Portions of scaffolding on the exterior of the Salt Lake Temple have been removed as renovation work progresses.
The dismantling, announced last month, is expected to continue through mid-March 2026. But portions of the towers are already scaffolding-free.
A Church News video captured on Friday, Feb. 20, shows portions of the temple free of scaffolding after a snowstorm in Salt Lake City.
The full renovation project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026, according to a Jan. 16 news release on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
The release says this removal of scaffolding marks “a shift from the heavy construction on the exterior of the temple to a more detailed finish of the interior. For visitors to Temple Square, this is one of the clearest signs that the long-term construction work is nearing completion.”
The temple is planned to reopen for a public open house from April to October 2027. The late President Russell M. Nelson announced the open house in a Feb. 14, 2025, social media post, saying, “We warmly invite our friends to come and learn about God’s plan for His children and rejoice in the love of Jesus Christ.”
Another video, shared on the Church’s Temple Square Instagram page, shows a time-lapse of the scaffolding coming down.
