The San Diego California Temple will be rededicated Aug. 23, and the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple will be dedicated Aug. 30, following open houses.

A Church News video shows the temple's west towers free of scaffolding, marking one of the "clearest signs that the long-term construction work is nearing completion.”

The Conference Center in Salt Lake City will close from late March 2026 to March 2027, except for general conference and other major scheduled events.

President Brigham Young, who was a carpenter, glazier and painter, said to cancel everything on Valentine’s Day in 1853. He said he was going to break ground for the Salt Lake Temple, and if people wanted to talk to him, they could bring a pick or a shovel.

Pioneer-era temple shows “one of the clearest signs” of renovation project’s realization, and a new statue on Temple Square highlights restoration of the sealing keys.

President Dallin H. Oaks and his counselors toured the pioneer-era house of the Lord as renovations continue.

Also, recent work on the Salt Lake Temple includes progress on the sealing-wing addition and entrance buildings.

Here’s an October 2025 update on the Temple Square renovation project in Salt Lake City. See photos of the north crane dismantling.

Recent interior renovations on the Salt Lake Temple include bas-relief wallpaper and assembly room wood flooring installed.

Recent renovation work on the Salt Lake Temple includes progress on the assembly room and chandeliers in the north wing addition.