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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (Spanish: La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días) has had a presence in Mexico since 1874. Mexico has the largest body of LDS Church members outside of the United States.[4] Membership grew nearly 15% between 2011 and 2021. In the 2010 Mexican census, 314,932 individuals self-identified most closely to the LDS Church.[5]


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico
(Logo in Spanish)
The Mexico City Mexico Temple
AreaMexico
Members1,516,406 (2023)[1]
Stakes230
Districts44
Wards1,394
Branches482
Total Congregations[2]1,876
Missions32
Temples13 Operating
3 Under Construction
8 Announced
24 Total
Family History Centers383[3]

History edit

Membership in Mexico
YearMembers
19111,000
19202,314
19304,773
19404,196
19505,915
196012,695
197067,965
1979231,266
1989*570,000
1999846,931
20091,158,236
20191,481,530
20221,507,720
*Membership was published as an estimate or rounded number.
Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Mexico[1]

Immigrating to Alta California and the Mormon Battalion edit

 
A map of Alta California

When the Latter-day Saint settlers arrived in the Intermountain West in 1847 and established early communities, like Salt Lake City and Bountiful, Utah, they were settling in Alta California (a federal territory of Mexico). It was during the following year that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and ratified, ending the Mexican-American War and making the territory where Latter-day Saints had settled part of the United States.[6] The main reason that the Latter-day Saints settled in Alta California was to live in an area where they could govern themselves independently.[7]

During the Mexican-American War, the Latter-day Saints participated by enlisting the Mormon Battalion, a group of over 500 volunteers who served as a unit of the United States military. Their primary purposes in enlisting were to build a good relationship with the United States government (in case the U.S. won the war and gained control of the territory) and to earn some income to support their emigration.[8] The Mormon Battalion saw no combat with Mexican troops, but did take part in a brief occupation of Tucson, guarded the Luiseño people in the aftermath of the Temecula massacre,[9][10] and occupied San Diego until they were discharged.[11][12] Concerns about their potential reception as a result of the Mormon Battalion's involvement in the Mexican-American War may have contributed to the decision to send missionaries, including Parley P. Pratt, to Chile in 1851 rather than to Mexico as the first proselyting efforts in Latin America.[13]

Early missionary efforts edit

 
A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cancún.

The first missionaries from the LDS Church to Mexico were called during the late summer and early fall of 1875, shortly after Daniel W. Jones and Meliton Gonzalez Trejo had begun to translate portions of the Book of Mormon into Spanish.[14] This initial scouting mission consisted of a handful of men who journeyed through Arizona to the Mexican state of Chihuahua, lasting ten months.[14] These first missionaries did not perform any baptisms; church president Brigham Young had instructed them to merely observe the conditions of the country in order to determine if their preaching would be effective.[15]

In 1876, Young sent six missionaries to Mexico and instructed them to contact and preach to the Yaqui in Northern Mexico. This group consisted of Helaman Pratt, Meliton Gonzalez Trejo, Louis Garff, George Terry, James Z. Stewart, and his brother Isaac.[14] A few of these missionaries found success in Hermosillo, and Jose Epifanio Jesus was baptized on May 20, 1877, becoming the first official member of the church in Mexico. Jose Severo Rodriguez, Maria de la Cruz Pasos, Cruz Parra, and Jose Vicente Parra were all baptized a few days later on May 24.[16]

Following the death of Brigham Young in 1877, missionary efforts in Mexico were halted, until in 1879 when missionaries were again sent to Mexico City.[17] The first person baptized by missionaries in Mexico City was Dr. Plotino Rhodakanaty, a prominent Mexican anarchist and socialist figure. Rhodakanaty had come across a Mormon doctrinal tract in 1875 which so impressed him that he wrote a letter to the First Presidency, requesting that additional materials and missionaries be sent to him in Mexico City.[18] By the end of 1879, sixteen converts had been baptized and joined the church in Mexico City, in large part due to the influence of Dr. Rhodakanaty.[18] In 1880, Desideria Quintanar de Yáñez became the first woman in Mexico City to join the church.[19] Missionary work in central Mexico continued until 1889, when all missionaries were withdrawn due to the strong opposition to foreign ministers following La Reforma.[18]

Re-establishment of the church edit

In 1901, the Mexican Mission of the church was re-established, with Ammon M. Tenney serving as its president. This period of the church in Mexico was characterized by the calling of missionaries with highly developed Spanish language skills, the increasing indigenous leadership of branches, and the constant effort to reclaim members that had fallen away during the church's absence.[14] In 1910, Rey L. Pratt became president of the mission, but was forced to leave Mexico City in the fall of 1913 due to rising safety concerns due to the Mexican Revolution. Before his departure, Pratt was able to leave most of the branches in Central Mexico under the leadership of local members.[14]

During the Mexican Revolution, tensions rose with regards to foreign religions, as did anti-American sentiments. In 1915, two members of the church in San Marcos, Hidalgo named Rafael Monroy and Vicente Morales were killed by the Liberation Army of the South (Zapatistas) for refusing to renounce their faith and for their association with foreigners.[20] The two were taken and interrogated by a group of Zapatista soldiers, who had initially demanded food and other supplies from the Monroy family store. Monroy was asked by the soldiers to show his weapons, to which he responded by holding up the copies of the Bible and Book of Mormon he carried in his pocket and saying, "These are the only weapons I carry." After the store was searched and no weapons or ammunition were found, Monroy and Morales, an employee of the family, were both taken prisoner by the soldiers and later executed by firing squad.[20]

Pratt remained as mission president until his death, also working to establish missionary work among the Spanish-speaking populations in the Southwestern United States.[14] In 1926, the Mexican government deported all foreign clerics from the country, including Mormon missionaries from North America. This lasted until 1934, when foreign missionary efforts were able to resume. During this hiatus, Mexican members of the church were able to coordinate with one another and preserve the church doctrine and practices.[14]

In 1936, a group of church members known as the Third Convention—who had been influenced by the spirit of the Mexican Revolution—called for a native-born Mexican to serve as president of the church's mission in Mexico. The tactics of this group led to the excommunication of its leaders.[14] In 1946, church president George Albert Smith visited Mexico and was able to establish a reconciliation with most of the members of the Third Convention, and the vast majority of this group were brought back into the church.[14]

In 1956, the Mexican Mission was divided for the first time with the organization of the Northern Mexican Mission. From this time forward, the church focused on strengthening the structure of the church in order for stakes to be organized.[21]

1960 to present edit

Church membership began to expand rapidly during the late 1960s, reaching 100,000 members by 1972. As membership increased, church leaders began making regular visits to church members in Mexico. In 1972, church president Harold B. Lee spoke to members at a Mexico City area conference, along with his counselors, several Apostles, and other leaders.[19] In early 1977, church president Spencer W. Kimball spoke to a large number of church members at area conferences in both Mexico City and Monterrey, with nearly 25,000 members attending the conference in Mexico City. During his visit, Kimball also met with Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo at the national palace in Mexico City.[22]

The first Spanish-speaking stake in the church was organized in Mexico City in 1961.[23] In 1966, Agricol Lozano became the first Mexican-born member of the church to serve as a stake president. In 1970, the Monterrey Stake (now the Monterrey Mexico Mitras Stake) was organized with Guillermo G. Garza as its president. This was the first stake organized in Mexico outside of the Mormon colonies and the Mexico City area.[14]

On December 2, 1983, the Mexico City Temple and Visitors’ Center were dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley, marking the first temple in Mexico.[22]

Church education in Mexico edit

A movement began in the mid-20th century which focused on the organization of a church school system in Mexico. The movement was initiated by Claudio Bowsan, the president of the Mexican Mission at the time. Bowsan bought property in Churhbusco, Mexico City and established a committee—composed of Marion G. Romney, Joseph T. Bentley, and Bowsan himself—to establish schools in Mexico. With the help and approval of the First Presidency of the church, a private high school was founded on the land purchased by Bowsan in 1964 known as the Centro Escolar Benemérito de las Américas (commonly known as the "Benemérito").[24] At its founding, the school had 125 students and contained primary, secondary, and preparatory-level classes. It eventually became a large preparatory school, accommodating day students as well as boarding students. At its peak, there were more than 2,100 students in attendance. It was closed at the end of the 2012–2013 school year, and its campus was converted into a missionary training center.[24]

Another church-established school in Mexico is the Academia Juárez, which was first established as the Juárez Stake Academy in September 1897 with 291 students. Located within the church's Colonia Juárez in Chihuahua, the school was similar to academies found in the Utah territory, and provided English-language instruction intended for "an Anglo population".[25] The school was not closed when other academies were closed in the 1920s and 1930s, likely because public school education in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution was inadequate.[25] Settlers from Utah Territory remained isolated and aloof from native Mexicans, celebrating American holidays and teaching in English.[25] Moises de la Pena, a Mexican academic, declared that the school was an "illegal privilege" in 1950.[25] The school is still in operation, with 418 students as of the 2012–2013 school year, and approximately 80% of the students are members of the church. The school now utilizes a unique dual-language program beginning in kindergarten and continuing through high school.

Mormon colonies edit

 
A former meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Colonia Diaz, Chihuahua, Mexico. It was the first such meetinghouse in Mexico, and was destroyed in 1912 when the whole community was ransacked during the Mexican Revolution.
Main article: Mormon colonies in Mexico

In 1885, a group of Latter-day Saints from the Utah and Arizona territories fleeing the U.S. federal government's prosecution of Mormon polygamists settled in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. These Latter-day Saints eventually founded the settlements of Colonia Juárez and Colonia Dublán, along with four others in Chihuahua and two in the state of Sonora.[18] Most of the remaining Mormon colonists in the north of Mexico left the country in 1912 due to rising violence, but many were able to return in later years.[26] In 1959, the church established a network of schools outside of Colonia Juárez.[18] The Academia Juárez is located within the Colonia Juárez in Chihuahua.[17]

Stakes and districts edit

Stake/District Organized Mission Temple
Acapulco México Costa Azul Stake 15 Oct 2000 México Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico
Acapulco México Stake 24 Sep 1989 México Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico
Acayucan México Stake 16 Mar 1997 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Acuña México District 1 Dec 1996 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
Aguascalientes México Jardines Stake 31 May 1998 México Aguascalientes Guadalajara Mexico
Aguascalientes México Stake 17 May 1987 México Aguascalientes Guadalajara Mexico
Amecameca México Stake 28 Jun 1998 México México City Chalco Mexico City Mexico
Apodaca México Stake 22 May 2005 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Atlixco México Stake 16 Jan 1994 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Atotonilco México Stake 25 Feb 2007 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
Bermejillo México District 26 Nov 2000 México Torreón Monterrey Mexico
Cabo San Lucas México Stake 7 Jun 2009 México Culiacán Mexico City Mexico
Caborca México District 21 Jul 1976 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Calkini México District 16 Jun 1992 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Campeche México Stake 27 May 1984 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Cancún México Haciendas Stake 15 May 2005 México Cancún Mérida Mexico
Cancún México Kabáh Stake 26 Apr 1998 México Cancún Mérida Mexico
Cancún México Stake 28 May 1995 México Cancún Mérida Mexico
Cárdenas México Stake 20 Apr 1997 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Celaya México Stake 11 Jun 1978 México Querétaro Mexico City Mexico
Chahuites México District 29 Feb 2004 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Chalco México Solidaridad Stake 23 May 2004 México México City Chalco Mexico City Mexico
Chalco México Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City Chalco Mexico City Mexico
Chapala México District 24 Jun 2012 México Guadalajara East Guadalajara Mexico
Chetumal México Stake 27 Oct 1991 México Cancún Mérida Mexico
Chihuahua México Chuviscar Stake 1 Mar 1987 México Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Chihuahua México Stake 13 Nov 1976 México Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Chihuahua México Tecnológico Stake 26 Nov 1989 México Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Chilpancingo México Stake 25 May 1997 México Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico
Chojolhó México District 18 Sep 2011 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Ciudad del Carmen México Stake 10 Nov 1987 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Ciudad Guzmán México District 17 Nov 1982 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México East Stake 24 Feb 1980 México Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México La Cuesta Stake 10 Nov 1996 México Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México Las Torres Stake 23 Nov 2014 México Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México North Stake 9 Oct 1988 México Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México South Stake 14 Nov 1976 México Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Mante México Stake 1 Nov 1981 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Ciudad Obregón México Nainari Stake 19 Feb 1989 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Ciudad Obregón México Stake 10 Oct 1976 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Ciudad Valles México Stake 12 Nov 2000 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Ciudad Victoria México North Stake 1 Mar 2015 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Ciudad Victoria México Stake 12 Dec 1976 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Coahuila México Madero District 20 Oct 1990 México Torreón Monterrey Mexico
Coatzacoalcos México Stake 1 Jul 1979 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Colima México Stake 24 May 2009 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Colonia Dublán México Stake 25 Feb 1990 México Ciudad Juárez Colonia Juárez Chihuahua
Colonia Juárez México Stake 9 Dec 1895 México Ciudad Juárez Colonia Juárez Chihuahua
Comitán México District 1 Nov 2015 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Córdoba México Stake 21 Apr 2013 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Cuauhtémoc México District 8 Jun 2014 México Chihuahua Colonia Juárez Chihuahua
Cuautla México Palmas Stake 19 Jun 1994 México México City Chalco Mexico City Mexico
Cuautla México Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City Chalco Mexico City Mexico
Cuautla México Zapata Stake 25 Apr 1999 México México City Chalco Mexico City Mexico
Cuernavaca México Civac Stake 21 Mar 1999 México Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico
Cuernavaca México Stake 5 Jun 1983 México Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico
Culiacán México Humaya Stake 12 Feb 1989 México Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Culiacán México Stake 22 May 1977 México Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Culiacán México Tamazula Stake 21 Jun 1987 México Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Delicias México Stake 18 Dec 1988 México Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Mexico
Durango México Del Valle Stake 28 May 1995 México Torreón Mexico City Mexico
Durango México Stake 21 Jan 1981 México Torreón Mexico City Mexico
El Dorado México District 15 Apr 1961 México Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
El Fuerte México District 25 Feb 1996 México Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Ensenada México Stake 24 Jun 1990 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Escuinapa México District 16 Aug 1970 México Culiacán Guadalajara Mexico
Fresnillo México Stake 23 Sep 2001 México Aguascalientes Guadalajara Mexico
Galeana México Stake 7 Jun 2009 México Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico
Gómez Palacio México La Laguna Stake 6 May 1990 México Torreón Monterrey Mexico
Gómez Palacio México Stake 28 May 1978 México Torreón Monterrey Mexico
Guadalajara México Bugambilias Stake 3 May 1998 México Guadalajara East Guadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Independencia Stake 27 Sep 1980 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Lomas Stake 7 Jun 1998 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Reforma Stake 23 Jun 1957 México Guadalajara East Guadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Tlaquepaque Stake 21 Jun 1998 México Guadalajara East Guadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Unión Stake 23 Feb 1975 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Guanajuato México District 23 Mar 2003 México Querétaro Mexico City Mexico
Guasave México District 25 May 1980 México Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Guaymas México Stake 17 Aug 1990 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Hermosillo México Pitic Stake 26 Apr 1987 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Hermosillo México Stake 8 Oct 1976 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Huatulco México District 21 Mar 1999 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Huejutla de Reyes México District 3 Nov 1996 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Ignacio Mejía México District 20 Oct 1982 México Puebla South Oaxaca Mexico
Iguala México Stake 15 Oct 1995 México Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico
Irapuato México Stake 8 Feb 1981 México Querétaro Guadalajara Mexico
Izúcar de Matamoros México District 27 Jun 2004 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Juchitán México Las Flores Stake 23 Nov 1997 México Oaxaca Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Juchitán México Stake 22 Jul 1990 México Oaxaca Tuxtla Gutiérrez
La Paz México Stake 10 Sep 1989 México Culiacán Mexico City Mexico
Las Choapas México District 17 Jun 2018 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Lázaro Cárdenas México Stake 21 Jun 2009 México Guadalajara East Mexico City Mexico
León México Stake 11 Aug 1996 México Querétaro Guadalajara Mexico
Lerma México Stake 15 Jun 2014 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
Linares México District 11 Apr 1989 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Los Mochis México Stake 5 Mar 1989 México Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Los Tuxtla México Stake 24 Feb 1982 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Madera México District 31 Aug 1977 México Chihuahua Colonia Juárez Chihuahua
Madero México Stake 11 Dec 1976 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Manzanillo México District 10 Nov 1987 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Martínez de la Torre México Stake 13 Mar 2011 México Xalapa Veracruz Mexico
Matamoros México Stake 18 May 1980 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Matías Romero México District 8 Oct 2017 México Oaxaca Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Mazatlán México Stake 7 May 1989 México Culiacán Guadalajara Mexico
Mérida México Brisas Stake 20 Nov 2005 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Mérida México Caucel Stake 4 Dec 2022 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Mérida México Centro Stake 11 Jun 1989 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Mérida México Chuburná Stake 18 Sep 2005 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Mérida México Itzimná Stake 10 Jun 1990 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Mérida México Lakín Stake 14 May 1978 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Mérida México Stake 22 Jan 1977 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Metepec México Stake 27 Nov 2005 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
Mexicali México Los Pinos Stake 18 Jan 1987 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Mexicali México Stake 20 Mar 1977 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
México City Alamedas Stake 28 Apr 2013 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
México City Anáhuac Stake 29 Jun 1986 México México City East Mexico City Mexico
México City Aragón Stake 27 May 1973 México México City East Mexico City Mexico
México City Arbolillo Stake 15 Sep 1974 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Azteca Stake 6 Dec 1981 México México City East Mexico City Mexico
México City Bosques Stake 14 Jun 1998 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
México City Camarones Stake 8 Nov 1975 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Chapultepec Stake 27 Jun 1982 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
México City Churubusco Stake 8 Nov 1975 México México City South Mexico City Mexico
México City Coacalco Stake 30 Nov 2008 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
México City Contreras Stake 11 Dec 1994 México México City South Mexico City Mexico
México City Cuautepec Stake 20 May 1990 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Cuautitlán Stake 8 Jul 1990 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
México City Culturas Stake 17 Jun 1990 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
México City Ecatepec Stake 6 Dec 1987 México México City East Mexico City Mexico
México City El Lago Stake 9 Dec 2018 México México City Southeast Mexico City Mexico
México City Ermita Stake 8 Nov 1975 México México City South Mexico City Mexico
México City Industrial Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Ixtapaluca Stake 7 Nov 2004 México México City Southeast Mexico City Mexico
México City La Perla Stake 24 Jun 1990 México México City Southeast Mexico City Mexico
México City Lindavista Stake 8 Oct 1978 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Lomas Verdes Stake 18 Apr 1999 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
México City Los Heroes Tecamac Stake 2 Dec 2018 México México City East Mexico City Mexico
México City Los Reyes Stake 17 Nov 1996 México México City Southeast Mexico City Mexico
México City Madero Stake 15 May 1994 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Melchor Ocampo Stake 9 Feb 1997 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
México City Meyehualco Stake 14 Oct 1979 México México City South Mexico City Mexico
México City Moctezuma Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City East Mexico City Mexico
México City Netzahualcóyotl Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City Southeast Mexico City Mexico
México City Oriental Stake 19 Jun 1983 México México City Southeast Mexico City Mexico
México City Paraíso Stake 13 Jan 2002 México México City Southeast Mexico City Mexico
México City Tacubaya Stake 8 Nov 1975 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
México City Tecamac Stake 1 Dec 1996 México México City East Mexico City Mexico
México City Tenayo Stake 24 Nov 2002 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Tlahuac Stake 26 Oct 1997 México México City South Mexico City Mexico
México City Tlalnepantla Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City Northwest Mexico City Mexico
México City Tlalpan Stake 27 Jun 1982 México México City South Mexico City Mexico
México City Tultitlán Stake 28 Nov 1985 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
México City Villa Coapa Stake 12 Nov 2006 México México City South Mexico City Mexico
México City Villa de las Flores Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
Minatitlán México Tecnológico District 16 Mar 1997 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Mixteca México District 12 Jul 2015 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Monclova México East Stake 30 Nov 2003 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
Monclova México Stake 26 May 1974 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Anáhuac Stake 17 Oct 1976 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Andalucía Stake 3 Sep 2000 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Libertad Stake 7 May 1972 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Lincoln Stake 3 Dec 2023 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Los Angeles Stake 22 Jul 1990 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Mitras Stake 22 Mar 1970 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Moderna Stake 9 Mar 1980 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Roma Stake 16 Oct 1976 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Valle Verde Stake 2 Nov 1986 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Morelia México Aeropuerto Stake 21 Jun 2009 México Guadalajara East Mexico City Mexico
Morelia México Stake 4 Jan 1998 México Guadalajara East Mexico City Mexico
Navojoa México District 23 Dec 1987 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Nealtican México North Stake 12 Aug 2012 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Nealtican México South Stake 5 Jun 2022 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Nealtican México Stake 17 Jun 1990 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Nogales México District 22 Jan 1991 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Nueva Rosita México District 13 Nov 1982 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
Nuevo Laredo México Stake 15 Mar 1998 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Oaxaca México Amapolas Stake 21 Jun 1981 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Atoyac Stake 12 Nov 2000 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Brenamiel Stake 5 Jun 2022 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Mitla Stake 30 Jun 1996 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Monte Albán Stake 7 Feb 1988 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Orizaba México Stake 16 Jan 1977 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Pachuca México Centro Stake 28 Jan 1996 México Pachuca Mexico City Mexico
Pachuca México South Stake 15 Jun 2008 México Pachuca Mexico City Mexico
Pachuca México Stake 18 Mar 1984 México Pachuca Mexico City Mexico
Pánuco México District 3 Nov 1996 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Papantla México Stake 23 Apr 1989 México Xalapa Tampico Mexico
Parral México District 31 Aug 1977 México Chihuahua Colonia Juárez Chihuahua
Piedras Negras México Stake 21 Aug 1977 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
Pinotepa México District 15 Jun 2008 México Cuernavaca Oaxaca Mexico
Playa del Carmen México Stake 26 Apr 2015 México Cancún Mérida Mexico
Poza Rica México Palmas Stake 15 Jan 1977 México Xalapa Tampico Mexico
Poza Rica México Stake 13 Nov 1975 México Xalapa Tampico Mexico
Puebla México Amalucan Stake 25 Aug 1996 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México Angelópolis Stake 27 Feb 2000 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México Arboledas Stake 25 Jun 2017 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México Cholula Stake 12 Mar 1978 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México Citlaltépetl District 16 Apr 2017 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México Fuertes Stake 11 Oct 1981 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México La Libertad Stake 14 Dec 1997 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México La Paz Stake 16 Feb 1975 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México Ometoxtla Stake 2 Jun 2019 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Puebla México Valsequillo Stake 16 Feb 1975 México Puebla South Mexico City Mexico
Puerto Escondido México District 25 Jun 1995 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Puerto Peñasco México District 27 Mar 2011 México Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
Puerto Vallarta México Stake 24 Apr 2005 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Querétaro México El Sol Stake 11 Mar 2012 México Querétaro Mexico City Mexico
Querétaro México Los Arcos Stake 12 Mar 2000 México Querétaro Mexico City Mexico
Querétaro México Stake 19 Mar 1995 México Querétaro Mexico City Mexico
Querétaro México Valle Stake 10 Jul 2022 México Querétaro Mexico City Mexico
Reynosa México East Stake 16 Mar 2003 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Reynosa México Stake 18 May 1980 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Salina Cruz México Stake 5 Feb 1995 México Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico
Saltillo México Miravalle Stake 12 Aug 1990 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
Saltillo México República Stake 29 Jun 1980 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
Saltillo México Valle de las Flores Stake 12 Feb 2012 México Saltillo Monterrey Mexico
San Cristóbal México District 15 Apr 2007 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
San Luis Potosí México Benito Juárez Stake 4 Aug 1996 México Aguascalientes Mexico City Mexico
San Luis Potosí México Industrias Stake 21 Aug 2022 México Aguascalientes Mexico City Mexico
San Luis Potosí México Stake 1 Feb 1981 México Aguascalientes Mexico City Mexico
San Luis Rio Colorado México Stake 28 Jun 2009 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
San Nicolás México Stake 17 Nov 1996 México Monterrey West Monterrey Mexico
Santiago Ixcuintla México District 3 Feb 1987 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Sierra Madre México District 1 Jan 1974 México Hermosillo Colonia Juárez Chihuahua
Tamaulipas México Río Bravo District 3 Jul 1990 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Tampico México Bosque Stake 12 Nov 1995 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Tampico México Stake 27 Feb 1972 México Tampico Tampico Mexico
Tapachula México Izapa Stake 8 Jul 1990 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tapachula México Stake 20 Aug 1978 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tecalco México Stake 25 Jun 1989 México México City Chalco Mexico City Mexico
Tehuacán México Stake 18 Apr 1999 México Puebla South Oaxaca Mexico
Tepic México Stake 15 Dec 1996 México Guadalajara Guadalajara Mexico
Teziutlán México Stake 7 Mar 1999 México Xalapa Veracruz Mexico
Tezontepec México Stake 4 Mar 2012 México Pachuca Mexico City Mexico
Ticul México District 16 Jun 1992 México Mérida Mérida Mexico
Tierra Blanca México Stake 12 Jan 2003 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Tijuana México Florido Stake 13 Mar 2005 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Tijuana México Insurgentes Stake 13 Oct 1996 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Tijuana México La Gloria Stake 14 Jan 2001 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Tijuana México La Mesa Stake 9 Feb 1986 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Tijuana México Otay Stake 11 Mar 2001 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Tijuana México Stake 11 Mar 2001 México Tijuana Tijuana Mexico
Tizayuca México Stake 2 Dec 2018 México Pachuca Mexico City Mexico
Tizimín México Stake 1 Mar 1998 México Cancún Mérida Mexico
Tlaxcala México North Stake 17 Aug 2003 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Tlaxcala México Stake 11 Feb 1996 México Puebla North Mexico City Mexico
Toluca México Stake 17 Nov 1991 México México City West Mexico City Mexico
Tonalá México District 1 Jan 1987 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Torreón México Jardín Stake 12 May 1985 México Torreón Monterrey Mexico
Torreón México Reforma Stake 15 Oct 1989 México Torreón Monterrey Mexico
Torreón México Stake 14 Nov 1976 México Torreón Monterrey Mexico
Tula México Stake 9 Nov 1975 México México City North Mexico City Mexico
Tulancingo México Stake 14 Feb 2010 México Pachuca Mexico City Mexico
Tuxpan México Stake 28 Jun 2009 México Xalapa Tampico Mexico
Tuxtepec México Stake 6 Jun 1993 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Grijalva Stake 26 Feb 1995 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Mactumatzá Stake 2 Sep 2007 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Stake 31 Aug 1980 México Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Uruapan México Stake 7 Jun 2009 México Guadalajara East Guadalajara Mexico
Valle del Mezquital México Stake 13 Sep 1987 México Pachuca Mexico City Mexico
Valle Hermoso México Stake 28 Oct 1973 México Monterrey East Monterrey Mexico
Veracruz México Mocambo Stake 20 May 1990 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Puerto Stake 5 Aug 2019 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Reforma Stake 16 Jan 1977 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Stake 15 Jun 1975 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Villa Rica Stake 5 Nov 1995 México Veracruz Veracruz Mexico
Villahermosa México Gaviotas Stake 15 Apr 1990 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Villahermosa México Stake 10 Aug 1980 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Xalapa México Macuiltepetl Stake 8 Mar 2015 México Xalapa Veracruz Mexico
Xalapa México Stake 2 Mar 1986 México Xalapa Veracruz Mexico
Zacatecas México Stake 16 Apr 2000 México Aguascalientes Guadalajara Mexico
Zamora México Stake 22 Sep 1996 México Guadalajara East Guadalajara Mexico
Zapata México District 12 Jun 1990 México Villahermosa Villahermosa Mexico
Zitácuaro México District 26 Mar 1966 México México City West Mexico City Mexico

Missions edit

The Benemérito de las Americas school in Mexico City was permanently closed at the end of the 2012–2013 term,[27] and its campus became the new home of the Mexico City Missionary Training Center (MTC), opening on June 26, 2013. This greatly expanded the capacity of the Mexico City MTC, which is now second in size only to the missionary training center in Provo, Utah. The old training center campus near the Mexico City Mexico Temple could only accommodate 125 missionaries at a time, while the new 90-acre campus can handle over 1,000.[28][29][30]

The following is a list of missions in Mexico:[31]

Mission Organized
Mexico Aguascalientes 1 July 1989
Mexico Cancun 1 July 2013
Mexico Chihuahua 1 Sep 1987
Mexico Ciudad Juarez 1 July 2013
Mexico Cuernavaca 1 July 2006
Mexico Culiacán 1 July 1987
Mexico Guadalajara 1 July 1975
Mexico Guadalajara East 1 July 2003
Mexico Hermosillo 1 Nov 1960
Mexico Mérida 1 July 1975
Mexico Mexico City Chalco 1 July 2013
Mexico Mexico City East 1 Jan 1987
Mexico Mexico City North 1 July 1978
Mexico Mexico City Northwest 30 June 2010
Mexico Mexico City South 16 Nov 1879
Mexico Mexico City Southeast 30 June 2011
Mexico Mexico City West 1 July 2001
Mexico Monterrey East 10 June 1956
Mexico Monterrey West 30 Sep 1992
Mexico Oaxaca 1 July 1990
Mexico Pachuca 1 July 2013
Mexico Puebla North 30 June 2012
Mexico Puebla South 1 July 1988
Mexico Querétaro 1 July 2013
Mexico Saltillo 1 July 2013
Mexico Tampico 5 Feb 1988
Mexico Tijuana 1 July 1990
Mexico Torreón 5 Aug 1968
Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez 19 Oct 1987
Mexico Veracruz 27 Mar 1963
Mexico Villahermosa 30 June 2010
Mexico Xalapa 30 June 2012

Temples edit

The Mexico City Mexico Temple was the first LDS Church temple in Mexico; it was dedicated in 1983 and rededicated after renovation in 2008. From 1999 to 2002, an additional 11 temples were dedicated in Mexico. This comes after June 29, 1993, when the Mexican government formally registered the LDS Church, allowing it to own property.[32] There are 13 temples in Mexico, with an additional ten announced or under construction.[32]

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Notes: 		Mexico City, Mexico
3 April 1976 by Spencer W. Kimball
25 November 1979 by Boyd K. Packer
2 December 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley
16 November 2008 by Thomas S. Monson
116,642 sq ft (10,836.4 m2) on a 7-acre (2.8 ha) site
Modern adaptation of ancient Mayan architecture - designed by Emil B. Fetzer
The Mexico City Mexico Temple was closed March 30, 2007 for renovations[33][34] and was rededicated Sunday, 16 November 2008.[35] The temple was again closed in early 2014 for renovations.[34] A public open house was held from Friday, 14 August 2015, through Saturday, 5 September 2015, excluding Sundays.[36] The temple was rededicated on Sunday, September 13, 2015.[37]
 
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Style: 		Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
4 October 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley
7 March 1998 by Eran A. Call
6 March 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
6,800 sq ft (630 m2) on a 2.56-acre (1.04 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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7 May 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley
9 January 1999 by Eran A. Call
26 February 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.64-acre (0.66 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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Style: 		Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
20 July 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley
5 December 1998 by Eran A. Call
27 February 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley
10,769 sq ft (1,000.5 m2) on a 1.54-acre (0.62 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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3 February 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
13 March 1999 by Carl B. Pratt
11 March 2000 by James E. Faust
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.87-acre (0.76 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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Style: 		Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
25 February 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
20 March 1999 by Richard E. Turley Sr.
12 March 2000 by James E. Faust
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.56-acre (0.63 ha) site
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8 July 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley
28 November 1998 by Eran A. Call
20 May 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 2.96-acre (1.20 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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30 October 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley
9 January 1999 by Richard E. Turley Sr.
21 May 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.36-acre (0.55 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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25 September 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley
16 January 1999 by Carl B. Pratt
8 July 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.53-acre (0.62 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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14 April 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
29 May 1999 by Carl B. Pratt
9 July 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 3.39-acre (1.37 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services

Temples in Mexico (edit)

Temples in Northwestern Mexico (edit)

Temples in Northeastern Mexico (edit)

Temples in Central Mexico (edit)

Temples in Southeast Mexico (edit)

  •   = Operating
  •   = Under construction
  •   = Announced
  •   = Temporarily Closed

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Style: 		Zapopan, Mexico
14 April 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
12 June 1999 by Eran A. Call
29 April 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 2.69-acre (1.09 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
 
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21 December 1995 by Gordon B. Hinckley
4 November 2000 by Lynn A. Mickelsen
28 April 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley
16,498 sq ft (1,532.7 m2) on a 7.78-acre (3.15 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo
 
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2 October 2010 by Thomas S. Monson[38]
18 August 2012 by Benjamin de Hoyos[39]
13 December 2015 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf[40]
33,367 sq ft (3,099.9 m2) on a 9.4-acre (3.8 ha) site
A public open house was held from Friday, 13 November 2015, through Saturday, 28 November 2015.

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7 October 2018 by Russell M. Nelson[41][42]
30 November 2019 by Arnulfo Valenzuela[43]
March 29 to April 20, 2024
scheduled for 19 May 2024
35,861 sq ft (3,331.6 m2) on a 6.81-acre (2.76 ha) site
 
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Size: 		Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
4 April 2021 by Russell M. Nelson[44]
10 December 2022 by Hugo Montoya[46]
10,000 sq ft (930 m2) on a 0.89-acre (0.36 ha) site
 
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Size: 		Querétaro City, Querétaro, Mexico
4 April 2021 by Russell M. Nelson[44]
7 January 2023 by Adrian Ochoa[46]
27,500 sq ft (2,550 m2) on a 3.58-acre (1.45 ha) site

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Announced: 		Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
3 October 2021 by Russell M. Nelson[47][48]
 
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Size: 		San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[49][50]
9 March 2024 by Sean Douglas[51].
9,300 sq ft (860 m2) on a 3.87-acre (1.57 ha) site
 
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Size: 		Benemerito, Mexico City, Mexico
3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[49][50]
29,000 sq ft (2,700 m2) on a 8.5-acre (3.4 ha) site
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Size: 		Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[52][53]
19,000 sq ft (1,800 m2) on a 5.36-acre (2.17 ha) site
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Announced: 		Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[52][53]
 
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Notes: 		Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[52][53]
19,000 sq ft (1,800 m2) on a 4.87-acre (1.97 ha) site
Temple site announced on November 20, 2023.[54]
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Announced: 		Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[52][53]
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Announced: 		Cancún, Mexico
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[55][56]
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Announced: 		Chihuahua City, Mexico
7 April 2024 by Russell M. Nelson[57][58]

Significant members from Mexico edit

See also edit

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Further reading edit

External links edit

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