Paisley Imperfect - Video

It looks like we’re going to be learning about temple work and its role in the redemption of the dead. I think it’s so beautiful that Heavenly Father prepared a way for all of those millions/billions of people who’ve never heard of Him or Jesus Christ to still have an opportunity to choose to make covenants with Him. Even if it’s after this life and well into the next one....

It’s a sad week. We’ll be reading about the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith and then about the beginning of the Saints’ trek west. What a hard time for them. We get to watch a part of President Holland’s talk about his testimony of the Book of Mormon. I remember when he gave that talk – it’s stuck with me ever since. How has your testimony changed this year?...

It’s interesting to me that President Oaks became our new Prophet right before we got to these two sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Section 133 is about preparing ourselves for the Second Coming (which we’ve heard a LOT about lately), but section 134 is about governments and how they’re supposed to serve the people. President Oaks was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court &n...

How do you feel when you leave the temple? Do you feel the angels around you? Do you feel like you’re armed with the power of God? What does that feel like for you? I love going to the temple because when I’m there I feel like I’m home. We are so blessed to have so many around the world. There’s only one checklist this week, and we’re averaging about 20 minutes every...

This week could be triggering for some. We’re digging into marriage and families and polygamy. Please remember that we teach the ideal so that when (if) we make it to the celestial kingdom, we won’t be surprised by how it’s organized. We also need to learn about the ideal because that’s what we should be striving for. That doesn’t mean we will all get it, and our Fath...

There’s a lot of “information” about baptisms for the dead out there. Before you believe something you read online, please go to the source. Then, if you don’t quite understand what you’re reading, please ask someone you know who does. If you don’t feel comfortable asking someone you know, you can set up a time to meet with some missionaries who would be happy t...

There’s a lot going on this week and quite a few things to study. Do the best you can, but don’t burn yourself out. There’s so much that I’ve created two different plans.  Plan A will take, on average, about 24 minutes every day. The only section of the Doctrine & Covenants that we’re looking at this week is over 38 minutes by itself.  Plan B will take a...

When you’re feeling particularly down – left out, forgotten, depressed, stressed, or just wondering when things might get better – what do you do? Where do you go to find comfort or reassurance?  D&C section 122 is a favorite of mine. When I’m feeling out of sorts or stuck (or any of those other things above) I like to go to this section for a reminder that everyth...

It looks like we’re going to be learning about tithing quite a bit this week. What has your experience with tithing be? For me… I pay it and I believe I’m being blessed, but I also don’t think that I fully recognize what blessings are specific to paying my tithing. What about you? There are a lot of things to look at this week, but we’re still only averaging about 20...

It’s probably safe to say that we’ve all had our faith and courage tested at some time or another – I know I certainly have.  Those who came before us faced those struggles too. They came in different forms and in different ways than ours do, but they came. This week, we get to learn more about a few of those trials in Doctrine & Covenants sections 111-114. We’re a...

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 auth...

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://paisleyi...

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 differen...

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-mon...

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...

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 everywh...

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 everywh...

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 journ...

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 pow...

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....

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, wh...

It looks like we're going to be learning about the Atonement this week. We get to review one of my all-time favorite Conference talks; "Am I Good Enough? Will I Make It?" It's going to be a good week! Here's this week's checklist: https://paisleyimperfect.com/make-a-plan-monday-july-7-13/ #ComeFollowMe2025 #ScriptureStudy #DoctrineAndCovenants

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-mo...

Did you know that Joseph Smith wasn't perfect? It shouldn't be a shocker, but I think we sometimes tend to put him on a bit of a pedestal and assume that everything he did was done perfectly. The "Come, Follow Me" manual says that one of the concerns the early Church leaders had regarding the publishing of the revelations Joseph Smith received was the imperfections in the way he wrote them. Sectio...

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...