Monterrey México Temple
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The Monterrey México Temple is the 110th operating temple
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Monterrey México Temple is the 12th Mormon temple to be built in Mexico
. It serves over 91,000 members in the city of Monterrey
and the northeast of the country in general. Prior to the construction of the temple, members had to travel as long as 25 hours and cross the U.S.-Mexico border to attend Spanish-speaking sessions at the Church's Mesa Arizona Temple
.
Due to local resistance to the original site chosen for the temple, ground was not broken for five years following the announcement of the temple. Although the Church won a three-year legal suit, officials decided to relocate the temple site to appease neighbors of the original site. The new temple site is located in the Huajuco zone of Monterrey along the National Highway. Construction on the temple began on 4 November 2000.
A two-week open house prior to the dedication of the temple attracted about 40,000 people. Among the attendees were business, government, civic leaders, and officials from other religious faiths. On 28 April 2002, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley
dedicated the Monterrey México Temple, the 75th temple he has dedicated.
The Monterrey México Temple has a classic modern design with a single-spire. The exterior is finished with white granite
. It has a total of 16498 square feet (1,532.7 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
Temple (LDS Church)
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by Church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Monterrey México Temple is the 12th Mormon temple to be built in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It serves over 91,000 members in the city of Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
and the northeast of the country in general. Prior to the construction of the temple, members had to travel as long as 25 hours and cross the U.S.-Mexico border to attend Spanish-speaking sessions at the Church's Mesa Arizona Temple
Mesa Arizona Temple
The Mesa Arizona Temple is the seventh operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Mesa, Arizona, it is the first of five LDS temples built or planned in the state.-History:...
.
Due to local resistance to the original site chosen for the temple, ground was not broken for five years following the announcement of the temple. Although the Church won a three-year legal suit, officials decided to relocate the temple site to appease neighbors of the original site. The new temple site is located in the Huajuco zone of Monterrey along the National Highway. Construction on the temple began on 4 November 2000.
A two-week open house prior to the dedication of the temple attracted about 40,000 people. Among the attendees were business, government, civic leaders, and officials from other religious faiths. On 28 April 2002, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death...
dedicated the Monterrey México Temple, the 75th temple he has dedicated.
The Monterrey México Temple has a classic modern design with a single-spire. The exterior is finished with white granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
. It has a total of 16498 square feet (1,532.7 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
See also
- Temple (Latter Day Saints)
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsComparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBelow is a chronological list of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with sortable columns. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth...
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in MexicoThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in MexicoMexico is home to the largest body of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside of the United States.-History:...