Set against the beautiful skyline of Ribeirão Preto, landscaping and site improvements are nearing completion at the Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple, where the stone-clad exterior and central spire rise above the surrounding grounds. Palm trees, ornamental plantings, and freshly maintained lawns frame the temple, while paved parking areas and walkways establish access around the building. Parking lot striping has been added as crews complete the final site details, while interior finish work progresses toward completion.

Following five and a half hours of deliberation that extended late into the evening, the Sunnyvale Planning Commission approved plans for the proposed Sunnyvale California Temple on Monday, September 28, 2026. The approval grants a use permit for construction of the 38,805-square-foot temple, along with two accessory structures measuring 1,422 and 2,330 square feet at the rear of the property. Commissioners also granted a variance allowing the temple’s steeple and spire to reach 129 feet—89 feet above the city’s 40-foot building-height limit.

Church membership in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to grow, with 49 stakes and 13 districts currently organized throughout the country, all within the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple district. Construction of the country’s second temple, the Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple, will bring temple blessings closer to members living in the southern regions of the country. Two more temples have been announced for the cities of Kananga and Mbuji-Mayi.

Work is taking place around the main entrance of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple, where the tiered tower rises above the entrance portico. Scaffolding surrounds the tower in preparation for the installation of stone cladding. In front of the building, crews are constructing the large elliptical entrance plaza, with curved planter walls and underground heating tubes beginning to define the approach to the temple. Landscaping and site development are also progressing around the building, while interior finishing work continues inside.