Puebla Mexico Temple
On 7 October 2018, at the close of the 188th Semiannual general conference, Russell M. Nelson, the president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that a temple will be built in the city of Puebla, México. Puebla is a city in east-central México, southeast of Mexico City (La Ciudad de México).
México is home to nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints. There are 11 stakes and two districts in Puebla, and over 1,800 Latter-day Saint congregations in México.
The Puebla México Temple will be the 14th temple built in México. The temple will be constructed in the northwestern section of the city, just south of a highway interchange on a beautiful boulevard with a landscaped center island named 15 de Mayo. The other temples in México include the Mexico City Mexico Temple (1983), Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple (1999), Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple (2000), Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple (2000), Oaxaca Mexico Temple (2000), Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple (2000), Tampico Mexico Temple (2000), Villahermosa Mexico Temple (2000), Mérida Mexico Temple (2000), Veracruz Mexico Temple (2000), Guadalajara Mexico Temple (2001), Monterrey Mexico Temple (2002), and Tijuana Mexico Temple (2015). Other temples to be built in México include the Torréon México Temple, Querétaro Mexico Temple, the Culiacán México Temple, the Mexico City Benemérito México Temple, and the San Luis Potosí México Temple.
The official rendering of the Puebla Mexico Temple was released to the public on Tuesday, 24 September 2019, in conjunction with the groundbreaking ceremony announcement. Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela, president of the México Area, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony held on November 30, 2019. His counselors, Elder Rafael E. Pino and John C. Pingree Jr. also attended.
The Puebla Mexico Temple is estimated to be completed in late 2023.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Puebla Mexico Temple
On Saturday, 30 November 2019, Church and community leaders gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's Puebla Mexico Temple, signifying the beginning of construction.
Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela, a General Authority Seventy and president of the México Area, presided at the event presided and offered the dedicatory prayer. His counselors, Elder Rafael E. Pino and Elder John C. Pingree Jr., also attended. The event was transmitted via the internet to stake centers in the proposed temple district.
