The Widow's Mite

First off, I want to say how much I love this story in the New testament. It is a great reminder of how I want to be! I want to be able to sacrifice everything I have to draw closer to my Heavenly Father.

In Mark 12:28-30 the Lord gives the greatest commandment, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength."  The Widow was willing to give everything thing she had to the Lord and that showed him the love she had for the Lord. 

What was so great about the widow is that she didn't give much but she did give everything she had. She didn't have anymore money.  Who can say that they can give all of their money to the Lord? I know I can't.  She showed such great faith. In 2 Nephi 25:23 the last line says, "for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do."  The Widow had faith in the Lord and believed that he would help her after she sacrificed everything she had.  There are plenty of ways that we can be like the Widow without giving all of our money to tithing.  We can sacrifice our time and serve others, attend them temple and do scripture study.  We can also use our talents.  The Lord gave them to us for a reason.  We should use them as often as possible and show the Lord that we really do appreciate all that we have.



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?” (pg 149). Write an explanation of how the widow lived what the Savior taught in Mark 12:28-30.

Even though the widow gave less money that wealthier people gave, according to Mark 12:44, how much of what she had did she give? Write a paragraph describing what this reaches about what constitutes an acceptable offering to the Lord. How does 2 Nephi 25:23 apply to what the widow did?

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.