The rising San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple, pictured here, is one of a dozen temples being constructed or in planning for Mexico. The country's first house of the Lord, the Mexico City Mexico Temple, was dedicated in 1983 and remained the only temple in Mexico for 16 years. During 1999–2002, 11 new temples were added across the country under President Hinckley's administration. Mexico's 13th temple came 13 years later in 2015. Once all of the temples announced for Mexico have been constructed, that number will double to 26. The 14th was recently dedicated in Puebla.

Winter has ushered in some frosty mornings to the beautiful Bear Lake Valley where construction of the Montpelier Idaho Temple is advancing. Inside this house of the Lord, carpenters are installing millwork including cabinetry, trim, and moldings. Outside, the entrance plaza is taking shape, and the cornerstone panel has been installed. It is inscribed with the anticipated year of dedication: Erected 2026.

A beautiful black sheep stands at the edge of a large herd passing in front of the Ephraim Utah Temple. Jesus taught: "How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and…seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish" (Matthew 18:12–14).

The beautiful stone exterior of the Bacolod Philippines Temple is visible over the blue construction barrier that surrounds the property. The project began three years with a groundbreaking ceremony where Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, Philippines Area President, said in his dedicatory prayer: "We have patiently waited for the time that a temple will grace this Bacolod area. Thy children here and those who will be served by the Bacolod temple district, their predecessors and their posterity, have yearned for the ordinances and covenants of the temple."