Stone panels inscribed with the sacred words “Holiness to the Lord – The House of the Lord” have been installed above the front portico of the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple, while hanging brackets for the exterior cladding system are attached to the upper walls of the building. Landscaping is taking shape around the temple grounds, with small flowers and shrubs being planted, including in the medians at the driveway entrances. The concrete base for a monument sign has been installed, and crews are completing the final sections of permanent fencing around the property. Behind the temple, forms are being set for sidewalks connecting the staircases.

Elder Hutch U. Fale of the United States West Area Presidency presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Coeur d'Alene Idaho Temple on Saturday, August 29, 2026. In in his dedicatory prayer, he prayed: "Please bless this community, even the surrounding areas, that all may see and witness that Thy Son and His holy house are a symbol and source of peace, the true peace that is only available through Him."

Following a devotional on Wednesday with Elder Clark G. Gilbert of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 161 missionaries from the Sierra Leone Bo Mission visited the Freetown Sierra Leone Temple site. The visit coincided with Elder Gilbert’s first time to Sierra Leone as an Apostle, during which he met with Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh in Freetown to discuss opportunities for the Church and the Sierra Leone government to strengthen education in the country.

Sheathing has been installed on the exterior walls of the Fairbanks Alaska Temple, and the first cladding panels have been hung. Crews are also erecting the upper-level steel trusses, including the pedestal that will support the steeple. The steeple framework has been delivered and is currently staged on site. Work is progressing simultaneously on the adjoining meetinghouse and ancillary building, where framing is underway.