Religon Class Blog

Here is another post from my religion class. Enjoy! Choice 5: Mark 12:41–44. The Widow’s Mites 1. Review Mark 12:41–44 and the institute student manual commentary for Mark 12:41–44, “What Was the Significance of the Widow’s Gift?” (p. 149). Write an explanation of how the widow lived what the Savior taught in Mark 12:28–30. The significance of the widow’s gift is twofold. First, the widow did not give the gift for attention. She wasn’t there to draw attention to herself. She was there to do as she was commanded. She was there to pay her tithes. Second, the widow gave all that she had. Not 10 percent, not her excesses. She gave ALL that she had. The widow was living the commandments by giving everything she had; she was not just complying with that that was expected. 2. Even though the widow gave less money than wealthier people gave, according to Mark 12:44, how much of what she had did she give? Write a paragraph describing what this teaches about what constitutes an acceptable offering to the Lord. How does 2 Nephi 25:23 apply to what the widow did? The widow gave ALL that she had! We are commanded to do all that we can do. The widow could have used her mite for something else, but she wanted to do all that she could do. The widow gave all that she had knowing that she would be blessed for following Jesus. 2 Nephi 25:23 states,” For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.” No one is perfect, no one person can have eternal life without the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. It is through Jesus that we can be saved. Jesus gave his life for us. It is not asking much for us to give all that we have to the Lord. 3. Write two or three sentences describing a way, aside from the donation of money, that you could better follow the widow’s example of sacrifice and obedience. One way we can give our all to the Lord, outside of money, is to give of our works. In Alma 12:12 we read, “And Amulek hath spoken plainly concerning death, and being raised from this mortality to a state of immortality, and being brought before the bar of God, to be judged according to our works.” By serving others we are serving our Lord. We can give of our time, talents and service to others.