A House Of Order

Doctrine and Covenants 88:119
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;

Doctrine and Covenants 90:18
Set in order your houses; keep slothfulness and uncleanness far from you.

Doctrine and Covenants 109:8
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing, and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;

Doctrine and Covenants 132:8
Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion.
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Some days I wake up and think, "I need to clean this house!"

I know I get this from my mother.   I remember a many Saturdays where we would spend the ENTIRE day cleaning our home.  Every room.  Every bathroom.  Every floor.  Every corner.  Why on Saturday???  Bc we were preparing for the Sabbath, our day of rest. 

Earlier this week I did something like that for my upstairs.  I had all 3 bedrooms, kitchen and dining room and living rooms cleaned before Connor and I left for the day.  And we came home later???  It was so nice to come home to a clean, organized and uncluttered home.  Seriously the best feeling ever. 

I can understand my mother's insistance on always cleaning every Saturday.  It helped us be able to relax and actually rest on Sunday like we are commanded to do.  

Today I looked at my house and thought...now the downstairs needs my help!  LOL.

One room at a time, one floor at a time, one bathroom at a time...but my house, my home...will become a House Of Order.