Turning towards God

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. Well the women loved the Lord with all her heart. She showed it through giving all a that she had, and was left with nothing. When we love the Lord we sacrifice all that we have, she showed it through sacrificing all her worldly things.
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? She gave ALL that she had. 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? We know that God will save us through his grace only after we have done everything that we can do. In the case of the woman, she has literally done all that she can, she has offered all that she can, with her heart set towards God. The Lords does not care about how much you give or you don’t give, he cares about the intentions behind what you give, you can give one dollar but you were humble and you willingly have it 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.  I would say my time, especially when it comes to visiting teaching. I can show my love for him when I willingly visit teach and see it as an opportunity for growth and being a tool in his hands rather then something to check off on my to do list. Another thing that I can do is to be obedient in my prayers and my scripture reading, not just do a mediocre job, but actually be sincere and humble and offer my whole heart, time and mindset when I do take those minutes every day to dedicate to God.