After going into the office to play catch-up with some things that needed to be done, we went by the temple site to see if there was anything new to be seen.

  

Since the outside of the temple is pretty much finished, most of the work is going on inside. They have started working on the landscaping but it will be months before they actually do anything interesting.

 

Brother Barry is in charge of the construction for the Church and he has been very reluctant when it comes to having his picture taken or for saying much about completion dates, etc. We kid each other about me getting inside and taking pictures. I kidded him that he put up the visitor sign especially for me. He and his lovely wife are fully committed to building temples for as long as they can. He explained that the landscape contractor does not want to put it in too early or he would have to keep it up until it was time to turn it over. But he also does not want to wait so long that he must hurry to get it in. I am hoping that when we go home in three months there will be at least something worth shooting.

  

In the afternoon I went for a walk and took some pictures from around the complex that I think are self explanatory.

  

I took some pictures at Church this morning. I did not remember having any pictures of elders Thorne and Rondo in their suits. Notice how elder Rondo’s great looking purple tie goes so well with Mary’s jacket. We received a call from elders Burt and Andelin asking if we could pick up some of their recent converts and of course we said yes. These three young people really wanted to come to Church but their usual ride was not available.

  

I have mentioned that I have had a hard time getting a picture of elder Van Wagenen and his trainer elder K. Jones. They have been together over 3 weeks and it was not until today that I was able to snap a shot. They are Creole missionaries and so they basically their district covers the whole Fort Lauderdale area. The last picture was taken almost 4 years ago when we were serving in Swaziland. Elder Katende is the one on the right and he just told us that he paid the lobola so he and his bride can plan for a temple marriage in the fall. It is great to see the returned African missionaries plan to have eternal families.