ANTS!!!

This is Proof that Elder Cooley has eaten bugs!

   This week was Nuts! Or should I say ANTS! I've had a good time watching my companion eat new things lately, like Jackfruit, Matooke, Posho, Chapati and PawPaw. This time I got to Join in the fun!

  We were at a Less Active Families home and we smelt something sweet while we were teaching. After the lesson we went outside and the smell was stronger. I walked over to the Kitchen, (kitchens are not inside the houses) and i saw a pot on the cooker. It was dark in the kitchen so i couldn't see what was in it, but it smelled sweet, almost like a brown sugar smell. When i finally got a good look at it i realized it wasn't food. It was BUGS!!! I kinda freaked out a little bit. They told me that they were "white ants". These Ants are not your usual everyday sidewalk ants. These are huge!!! You can see by the pictures.

 Now that you see how big they are, you must be wondering, "What do you do with a big bowl of Cooked ants?" Well, YOU EAT THEM!!!

  Doesn't this just look great?

 Ants aren't that bad! They look disgusting and if i was back home I would never even think of eating one. I didn't just grab the spoon and start eating either. I waited till I saw the members eat some and then realized that it was okay. I then dug in! Ants are very expensive here because they are known as a "delicacy". Rich people eat them when they have guests over! (kinda like cheesecake ;)

Don't Forget to Watch me Eating ANTS!

March 4th Baptisms!

 Elder Terry, Moses, Yazid, Elder Cooley

Senkumba Moses and Njala Yazid!!! These two guys are POWERFUL!!!  We have been teaching them for the past 3 weeks. They are both referrals from a YSA in the ward (just got his mission call to Sierra Leone) named Vincent. 

Moses is extremely incredible. He truly has a testimony and understands the Gospel! Friday, before he was baptized, took him with us to teach a lesson to an investigator. He bore powerful testimony of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon.
 Yazid has been investigating for almost a year. He didn’t' use to come to church very often, but he was always at Institute and Seminary. He gained his testimony there. He was supposed to be baptized last June, but I guess he wasn't ready then. I think it was just a matter of time and being around members that helped prepare him for this weekend.
 They were both baptized on Sunday! It was a really spiritual experience. One of my favorite baptisms on my mission so far! Moses bore his testimony in sacrament meeting, and Yazid later after the baptism along with Moses again. It’s incredible the change that has come to them and the testimony they have gained through the spirit! They both want to serve missions in the next year and are willing to do everything it takes to make that happen. I know they are converted to the Gospel and will continue to increase in their conversion.

  This is the reason I came on my mission. To do this work and to see this happiness in peoples lives. Its Incredible how much my testimony has grown and changed in the past 16 months, and even more in the past 2 months since Ive been here in Mukono. I love this Church, I love the Book of Mormon and I love my Savior Jesus Christ for giving me this opportunity to be this happy.