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A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 4, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 4, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The angel Moroni statue sits atop the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Temple Square during an ongoing renovation project June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The angel Moroni statue sits atop the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Temple Square during an ongoing renovation project June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé, the church's head of worldwide temple building, looks on during an interview June 21, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé, the church's head of worldwide temple building, looks on during an interview June 21, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing one of the north pavilions, is seen on June 4, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing one of the north pavilions, is seen on June 4, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The new Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seen on Aug. 12, 2024, in Cranberry, Pa. (AP Photo/Peter Smith)

The new Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seen on Aug. 12, 2024, in Cranberry, Pa. (AP Photo/Peter Smith)

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wait to speak during a planning commission meeting at Las Vegas City Hall, May 14, 2024, as officials consider the church's plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wait to speak during a planning commission meeting at Las Vegas City Hall, May 14, 2024, as officials consider the church's plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The sun sets over the site where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

The sun sets over the site where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Bud Stoddard, a regional church leader, poses for a photograph at a site near Las Vegas, where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Bud Stoddard, a regional church leader, poses for a photograph at a site near Las Vegas, where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A view of the ongoing Temple Square renovation project, showing the Salt Lake Temple enveloped in scaffolding, is seen on June 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé, the church's head of worldwide temple building, looks on during an interview June 21, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé, the church's head of worldwide temple building, looks on during an interview June 21, 2024, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A construction fence secures the site where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

A construction fence secures the site where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Bud Stoddard, a regional church leader, holds a rendering of the temple planned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at a site near Las Vegas, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Bud Stoddard, a regional church leader, holds a rendering of the temple planned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at a site near Las Vegas, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sing outside Las Vegas City Hall as officials consider the church's plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sing outside Las Vegas City Hall as officials consider the church's plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)