What did jesus ask john to do that would indicate he had great confidence in john's character and the change that had taken place in him? -jesus asked john to take care of the "elect lady" and her children. -jesus asked john to lead the other disciples in their missionary endeavors. -jesus asked john to write five of the books that would make up the new testament. -at his crucifixion, jesus entrusted his mother to john's care and asked him to be a son to her.

At His crucifixion , Jesus entrusted His mother to John's care and asked him to be a son to her.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years