Temple Square Renovation Update: February 2025

Open House Celebration Dates

As renovation work on the Salt Lake Temple continues toward a projected completion in 2026, President Russell M. Nelson recently announced open house celebration dates, which will run from April 2027 to October 2027.

“We warmly invite our friends to come and learn about God’s plan for His children and rejoice in the love of Jesus Christ,” President Nelson said in a social media post on February 14, 2025.

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To learn more about the latest construction updates, the open house celebration and to sign up to receive emails, visit the Temple Square website.

New Area Opens

The southwest corner of Temple Square has reopened to the public. Landscaping is still underway, but visitors can enjoy seeing three newly restored monuments. These are the Seagull monument (original, 1913) and two monuments depicting the restoration of the priesthood. The first portrays Joseph Smith receiving the Melchizedek Priesthood from Apostles Peter, James and John (original, 2006), and the other depicts John the Baptist giving Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery the Aaronic Priesthood (original, 1957).

With the reopening of this area, visitors can now walk through the entire west side of Temple Square. Other notable features include the Salt Lake Tabernacle and Assembly Hall and the neighboring FamilySearch Library and Church History Museum across the street.

Salt Lake Temple Construction

The sealing wing addition, attached to the north wall of the Salt Lake Temple, is currently being built. The wing, which will include five additional sealing rooms, rests on base isolators like the new seismically designed foundation of the historic temple.

Finish work is also progressing steadily for the two new baptismal fonts and sealing rooms in the north addition.

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Inside the historic temple, finish work is underway in the celestial room and adjoining original sealing rooms, which had to undergo abatement work to remove lead-based paint.