Salt Lake Temple Renovation Don Finally Show Face!

Na wah oh! For Salt Lake City, dem don start to remove scaffolding wey dem use cover Salt Lake Temple for years.

This one no be small thing, e mean say di renovation wey dey go on don reach level wey dem fit show us di temple as dem dey clean di stone walls.

As dem dey hustle to finish dis construction, dem don make am clear say di heavy work don dey shift from di outside to di inside. Visitors go begin see di real beauty wey long dey hide under di scaffolding.

Dis scaffolding thing don dey cover di temple’s spires like say na fashion statement since dem start di seismic upgrades, structural strengthening, plus di interior work. Na mid-March 2026 dem go still dey remove di scaffolding, but wetin people fit see now dey ginger dem spirit!

Na who no go wan go visit Temple Square now? Di full renovation go complete by end of 2026, and dem don already plan big celebration for 2027 wey everybody go fit attend.

But wait oh, e no just stop dere! Dem don also place new statue for Temple Square wey represent di Old Testament Prophet Elijah wey restore di sealing keys to Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery back on April 3, 1836.

Na Utah artist, Ben Hammond, na im create di “Restoration of the Sealing Keys” statue wey dey northwest of di Salt Lake Tabernacle, and he no hide him joy when dem finally bring am out from under plastic. “I got a little emotional there,” e talk. “It was a good feeling.”

Dis new statue na just part of di bigger plan wey dem get for Temple Square. Na series of artistic installations wey dey showcase di life of Jesus Christ, di restored gospel, plus di history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

So, if you dey Salt Lake City, make sure say you no miss di chance to see di ongoing magic wey dey happen for Temple Square. E go sweet your belle, I swear!