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| − | At the opening of the 180th [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a new temple in Tijuana, México. | + | At the opening of the 180th [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a new temple in Tijuana, México. Currently there are 12 operating LDS temples in México, and the Tijuana México temple, once dedicated, will be the 13th. The new temple which is located on Insurgentes Boulevard at the foot of the city’s Cerro Colorado, a landmark hill in eastern Tijuana, is the first LDS temple built in México since one was completed a decade ago in the northern industrial city of Monterrey. Its geographic service area will be Baja California and the Sonoran border community of San Luis Río Colorado. Currently, Latter-day Saints from the area must cross the U.S. border to attend the [[San Diego California Temple]]. |
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| + | The Church of Jesus Christ has experienced rapid growth in Tijuana in recent years. There are six [[Stake|stakes]] in the city of Tijuana with nearby stakes located in the states of Baja California and Sonora. Total Church membership in México is reported at 1,368,475 with 34 missions and 1,998 congregations. | ||
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The Latter-day Saints have had a long history in México. When they migrated from Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley, Utah was actually part of México Territory. Some Latter-day Saints settled in México when the U.S. Government imprisoned Mormon men for practicing polygamy in the later 1800's. The first Mormon baptisms were performed in the state of Sonora in 1876. | The Latter-day Saints have had a long history in México. When they migrated from Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley, Utah was actually part of México Territory. Some Latter-day Saints settled in México when the U.S. Government imprisoned Mormon men for practicing polygamy in the later 1800's. The first Mormon baptisms were performed in the state of Sonora in 1876. | ||
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The groundbreaking for the future Tijuana México Temple is scheduled for 18 August 2012. | The groundbreaking for the future Tijuana México Temple is scheduled for 18 August 2012. | ||
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==Open House, Cultural Celebration, and Dedication== | ==Open House, Cultural Celebration, and Dedication== | ||
Revision as of 07:30, 11 November 2015
At the opening of the 180th General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of a new temple in Tijuana, México. Currently there are 12 operating LDS temples in México, and the Tijuana México temple, once dedicated, will be the 13th. The new temple which is located on Insurgentes Boulevard at the foot of the city’s Cerro Colorado, a landmark hill in eastern Tijuana, is the first LDS temple built in México since one was completed a decade ago in the northern industrial city of Monterrey. Its geographic service area will be Baja California and the Sonoran border community of San Luis Río Colorado. Currently, Latter-day Saints from the area must cross the U.S. border to attend the San Diego California Temple.
The Church of Jesus Christ has experienced rapid growth in Tijuana in recent years. There are six stakes in the city of Tijuana with nearby stakes located in the states of Baja California and Sonora. Total Church membership in México is reported at 1,368,475 with 34 missions and 1,998 congregations.
The Latter-day Saints have had a long history in México. When they migrated from Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley, Utah was actually part of México Territory. Some Latter-day Saints settled in México when the U.S. Government imprisoned Mormon men for practicing polygamy in the later 1800's. The first Mormon baptisms were performed in the state of Sonora in 1876.
The groundbreaking for the future Tijuana México Temple is scheduled for 18 August 2012.
Open House, Cultural Celebration, and Dedication
A free public open house for the Tijuana México Temple will be held from Friday, 13 November 2015 through Saturday, 28 November 2015. There will not be an open house on Sunday 15 and 22 November 2015.
A cultural celebration will be held Saturday, 12 December 2015, and the temple will be dedicated in three sessions on Sunday, 13 December 2015.
The dedicatory sessions at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. will be broadcast within the temple district, and the three-hour block of meetings for those congregations will be cancelled for that Sunday to allow members to attend the sessions. Once the temple is dedicated it will serve 25,000 Latter-day Saints.
