Watch beautiful drone footage of the renovation progress at the
7th operating temple; closed for renovation; removing windows; grading the grounds; clearing visitors' center siteMesa Arizona Temple. Heavy equipment is grading the grounds for the new landscaping features including the reflection pools. Long black conduits are on site that will carry water and sewage underground. Crews continue to work on the exterior windows, and a construction fence has been erected around the old family history library across the street.

Concrete has been poured for the basin of a circular water feature being installed on the
13th operating temple; closed for renovation; installing new water featureOakland California Temple grounds, replacing a decades-old water feature. At the center of the basin is the bottom tier of a bronze fountain. The historic temple stands in the beautiful Oakland hills.

The skeletal framework for the spire of the
Attaching gold plating to spire; stone cladding of exterior walls nearing completion; planting meetinghouse gardensLisbon Portugal Temple is being clad in gold-colored panels. The shiny cladding will complement the gold-leafed angel Moroni statue that will stand atop the spire. Work continues on the grounds around the meetinghouse where shrubs are being added to the planter boxes.

An official letter from the First Presidency has announced that the week-long dedication previously scheduled for the
Finishing mural in visitors' center; volunteers being sought for open houseRome Italy Temple has been shortened to three days: Sunday, March 10, 2019 through Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The open house and youth devotional dates remain the same. The temple will open for ordinance work on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.