Stokes Sounds Off: UPDATED: End of Third Quarter 2026 Temple Construction Progress Update

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

UPDATED: End of Third Quarter 2026 Temple Construction Progress Update

Hello again, everyone! As the third quarter of 2026 draws to a close, I am pleased to provide a look back at temple construction progress during this quarter. This report shows where things stood at the beginning of the year, with this report showing where the temple construction progress stood a few days prior to the April 2026 General Conference, this report showing where things stood at the end of the second quarter (and first half) of 2026, and this report showing where things stand now, just a few days before the October 2026 General Conference. 

There have been several pretty significant updates during this quarter. And heading into the final quarter of 2026, there is a lot to which we can look forward. I am assuming that will continue to include Monday or Tuesday announcements most weeks. So to the best of my ability, I will try to continue to share updates on that front here as soon as possible. I invite you all to stay tuned here for my coverage of the latest updates from the Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples sites. I’ll be sure to pass word of those along to you all as soon as I learn about them. 

In the meantime, that does it for now. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated on any post at any time, as long as all such feedback is made per the established guidelines. I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below. If you liked what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly added posts and comments, please subscribe to receive the applicable updates. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.

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  1. James G. StokesOctober 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM

    Hello again, everyone! I underwent a procedure yesterday (October 1), which is why no new updates have been published in the last couple of days. While my recuperation continues (over General Conference weekend), I will restrict myself to publishing only the top developments reported by the Newsroom and the Church News. With that in mind, yesterday, the Newsroom highlighted area seventies, which were also covered by the Church News. Meanwhile, the Newsroom covered the release of additional reservations for the Salt Lake Temple celebration. My thanks once again to you all.

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