Paisley Imperfect

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/ #ScriptureStudy #ComeFollowMe2025 #DoctrineAndCovenants

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/ #ScriptureStudy #ComeFollowMe2025 #DoctrineAndCovenants

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? #ScriptureStudy #ComeFollowMe2025 #DoctrineAndCovenants

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! #ComeFollowMe2025 #ScriptureStudy #DoctrineAndCovenants

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! #ScriptureStudy #ComeFollowMe2025 #DoctrineAndCovenants

This week's "Come, Follow Me"; lesson has us looking at sections 77-80 of the Doctrine and Covenants. We always do a sneak peek with the kids and it looks like we'll be learning about the business side of the Church this week; at least how it was set up back then. Should be interesting. We'll average out at about 13-14 minutes per day this week if you want to do use the checklist on the website, which you can find here: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-july-14-20/. I hope you'll come back and let me know about something new you learned (or relearned) this week! Thanks for being here!

I could be off, but based on the titles of the talks in our study plan this week, we're going to be learning more about the people we can (and should strive to) become. And it also looks like we're all going to get a small lesson in what it means to be a bishop. Maybe we'll all be a little kinder to ours after learning more? Here's this week's checklist: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-june-30-july-6/ Which talk are you the most excited to review? For me, it's President Oaks' "Loving Others and Living with Differences."; #ScriptureStudy #ComeFollowMe2025 #DoctrineAndCovenants

Just based on the names of the Conference talks included in this week's studies, it looks like we're going to be learning more about forgiveness. Here's the checklist for this week: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-june-16-22/ Have you ever wanted to forgive someone, you just didn't know how? Maybe it was yourself; you wanted to get past something dumb you did but you just couldn't figure out how to let go? It's happened to me, and I wish there was a quick way to just say, "Ok, I'm done"; and have all the feelings of guilt, embarrassment, shame, and ickiness just disappear. Every time I've found myself in that place of wanting to let go and just not knowing how, it has worked itself out; eventually. Lots of prayer, sometimes some fasting, and time. Keep learning, keep growing, and be of good cheer! I know; it's easier said than done. Just do your best. #ScriptureStudy #ComeFollowMe2025 #DoctrineAndCovenants