Renovation activities continue at the nearly 40-year-old Tokyo Japan Temple. Structural framing can be seen for a new entrance structure that has been attached to the temple, and a new annex building has risen over the location of the previous facility. Construction walls and debris netting help reduce the impact of construction on the surrounding buildings by mitigating noise and dust.

A Labor Day 5K run has been organized to celebrate next month's reopening of the Raleigh North Carolina Temple. The event is free and open to the public at any athletic level including runners, joggers, walkers, and stroller pushers. The event begins September 2, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. at Olive Chapel Elementary School at 1751 Olive Chapel Rd and ends at the temple and stake center complex located at 574 Bryan Dr in Apex.

Work continues on the pile foundation for the Bangkok Thailand Temple complex. The post-like structures help support the weight of heavy buildings by transferring the load to layers of soil with greater bearing capacity. A minimum of four months is expected to complete this phase of construction. Views of the progress are afforded by a multi-story building next door to the temple site. Watch a video of the current progress.

A satellite photograph taken last month of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple site shows the footings for the temple and two supporting facilities, which appear to be an accommodation center and a utility building. The property is surrounded by a stand of beautiful trees that have been preserved.