In Mark 12: 28-30 the Lord taught that the first great commandment is to love the Lord with all our heart, soul , mind and strength. The widow who gave two mites gave all that she had and with that she gave up herself to love the Lord with all of her heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Savior taught that she had “cast more in, than all they which have cast in the treasury.” (Mark 12:41) This is because the widow gave everything she had and her intention was pure while the others who gave money did it without a thought or without any sacrifice. An acceptable offering to the Lord is when we give up of ourselves, it has to be enough to mean something so we can truly sacrifice for the Lord. This can be related to 2nd Nephi 25:23 which reads: “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.” So we will be saved after we put for the effort, it is not something free; sacrifice is needed to accomplish it. If we want to be more like the widow and portray qualities of sacrifice and obedience then we can do many things besides giving money. We can give our time through service activities or even missionary work. We can magnify our callings and do everything we can to help our fellow man. We can also attend church services with a heart that is willing to learn and to teach others.
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