Exterior cladding of the Querétaro Mexico Temple is nearing completion as crews install the final precast panels on the upper tier of the steeple that rises prominently above the main body of the structure. The bright white cladding accentuates the temple’s mission-style architectural features. On the left side of the main entrance, a recessed space has been reserved for the cornerstone, which will be engraved with the year of dedication.

Structural steel framing has been established for the Birmingham England Temple, including the central steeple, which rises as a defining architectural feature of the design. Recent efforts have concentrated around the base of the steeple, where scaffolding has been erected to provide safe access for work at height. Elsewhere on the site, construction continues on the ancillary building that will support temple operations.

Window tracery and ornamental panels are being installed on the west side of the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple. Decorative tracery now fills the upper portions of the arched windows, while spandrel panels conceal the floor line where the third level intersects the exterior wall system. Stone cladding continues along the first story of the temple, and additional hardscape elements—including stair railings, planters, and boulders—are also being installed.

A temporary dewatering system is in place at the Heber Valley Utah Temple site where shallow groundwater is being extracted into nearby Lake Creek. The dewatering process poses no flood risk and does not impact the deep aquifers used for irrigation and drinking water. Once the foundation is in place, active pumping will transition to a passive, gravity-fed French drain system. New excavations are taking place at the west end of the property.