The steeple frame rising above the main entrance of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple has been fully sheathed, while stone cladding continues to advance across the exterior walls of the main floor. Cladding is nearly complete on three sides of the temple, with work remaining on the entrance portico, upper parapet walls, and steeple. Trees are being planted in the parking lot islands, and preparations are underway for hardscaping the entrance plaza.

The Vancouver Washington Temple, located in the community of Camas, continues to rise amid the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Crews are attaching metal studs to the steeple frame and shaping the window openings. A waterproofing membrane is steadily being applied to the temple’s exterior walls, while the first shipment of granite cladding has arrived from Spain. Inside the temple, the concrete support structure for the baptismal font is now in place.

Following months of research and analysis, a 431-page draft environmental report for the proposed 29,630-square-foot Bakersfield California Temple was published in March. The Planning Commission will review the report along with public feedback as it considers a zoning modification to allow the temple’s 123-foot steeple. Residents of a nearby 55-and-over community have raised concerns about the height of the building and its architectural lighting, which the Church has addressed with findings in the report.

On Thursday, May 14, 2026, during an evening devotional with local Latter-day Saints in Otavalo, Ecuador, Elder Juan Pablo Villar of the South America Northwest Area Presidency announced plans by the First Presidency to construct the Otavalo Ecuador Temple, bringing another house of the Lord to the Andes region. "This is a reason for all of us to rejoice and express gratitude for such a significant blessing — one that will allow more frequent access to the ordinances, covenants and power that can only be found in the house of the Lord," said the First Presidency statement.