Temple Open Houses Begin
- Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire Temple
  - Opened to tours on April 28th, lead by Alfred Kyungu
  - Until May 17th, ahead of dedication on 25th. (Rasband)
  - Last Moroni! Pewter colored statue
  - Announced in 2015, 1 of 4 temples announced by Monson not dedicated
    - Nairobi (May 18th), Harare, Alabang
  - Interior Photos Released
    - Elevated Baptismal font
    - Some original artwork, but no artwork with black people?
- Syracuse Utah Temple
  - Opened to tours on May 7th, lead by Kristen Yee and Kevin Duncan
  - Until May 31st, ahead of dedication on June 8th (no one announced)
  - Interior Photos Released
    - First temple with 2 baptistries
- Antofagasta Chile Temple
  - Open to tours on May 12th, lead by Craig C Christensen
  - Until May 24th, ahead of June 15th dedication (Stevensen)
  - Interior Photos Released
Groundbreaking Ceremony
- Lagos Nigeria Temple
  - May 10th, presided by Alfred Kyungu
Groundbreaking Scheduled
- Wellington New Zealand Temple
  - August 2nd, presided by Taniela B. Wakolo
- Singapore Temple
  - June 28th, presided by Kelly R Johnson
Temple Rendering Released
- Colorado Springs Colorado
  - New temple floor plan – 1 story 45,000 sq. ft.
    - Similar to the Puebla/San Pedro Sula Plan, but 15k sq. ft. larger
  - Very similar steeple to the Burley / Fairview (previous) designs
  - Same size as original McKinney design only one story.
Construction Updates
- Fairview Texas Temple
  - April 24th – Revised Temple Application goes before planning commission and it passes with certain stipulations despite the mediated agreement
    - Lower 120 ft steeple to 68 feet (same as meetinghouse)
    - Change name from McKinney to Fairview
    - Shut off lights from 11pm to 5am
  - A design representative said the new application accepted the substantial burden of decreasing the height and size from 4 instruction rooms to 2 because of growing membership in the area.
    - He also said the church was not open to changing the name because the church has 1 congregation in Fairview and 10 in McKinney.
  - April 28th – church announces a name change from McKinney to Fairview
  - April 29th – Fairview Town Council reluctantly approves temple’s application without height recommendation from planning commission
    - 5-2 vote, with no one happy about the decision.
- Tampa Florida Temple
  - Demolition of Cooley law school building
Renovation Updates
- Orlando Florida Temple
  - Windows boarded up, parking lot reconfigured