A youth group from the Los Chacos Ward recently visited the Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple construction site. Stone cladding has been secured to the north side of the temple, and work is progressing on the west side. Hipped roofs have been installed over each of the four wings, which will be covered with terracotta-style roof tiles, coordinating with the tiles on the pyramidal cupola at the top of the tower.

The steel framework for the central steeple of the Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple has been installed, forming the shape of pyramid over a rectangular prism. The steeple will feature backlit stained-glass windows on each of the four sides and support a slender metallic finial. Cladding of the exterior with light-gray stone has made significant progress. Construction began over 13 months ago.

Scaffolding has been assembled around the steeple frame of the Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple and covered with debris netting. The reinforced concrete structure has risen over the past year on a grassy field next to the stake center for the Kaohsiung Taiwan North Stake. Taiwan is a beautiful island that lies approximately 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern China and 155 miles (250 km) from the northern tip of the main island of the Philippines.

The steeple frame for the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple has been erected, and the first precast cladding panels have been hung on the exterior. The panels are ornamented with a textured pattern around the windows and on either side of the arched opening to the main entrance. The flag of Vanuatu hangs from the hook of a nearby crane, consisting of horizontal stripes of red and green separated by black and gold bands that form a "Y" on the left side. On the black triangular field are two crossed leaves encircled by a pig's tusk.