As structural framing for the Birmingham England Temple progresses, the framework for the steeple was recently installed, giving local residents their first feel for the height and mass of the building. The beautiful exterior design combines elements of traditional Latter-day Saint temple construction with architectural elements found in historic English parish churches.

A small of herd of deer passes through the natural landscape surrounding the Cody Wyoming Temple site, located near Sulphur Creek off Skyline Drive in South Cody. The earth-toned exterior of the temple blends beautifully with the wild vegetation and mountainous terrain of the countryside. Next to the temple is an ancillary building that will house a distribution center. Construction has been underway for the past 16 months.

The scaffolding and plastic sheeting that stood in front of the entrance to the Anchorage Alaska Temple has been removed, revealing the Holiness to the Lord panel that was installed over the arched entryway. At the southwest corner of the temple, an opening has been left for the cornerstone that will be inscribed with the year that the temple is dedicated. The new temple will replace the original temple that still operates at the southeast corner of the property.

Over the past two weeks, eighteen (18) of the twenty-five (25) modules for the Tarawa Kiribati Temple have been anchored to the concrete foundation. On the west side of the building, windows have been installed. A hydraulic truck crane is used to lift the modules and set them into place before they are secured to the foundation using anchor plates. The Republic of Kiribati spans over 3 million square kilometers of ocean with territory in all four hemispheres.