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Salt Lake Temple Renovation Reaches Its Apex

The sunny skies reflected the joyful mood on the construction site of the Salt Lake Temple renovation on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Nearly four years after the iconic spires of this house of the Lord were first removed for refurbishment, more than 800 construction team members gathered at a private event for the construction company to celebrate the placement of the final reinforcing steel pyramid atop the temple. Shortly after the temple renovation began in 2020, crews carefully removed the spire stones from atop the temple for refurbishment. The exact position of each stone was mapped, catalogued, tracked and stored for cleaning to ensure a seamless return to the original spots on top of the temple. Beginning in summer 2023, reinforcing spire steel plates and the refurbished spire stones began to be added to the house of the Lord.

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It's a great feeling to see the work and collaboration from many brilliant and experienced people come together in a good way. The vertical quarry needed to be done before we got to the actual steel. Hundreds of acres needed to be cored in order for the stone temple to receive that steel. And the spire is just the pinnacle moment of everything that lies unseen behind the stone. You know, every day we have hundreds of people on the job site. It’s one of those things. You just got to take it one p
iece at a time and trust those you’re working next to and beside, and that they're doing their part to pull this together. All in all, the team has just been fantastic. There is no denying that there is a special, special feeling here, you know, whether you’re of the belief or not, there is something special happening here.

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@jeffblosil749

Regardless of your religious beliefs, the engineering behind this renovation is incredible! The Lord's house will stand and be a symbol for generations to come.

@marybreinholt3688

My son works on this project and I could not be more proud!!

@chucknelson1378

You see ancient temples around the world and hopefully this will stand for the next 1000 yrs plus.

@bestill365

Imagine signing your name on the spire of the Salt Lake Temple! What a honor.

@outsideview9052

I cant even imagine how many people are going to want to go through this temple during the open house after it is completed. It will be a world reknown event.

@SkitterstheMarmot

I really hope there is a documentary about this whole project when it's completed.

@dog_vanlife

1:23 I would like to express our gratitude to everyone involved in this progress. Thank you all! May you have a long and happy life filled with love and family!

@jeffburcham2706

The Lord must be very pleased😊

@donquijote6030

How wonderful to see the construction renovation progressing so nicely. God is good.

@user-uz3xo2qk9w

My heart leaped out of my chest with excitement. So beautiful.

@GiGiSuzy111

I am so excited to get back to visiting this temple... my first, my favorite and my forever love! 😁🥰😇

@MegWasHere2011

Wonderful story

@babeesuka

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@johnpetersen145

I'm so grateful to see this historic project come together!

@blatherskyt

How inspiring! "...Reaches Its Apex"... well-played with the word-play

@corbindallasmultipass

Love these videos. I hope there are many more to come and an extensive series to be released once completed.

@gingerjimenez9987

❤❤❤

@BeeDub57

Fantastic.

@BoMwarriorVlog

I'm looking forward to what the next time capsule is going to be! 😁

@popprider4224

Regardless of your belief this is a national religious monument . Like so many other cathedrals and temples of other faiths, it is nice to see these wonderful landmarks dotted around the nation.