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| − | On 4 April 2021, at the 191st | + | On 4 April 2021, at the 191st Annual [[General Conference|general conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct the '''Torreón México Temple'''. This will be Mexico’s 16th temple. |
Torreón is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila with a population of about 635,000 people. The other temples in Mexico include the [[Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple]], [[Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple|Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple]], [[Guadalajara Mexico Temple]], [[Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple]], [[Merida Mexico Temple|Mérida Mexico Temple]], [[Mexico City Mexico Temple]], [[Monterrey Mexico Temple]], [[Oaxaca Mexico Temple]], [[Puebla Mexico Temple]] (under construction), [[Querétaro México Temple]], [[Tampico Mexico Temple]], [[Tijuana Mexico Temple]], [[Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico Temple|Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple]], [[Veracruz Mexico Temple]], and the [[Villahermosa Mexico Temple]]. | Torreón is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila with a population of about 635,000 people. The other temples in Mexico include the [[Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple]], [[Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple|Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple]], [[Guadalajara Mexico Temple]], [[Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple]], [[Merida Mexico Temple|Mérida Mexico Temple]], [[Mexico City Mexico Temple]], [[Monterrey Mexico Temple]], [[Oaxaca Mexico Temple]], [[Puebla Mexico Temple]] (under construction), [[Querétaro México Temple]], [[Tampico Mexico Temple]], [[Tijuana Mexico Temple]], [[Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico Temple|Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple]], [[Veracruz Mexico Temple]], and the [[Villahermosa Mexico Temple]]. | ||
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The Torreón México Temple will be constructed on a 0.89-acre site at the corner of Paris and Amsterdam Streets in the city of Gómez Palacio. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet. The temple will serve more than 32,000 Latter-day Saints. | The Torreón México Temple will be constructed on a 0.89-acre site at the corner of Paris and Amsterdam Streets in the city of Gómez Palacio. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet. The temple will serve more than 32,000 Latter-day Saints. | ||
| − | An official exterior rendering of the Torreón México Temple was released on 23 September 2021. | + | An official exterior rendering of the Torreón México Temple was released on 23 September 2021. |
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| + | ==Groundbreaking Announced== | ||
| + | Groundbreaking services for the Torreón Mexico Temple will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Elder [[Hugo Montoya]], Mexico Area President, will preside at the event. | ||
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Revision as of 17:24, 26 October 2022
On 4 April 2021, at the 191st Annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Torreón México Temple. This will be Mexico’s 16th temple.
Torreón is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila with a population of about 635,000 people. The other temples in Mexico include the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple, Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple, Guadalajara Mexico Temple, Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple, Mérida Mexico Temple, Mexico City Mexico Temple, Monterrey Mexico Temple, Oaxaca Mexico Temple, Puebla Mexico Temple (under construction), Querétaro México Temple, Tampico Mexico Temple, Tijuana Mexico Temple, Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple, Veracruz Mexico Temple, and the Villahermosa Mexico Temple.
México is home to approximately 1.5 million Latter-day Saints, more than any other country outside the United States, and 1,800 congregations. Missionary work began in Mexico in 1875.
The Torreón México Temple will be constructed on a 0.89-acre site at the corner of Paris and Amsterdam Streets in the city of Gómez Palacio. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet. The temple will serve more than 32,000 Latter-day Saints.
An official exterior rendering of the Torreón México Temple was released on 23 September 2021.
Groundbreaking Announced
Groundbreaking services for the Torreón Mexico Temple will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Elder Hugo Montoya, Mexico Area President, will preside at the event.
Temples in Mexico
- Cancún Mexico Temple
- Chihuahua Mexico Temple
- Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple
- Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple
- Cuernavaca Mexico Temple
- Culiacan Mexico Temple
- Guadalajara Mexico Temple
- Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple
- Juchitán de Zaragoza Mexico Temple
- Merida Mexico Temple
- Mexico City Benemerito Mexico Temple
- Mexico City Mexico Temple
- Monterrey Mexico Temple
- Oaxaca Mexico Temple
- Pachuca Mexico Temple
- Puebla Mexico Temple
- Querétaro México Temple
- San Luis Potosi Mexico Temple
- Tampico Mexico Temple
- Tijuana México Temple
- Toluca Mexico Temple
- Torreón México Temple
- Tula Mexico Temple
- Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico Temple
- Veracruz Mexico Temple
- Villahermosa Mexico Temple
