Changes are happening all the time at the temple grounds, so it's no surprise to wake up to the sounds of cement being chipped away. Here we see how Bro. Quilter, from Salt Lake, suggested that the problem of excess water standing in a corner of the temple grounds be solved--poke holes through the wall around the apartments and let it drain onto the grass here. ¡ Veremos!
A more important change was the removal of the flamboyán tree at the foot of the stairs from the apartments to the temple. Pres. Dyer loved that tree, but...

The tree was sick and dying from the inside, plus it shed leaves that got tracked into the apartments, the falling seed pods were a threat to people's heads and when the pods landed they were slippery and caused falls. So let's begin its removal at the top--

Get rid of the foliage so we can get to the root of the problem --

There will be a use for the wood from the tree, so everything is hauled away.

and when the rest of the trunk is chopped out of the ground, the hole will be cemented over and a new tree will be planted nearby.

Now when we go out at night, there is a different view of the temple, whole and shining before us, but we feel a little twinge for the memory of the big tree that had to be taken away.

As a peace gesture, the gardener, Ricardo, placed a new African violet at our doorway. It liked the location and has bloomed, been divided and shared.

What will be next?