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Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square renovation updates include additions of tension cables, two baptistries and environmentally conscious landscaping.

The statue on Temple Square depicts the parable Jesus Christ told about the five virgins who were prepared with oil to light their lamps.

Also, a sealing wing addition is being built on the Salt Lake Temple, and three newly restored monuments can be seen in the southwest corner of Temple Square.

Nearly six years after he announced it would close for extensive renovations, President Russell M. Nelson says the work is nearly complete.

Vertical coring, a crucial phase of the seismic upgrade of the Salt Lake Temple, has been completed after three years, and a new statue of Christ was installed on Temple Square.

See and hear about the lights and other activities available at Temple Square this Christmas season.

The Salt Lake Temple spires are without scaffolding after their four-year restoration and strengthening; entry pavilions are rising up on the north side of the temple.

Brent Roberts and Andy Kirby, two directors of Salt Lake Temple renovations, explain how spiritual guidance and prophetic direction have made the mountainous task of preservation possible.

Read about the status of Temple Square for October 2024 general conference.