The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Downtown Salt Lake City faces months of street closures starting in 2027

Preparing parking, shuttles and a security perimeter for the 2027 temple open house

Salt Lake City will close blocks of North Temple, West Temple and South Temple from March through October 2027, when the renovated Salt Lake Temple opens to the public. The church expects about 22,000 visitors a day, comparable to a general conference crowd, and has secured two west-side park-and-ride lots with more than 1,700 stalls.

Updated Oct 27

Salt Lake Temple to open to public for first time since 1893

Built World

Owner of the Salt Lake Temple; organizer of the renovation and open house

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released another round of free timed tickets for the 2027 Salt Lake Temple open house on October 1, after the first million reservations were claimed within a day. Non-members have been kept out of the temple since 1893.

Updated Oct 26

Church unveils resurrected Christ statue inside Conference Center

Built World

Temple Square reopened; preparing for 2027 Temple Celebration

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unveiled a statue of the resurrected Jesus Christ inside the Conference Center during the October 3-4 general conference. It is the latest in a series of new Christ sculptures installed during the seven-year Temple Square renovation.

Updated Oct 22

Appeals court dismisses LDS tithing fraud class action as too late

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Defendant in tithing lawsuits

A federal appeals court on August 31 affirmed that a class-action lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of hiding how it spends tithing money was filed too late. The 10th Circuit ruled the plaintiffs should have known about the church's alleged financial misuse after a 2019 IRS whistleblower report made national headlines.

Updated Sep 6

The $2.4 billion question: can bankruptcy shield the guilty?

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Contributed $250M to settlement fund

The Supreme Court declined to review a $2.4 billion Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement on January 12, 2026, ending a six-year legal saga and cementing one of the largest sexual abuse settlements in U.S. history. Over 82,000 survivors filed claims alleging decades of abuse. The deal does something controversial: it shields local Boy Scout councils and chartered organizations from future lawsuits, even though they never filed for bankruptcy themselves.

Updated May 20