Site preparations have begun at the 35-acre property where the Cincinnati Ohio Temple will be constructed. Heavy machinery is clearing the land, grading and leveling the terrain, and compacting the soil for stability. Plans to construct the temple were announced at the April 2024 general conference, and the location was revealed three weeks later. The exterior rendering was published last month, but no groundbreaking date has been announced yet.

A beautiful light-colored stone cladding is being installed on the exterior walls of the Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple, which has been under construction for almost three-and-a-half years. It is the second temple to be constructed in the country, joining the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple. On the temple grounds, royal palm trees are being established near the concrete frames for the housing facilities.

Victor Pereira de Salles and Marcia Maria Ferreira de Salles of the Campinas Brazil Flamboyant Stake have been called as the president and matron of the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple. President Salles is a patriarch and temple sealer and a former stake president and bishop. Sister de Salles is a Relief Society teacher and temple worker and a former ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary president.

On the evening of January 15, the first module for the Tarawa Kiribati Temple was transported from its staging location near the Bonriki International Airport to the temple site. The module was lifted by crane and set into place before being bolted to the concrete foundation. The temple will continue to take shape over the coming weeks as more modules are installed, followed by framing of the upper structures.