Mormon? I apologize if this is a dumb question. I'm confused.

[@jessicazimmerman3560]

It's not a dumb question, you are seeking for understanding. 🙂 Yes, they happened roughly at the same time. Although historians argue exactly when Esther took place, was before the Jews were sent back to build the temple or after? At least we know it happened over in the Middle East while Book of Mormon events were happening on the American continent. Some people like to think that Nephi may have known Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (which would be so cool!). This year is the first time I'm putting together all the pieces and realizing how interconnected the Bible and the Book of Mormon truly are. So please don't feel bad asking questions because we are all here learning. ❤️

[@melaniestokes2141]

@@jessicazimmerman3560 thank you!

[@grammac9388]

She goes in block 31. It sounds as if you put her in 42. Which is under the timeline of Omni and Jarom. If that makes sense @melanie stokes

[@grammac9388]

@Melanie Stokes place Esther in block 31

[@melaniestokes2141]

@@grammac9388 Review the video at 1:05. It goes under the BOM line. I have it on square #31.

[@maribethceniza]

❤️👍