The day dawn was breaking last Monday at the Smithfield Utah Temple site where the magnificent house of the Lord was captured under a dramatic sky of soft, layered clouds with pink highlights. Architectural lighting accentuated the upper walls and towers of the beautiful stone-clad temple. Once completed and dedicated, the temple will serve Church members on the north end of Cache Valley. No dates have been announced yet for the open house and dedication.

Preliminary construction continues at the Lehi Utah Temple site where decorative blocks are being set in place for terraced retaining walls at the north end of the sloped property. A smaller retaining wall has also been installed at the southeast corner of the lot. At the northeast corner, installation is underway of underground storm drain retention vaults, which will mitigate against flooding during times of heavy rainfall.

At the Heber Valley Utah Temple site, twenty well pumps have been installed that are currently dewatering the ground in preparation for construction of the temple. The water is pumped through discharge pipes to settling tanks where sediment is removed before discharging the water into adjacent Lake Creek. Last month, the Utah Supreme Court overturned a construction injunction, allowing construction of the temple to proceed despite pending litigation.

Elder Patricio M. Giuffra, General Authority Seventy and president of the Central America Area, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple on Saturday, March 14, 2026. "Every time we enter the temple," he said, "we reaffirm that we want to follow the Savior and remain on the covenant path." The groundbreaking occurred 17 years to the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple.