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First Presidency Tours Salt Lake Temple as Renovation Enters Final Phase

A public open house is scheduled for April through October 2027 before the temple is rededicated.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — President Dallin H. Oaks, second from left; President Henry B. Eyring, third from left; and President D. Todd Christofferson, fourth from left — smile after touring the Salt Lake Temple amid ongoing construction on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. They were joined by President Oaks' wife, Sister Kristen Oaks, left, and President Christofferson's wife, Sister Kathy Christofferson, right.
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — President Dallin H. Oaks, President Henry B. Eyring and President D. Todd Christofferson — during a tour of the Salt Lake Temple amid ongoing construction on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Overview

  • Church President Dallin H. Oaks toured the site on Dec. 12 with counselors Henry B. Eyring and D. Todd Christofferson, their wives, and the Presiding Bishopric.
  • The group viewed sealing rooms, one of the temple’s two baptistries, and other ordinance spaces.
  • The renovation, begun Dec. 29, 2019, targets seismic strengthening, preservation of historic workmanship, and expanded capacity including a second baptistry.
  • Visible progress in recent weeks includes removal of scaffolding from the six towers and the October removal of one of two cranes.
  • On Dec. 14, the First Presidency announced a temple for Portland, Maine in a letter read at a local Christmas fireside.