Overview
- Church leaders held a media event on September 1, 2026 to announce the Salt Lake Temple Celebration theme, "Rejoice in Christ," and opened reservations for a public open house running April 5–October 1, 2027.
- The Church said the first batch of reservations were claimed extremely quickly, reporting that one million tour slots were taken within hours and that leaders expect four to five million visitors overall.
- The renovation emphasized major seismic preservation work, including excavation beneath the temple’s foundation and structural strengthening to protect the 19th‑century building from future earthquakes.
- Independent observers have published developing reports that the interior layout was substantially reconfigured—removal or reworking of the grand staircase and murals, relocation of the baptismal font, underground sealing rooms, and a switch from room‑to‑room live endowment sessions to single‑room film presentations—and those claims have not been fully confirmed by Church officials.
- The celebration will include on‑site exhibits, performances and virtual tours across Temple Square so people who cannot enter the temple can experience the event, and officials plan staged ticket releases to manage continued high demand.