Elder John D. Amos, a General Authority Seventy serving in the United States Southeast Area presidency, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Huntsville Alabama Temple on Saturday, August 15, 2026. In his site dedicatory prayer, he prayed: "Bless this land and the holy temple that will one day stand here, that it may be a house of peace, refuge, revelation and love for all who worship within its holy walls." The temple will rise on a 21-acre site at the corner of Gillespie and Browns Ferry Roads in Madison, just east of County Line Road.

The installation of cream-colored precast concrete panels has begun on the steel frame of the Tampa Florida Temple. Large cranes are being used to lift and position the panels along the lower portions of the structure, forming the temple's first exterior walls. Steel framing continues to rise above the completed portions of the building, including the framework for the central tower.

The hardscape is taking shape on the east side of the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple site, where crews are installing curved concrete walls and other landscape features, including stairs and a viewing platform. Trees are being planted, while mulch is being spread in the flowerbeds along the ornamental fence. The site improvements complement the temple’s exterior, which continues to be clad with granite panels.

Installation of stone cladding on the exterior of the Austin Texas Temple has reached the front of the building including the entrance portico. Waterproofing work is underway on the sheathing surrounding the tower, with scaffolding providing access for crews who continue to work on the structure. West of the temple, wood forms and reinforcing steel bars have been installed in preparation for pouring the concrete parking lot.