The Book of Ecclesiastes Sculpture in the Gilgal Garden and the Almond Tree

• The picture is of the rock for the Gilgal Grasshopper, it was carved from a boulder at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon. It was carved by Thomas Child. He represented parts of Ecclesiastes 12 in his carvings.

~The head of the old man - "In spite of ourselves, we get sick, weak, and die, and are not the masters of the situation." 12
~The almond tree -"The almond tree shall flourish." 12:5
~The grasshopper -"The grasshopper shall be a burden" 12:5
~The engraved knot -"The silver cord be loosed or the golden bow be broken." 12:6
~The brown pitcher -"The pitcher be broken at the fountain." 12:6
~The broken wheel inside the little hut -"The wheel broken at the cistern." 12:6