This week we get to learn more about how the Church was organized in its really early days. There’s more than that though. Check out the first paragraph in the “Come, Follow Me” manual for this week:

“But there’s so much more to the divine instruction in section 107 than just how Church leadership should be organized. Here, the Lord teaches us about His power and authority, ‘the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God’ (verse 3). The purpose of the priesthood is to unlock ‘all the spiritual blessings of the church’ so that all of God’s children can ‘have the heavens opened unto them’ and ‘enjoy the communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant’ (verses 18–19). In teaching us about His priesthood, the Savior is teaching us about Himself and how we can come unto Him.”

Isn’t that beautiful? The more I learn about the priesthood and my role in it, the more grateful I am for the Plan of Salvation and the opportunities available to all of us as we progress on the covenant path.

Thanks for coming along on this journey with me!

Here’s this week’s checklist (there’s only one this week): https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-september-22-28/

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It looks like we’re going to be learning more about Zion’s Camp this week. I have a feeling, however, that we’re also going to be learning about how we can help create Zion now. 

There’s a LOT to get into this week, and two checklists to choose from. List A averages about 26 minutes every day, and List B averages about 31 minutes. Both are posted here: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-september-15-21/

How are you working to help create Zion already? What do you want to improve on? 

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There’s a lot to look at this week, and it looks like it’s mostly about trials and adversity. It also looks like there are a lot of opportunities to apply how the Saints back then handled their trials, to how we handle our own.

If you’re anything like me, that’s intimidating. Their trials seem so much worse than mine will ever be. BUT here’s the thing. We are different people going through different things. Some of the things I struggle with, you would find easy and possibly even laughable. And the same is true for me. Sometimes when I hear that someone is struggling with something that I think is simple or easy, I find myself judging them for not being able to get through it “better.” Shame on me.

Heavenly Father gives us different struggles because we are different. We cannot go through this life exactly the same as anyone else – we would lose our uniqueness and some of our agency. That’s not to say that we can’t use our experiences to help others – that’s actually part of the point. We can! We can use our experience and our talents, gifts, and opportunities to help each other. And we should.

Anyway – here’s the links to the lists this week. Yep – listS. There are two. The difference between them is that there are 3 chapters from Saints, Volume 1 on list B. List A has us studying for about 20 minutes every day, and list B has us at 29. That’s a 10 minute difference (about) so it was worth creating the two different lists. Have fun! https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-september-8-14/

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We get to learn more about the Kirtland temple this week, but also more about temples in general. There’s even an opportunity to look at the General Handbook and see what it says about our endowment. I’m excited!

We’re looking at about 15 minutes every day this week, which is doable. Here’s the checklist to help keep us on track: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-september-1-7/

I’ve also been studying some other things lately and maybe it’s time I share. If you’re interested in seeing some of the things I’ve found about the Atonement, Spiritual Gifts, and the Plan of Salvation, check out paisleyimperfect.com and click on what’s most interesting to you.

Thank you all for your constant support! I hope you’re loving the Doctrine & Covenants this year and, more importantly, that you’re growing closer to your Savior.

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This week we’re looking at section 93 of the Doctrine & Covenants. Based on the section header and the titles of the talks we’ll be looking at this week, we’re going to learn more about how to be more diligent in our homes so we can create “A Home Where the Spirit of the Lord Dwells.” I don’t know about you, but I could use all the help I can get.

We can get through all the things this week with only an average of about 12 minutes every day! Two of the days are less than 8 minutes. Here’s the checklist for easy download: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-august-25-31/

What are some things that you’ve done in your homes over the years that have helped make it more peaceful, inviting, calm, and a place where your family wants to be?

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I read through the intro to Doctrine & Covenants 88 and it looks like it has a lot of stuff that’s applicable to us. Of course I realize that all of the scriptures are applicable to us, but this section talks about faith, light, obedience, laws, sanctification, and signs of the Second Coming. It also talks about establishing a temple. As a Church, we’re establishing temples everywhere!

You can download this week’s full checklist here: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-august-11-17/

I would love to hear about what you learn (or relearn) this week in your studies. Which talks helped you the most? What did you need to hear?

Thanks everyone!

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I read through the intro to Doctrine & Covenants 88 and it looks like it has a lot of stuff that’s applicable to us. Of course I realize that all of the scriptures are applicable to us, but this section talks about faith, light, obedience, laws, sanctification, and signs of the Second Coming. It also talks about establishing a temple. As a Church, we’re establishing temples everywhere!

You can download this week’s full checklist here: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-august-11-17/

I would love to hear about what you learn (or relearn) this week in your studies. Which talks helped you the most? What did you need to hear?

Thanks everyone!

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It's great that we had a little time last week to work on our family history because this week it looks like we're going to be learning about keeping a journal. Did you know that keeping a journal “counts” as doing family history? You're recording your own personal history and that's worth a lot to the people who come after us.

To be completely transparent – I am a horrible journal keeper. Frankly, I use Instagram and Facebook as my journals. That and some photo backups. You'll get no judgement from me on how well you keep your own journal.

There isn't a ton this week; just enough to keep us busy every day for about 12 minutes. You can find the full checklist here: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-august-4-10/

How do you like to keep a journal? Or do you?

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It looks like we're going to be learning more about the priesthood this week. I've learned a lot in the last year or so about how, as a woman, I can use the priesthood. Without getting too deep into it right here, there's a difference between the power of the priesthood and the authority of the priesthood. When we receive our endowment in the temple, part of it is being endowed with priesthood power. In our callings we have authority to act within the parameters of our calling under the authority of the priesthood. I feel like our Church leaders are teaching us more and more about this and I get really excited when I learn new stuff!

You can find the full checklist here: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-july-28-august-3/

Spoiler; Friday is open for some family history work!

I would love to hear about what you learn about the priesthood this time around. I love hearing it!

Have a great week!

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Have you ever felt different after being set apart for a calling? And then felt different again when you were released? It's happened to me. That's a very "watered down" version of what we're going to learn a little about this week. 

We're already into sections 81-83 of the Doctrine & Covenants. Can you believe it? This has been the most meaningful study of this book that I've had so far. 

You can find this week's checklist here: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-july-21-27/

Thanks for being here and for being you! Nobody does it quite like you do.

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