Guadalajara Mexico Temple Explained

The Guadalajara Mexico Temple is the 105th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The Guadalajara Mexico Temple is one of thirteen operating temples in Mexico.

History

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.

About 6,500 members attended the dedication of the Guadalajara temple on 29 April 2001. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley presided and gave the dedicatory prayer. The Guadalajara Mexico Temple has a total of 10700square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.^[1]

In 2020, the Guadalajara Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

See also

• Comparison 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
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico

External links

• • Guadalajara Mexico Temple Official site
• Guadalajara Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

Notes and References

1. News: Guadalajara Mexico Temple . . March 3, 2010.
2. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.