The Savior taught, "Thou shalt love they Lord they God with all thy heart, and with all they soul and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." After teaching this, a widow came up and gave two mites. She gave all that she had to the Lord and his mission, with coincides beautifully with the lesson the Savior taught.
The Widow gave everything she had to the Savior, which is what the Lord requires of his people. Following the Lord is never easy and it shouldn't be. He asks each of us to give up all we can to him, because when we do that, he replaces what we have given up with something much much better. It's all an act of faith. The Widow was reconciled to God because the she gave all to God and believed that he would take care of her needs, which connects beautifully to 2 Nephi 25:23, "For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, an 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."
We can follow that Widow's example by more than money donation. We can give of our time and talents buy providing service to others around us.
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