"In a world that grows increasingly confused, we can be blessed with light and direction in the house of the Lord," said Elder David A. Bednar of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at the dedication of the Alabang Philippines Temple on Sunday, January 18, 2026. "The joy that we experience as individuals and families can be deeper and richer because of what we learn in the temple." It is the fourth house of the Lord to be dedicated in the Philippines.

The public open house for the recently constructed Harare Zimbabwe Temple begins this Thursday, January 22, and continues through Saturday, February 7, 2026, excluding Sundays. The temple design celebrates the surrounding area, including a floral motif in the stained-glass windows that represents Zimbabwe's national flower, the flame lily. Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

With the foundation in place for the Birmingham England Temple, structural framing has been erected for the center block and north wing of the building, including the square-shaped steeple tower and the pitched roof over the north wing. The temple stands on Penns Lane in Sutton Coldfield on the property of the former mission office. Construction of England's third temple began nearly 10 months ago.

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.