Desktop picture won't save

Every time I turn on my MacBood Pro lap top, the desktop picture changes. I put the picture I want up, and then the next time I turn on the computer
the picture is replaced by another one. How do I get it to save the picture I want on my desktop?

You likely have a corrupted preference (.plist) file that needs to deleted and the machine rebooted, which will rebuild the preference file from a master copy.
See #12/#13 here to find the corrupted ones.
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Then read here for how to remove it.
Deleting the System Preference or other .plist file
If you have done this and it still doesn't work, then go back and run through the Steps more throughly to be systematic.
Sometimes the master copy of the preference file is corrupted, that may require having to remove all the user data from the account and deleting it, rebooting and then making the same user account again, or simply transfering all the user data to a new account.
What this does is it rebuilds the master copy of the preference file, so that the copy of the preference file your using is also pristine and awaiting your new preferences to be stored in it.

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