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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]
The Mormon colonies in Mexico are settlements located near the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Mexico which were established by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) beginning in 1885. [1]: 86–99 The colonists came to Mexico due to federal attempts to curb and prosecute polygamy in the United States.
Rey Lucero Pratt (October 11, 1878 – April 14, 1931) served the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for 23 years as president of its Mexican Mission and for six years as a general authority. Pratt helped establish the church in Mexico and among Spanish-speaking populations in the United States and Argentina.
He was, for many years, the Chief Counsel for the LDS Church in Mexico. [5] He was also one of the key figures in getting the church legal recognition in the country in 1993. [6] Lozano was the first Mexican-born Latino to serve as a stake president in Mexico. He became president of the Mexico City North Stake in 1967. [6]
Mexico's first temple, located in Mexico City, was dedicated in 1983.Since that time, the LDS Church has grown considerably in Mexico. The Guadalajara Temple, located in the conurbated municipality of Zapopan, serves more than 60,000 members in the country's second largest city, the state of Jalisco, and other parts of western Mexico.
The Monterrey Mexico Temple was the LDS Church's 12th temple 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 Mesa ...
In February 1880, Desideria claimed to have a dream about a pamphlet called "Una Voz de Amonestación" being published by foreigners in Mexico City. [4]: 24 Missionaries from LDS Church were, in fact, in Mexico City in the process of publishing a Spanish translation of Parley P. Pratt's pamphlet, "A Voice of Warning," which contained introductory information to the Church.
Fernando Rogelio Gómez Páez (born 1940) is the founder of the Museo de Historia del Mormonismo en Mexico, a museum about the history of restored gospel of Jesus Christ in Mexico. He has also held many regional leadership positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.