Tiwi certified

Hey guys! This week has gone so fast yet it has been so long! Looking back it seems like forever ago.
Monday we played sports and test up a volleyball net. Ah! So good! I have a crazy appreciation for volleyball that goes farther than just highs hook sports. Volleyball is so regenerating and therapeutic. I played so hard and was so sore for the next few days this week. I've been sleeping on the floor some because it feels better on my back.
Tuesday when we were running at the high school track at 6:30 this girl was there and we ended up talking to her and invited her to go to mutual activities. We should be teaching her soon. That was quite the miracle to start off our week.
Wednesday I gave the focus in our district meeting. I was supposed to give it on a Christlike attribute of my choice. So of course I chose love and charity. I first pulled from the talk "the greatest leaders are the greatest followers". We know that the perfect leader is Christ. But what's interesting is that the perfect follower is also Christ. He follows His father in Heaven perfectly. We can be great leaders by being great followers. So as we study the Christlike attributes, we can focus on following him and we are leaders. We always have opportunities to be leaders in life. And then I talked about Christ's example of charity and why we need it as we lead in the mission. And what charity is. And then I wrapped it back up with this quote from that talk "There will be times when the path ahead seems dark, but keep following the Savior. He knows the way; in fact, He is the way. The more earnestly you come unto Christ, the more deeply you will desire to help others experience what you have experienced. Another word for this feeling is charity, “which [the Father] hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ.” Then you will find that in the very act of following Christ, you are also leading others to Him, for in the words of President Thomas S. Monson, “As we follow that Man of Galilee--even the Lord Jesus Christ--our personal influence will be felt for good wherever we are, whatever our callings.”" It was a great study and I highly recommend reading that talk. "The greatest leaders are the greatest followers" by Stephen W. Owen.
Thursday we had a ton of service and some great lessons. The leaders in the mission came to Gridley for mission leader conference that happens every month. So I asked to meet with President Marston. Getting to talk to him was a great experience. I love that man. He definitely loves us all so much. I feel so ready and excited to serve the people here.

Saturday we painted a house. It was so fun. My companion stepped in the bucket. Haha sometimes I wonder how they put the two ditziest girls together in a companionship.
I got my tiwi card this week!!!! Woohoo! For those of you who don't know, tiwi is the car device that tracks just about everything in our car- speed, place, battery, seatbelt, aggressive driving, driver... And more. And it yells at you if you're doing someone wrong. Like the common "watch your speed!". :) So I am now a certified driver for the mission cars!
Also exciting is we asked Preident Marston of we could both stay longer in Gridley. Chances are now, I'll be here for my first 6 months! Woohoo!
Anyway,
I love y'all! See you soon!
Sister Crowther