In his first trip outside the United States as president of the Church, President Dallin H. Oaks dedicated the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple on Sunday, August 16, 2026. In an interview held the day before the dedication, President Oaks explained why he chose to dedicate this particular temple saying, "I was anxious to come to Brazil…because I esteem the nation so highly." In his remarks at the dedication, he said, "The temple lies at the center of strengthening our faith and spiritual fortitude because the Savior and His doctrine are the very heart of the temple."

Elder John D. Amos, a General Authority Seventy serving in the United States Southeast Area presidency, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Huntsville Alabama Temple on Saturday, August 15, 2026. In his site dedicatory prayer, he prayed: "Bless this land and the holy temple that will one day stand here, that it may be a house of peace, refuge, revelation and love for all who worship within its holy walls." The temple will rise on a 21-acre site at the corner of Gillespie and Browns Ferry Roads in Madison, just east of County Line Road.

The installation of cream-colored precast concrete panels has begun on the steel frame of the Tampa Florida Temple. Large cranes are being used to lift and position the panels along the lower portions of the structure, forming the temple's first exterior walls. Steel framing continues to rise above the completed portions of the building, including the framework for the central tower.

The hardscape is taking shape on the east side of the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple site, where crews are installing curved concrete walls and other landscape features, including stairs and a viewing platform. Trees are being planted, while mulch is being spread in the flowerbeds along the ornamental fence. The site improvements complement the temple’s exterior, which continues to be clad with granite panels.