The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico explained

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico
Logocaption:(Logo in Spanish)
Area:Mexico
Membership:1,516,406 (2023)
Stakes:230
Districts:44
Wards:1394
Branches:482
Missions:32
O:13
U:3
A:9
Fhc:383

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (Spanish: La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días) has had a presence in Mexico since 1874. Mexico has the largest body of LDS Church members outside of the United States.[1] Membership grew nearly 15% between 2011 and 2021. In the 2010 Mexican census, 314,932 individuals self-identified most closely to the LDS Church.[2]

History

Immigrating to Alta California and the Mormon Battalion

When the Latter-day Saint settlers arrived in the Intermountain West in 1847 and established early communities, like Salt Lake City and Bountiful, Utah, they were settling in Alta California (a federal territory of Mexico). It was during the following year that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and ratified, ending the Mexican-American War and making the territory where Latter-day Saints had settled part of the United States.[3] The main reason that the Latter-day Saints settled in Alta California was to live in an area where they could govern themselves independently.[4]

During the Mexican-American War, the Latter-day Saints participated by enlisting the Mormon Battalion, a group of over 500 volunteers who served as a unit of the United States military. Their primary purposes in enlisting were to build a good relationship with the United States government (in case the U.S. won the war and gained control of the territory) and to earn some income to support their emigration.[5] The Mormon Battalion saw no combat with Mexican troops, but did take part in a brief occupation of Tucson, guarded the Luiseño people in the aftermath of the Temecula massacre, and occupied San Diego until they were discharged.[6] [7] Concerns about their potential reception as a result of the Mormon Battalion's involvement in the Mexican-American War may have contributed to the decision to send missionaries, including Parley P. Pratt, to Chile in 1851 rather than to Mexico as the first proselyting efforts in Latin America.[8]

Early missionary efforts

The first missionaries from the LDS Church to Mexico were called during the late summer and early fall of 1875, shortly after Daniel W. Jones and Meliton Gonzalez Trejo had begun to translate portions of the Book of Mormon into Spanish.[9] This initial scouting mission consisted of a handful of men who journeyed through Arizona to the Mexican state of Chihuahua, lasting ten months. These first missionaries did not perform any baptisms; church president Brigham Young had instructed them to merely observe the conditions of the country in order to determine if their preaching would be effective.[10]

In 1876, Young sent six missionaries to Mexico and instructed them to contact and preach to the Yaqui in Northern Mexico. This group consisted of Helaman Pratt, Meliton Gonzalez Trejo, Louis Garff, George Terry, James Z. Stewart, and his brother Isaac. A few of these missionaries found success in Hermosillo, and Jose Epifanio Jesus was baptized on May 20, 1877, becoming the first official member of the church in Mexico. Jose Severo Rodriguez, Maria de la Cruz Pasos, Cruz Parra, and Jose Vicente Parra were all baptized a few days later on May 24.

Following the death of Brigham Young in 1877, missionary efforts in Mexico were halted, until in 1879 when missionaries were again sent to Mexico City.[11] The first person baptized by missionaries in Mexico City was Dr. Plotino Rhodakanaty, a prominent Mexican anarchist and socialist figure. Rhodakanaty had come across a Mormon doctrinal tract in 1875 which so impressed him that he wrote a letter to the First Presidency, requesting that additional materials and missionaries be sent to him in Mexico City.[12] By the end of 1879, sixteen converts had been baptized and joined the church in Mexico City, in large part due to the influence of Dr. Rhodakanaty. In 1880, Desideria Quintanar de Yáñez became the first woman in Mexico City to join the church.[13] Missionary work in central Mexico continued until 1889, when all missionaries were withdrawn due to the strong opposition to foreign ministers following La Reforma.

Re-establishment of the church

In 1901, the Mexican Mission of the church was re-established, with Ammon M. Tenney serving as its president. This period of the church in Mexico was characterized by the calling of missionaries with highly developed Spanish language skills, the increasing indigenous leadership of branches, and the constant effort to reclaim members that had fallen away during the church's absence. In 1910, Rey L. Pratt became president of the mission, but was forced to leave Mexico City in the fall of 1913 due to rising safety concerns due to the Mexican Revolution. Before his departure, Pratt was able to leave most of the branches in Central Mexico under the leadership of local members.

During the Mexican Revolution, tensions rose with regards to foreign religions, as did anti-American sentiments. In 1915, two members of the church in San Marcos, Hidalgo named Rafael Monroy and Vicente Morales were killed by the Liberation Army of the South (Zapatistas) for refusing to renounce their faith and for their association with foreigners.[14] The two were taken and interrogated by a group of Zapatista soldiers, who had initially demanded food and other supplies from the Monroy family store. Monroy was asked by the soldiers to show his weapons, to which he responded by holding up the copies of the Bible and Book of Mormon he carried in his pocket and saying, "These are the only weapons I carry." After the store was searched and no weapons or ammunition were found, Monroy and Morales, an employee of the family, were both taken prisoner by the soldiers and later executed by firing squad.

Pratt remained as mission president until his death, also working to establish missionary work among the Spanish-speaking populations in the Southwestern United States. In 1926, the Mexican government deported all foreign clerics from the country, including Mormon missionaries from North America. This lasted until 1934, when foreign missionary efforts were able to resume. During this hiatus, Mexican members of the church were able to coordinate with one another and preserve the church doctrine and practices. In 1936, a group of church members known as the Third Convention—who had been influenced by the spirit of the Mexican Revolution—called for a native-born Mexican to serve as president of the church's mission in Mexico. The tactics of this group led to the excommunication of its leaders. In 1946, church president George Albert Smith visited Mexico and was able to establish a reconciliation with most of the members of the Third Convention, and the vast majority of this group were brought back into the church.

In 1956, the Mexican Mission was divided for the first time with the organization of the Northern Mexican Mission. From this time forward, the church focused on strengthening the structure of the church in order for stakes to be organized.[15]

1960 to present

Church membership began to expand rapidly during the late 1960s, reaching 100,000 members by 1972. As membership increased, church leaders began making regular visits to church members in Mexico. In 1972, church president Harold B. Lee spoke to members at a Mexico City area conference, along with his counselors, several Apostles, and other leaders. In early 1977, church president Spencer W. Kimball spoke to a large number of church members at area conferences in both Mexico City and Monterrey, with nearly 25,000 members attending the conference in Mexico City. During his visit, Kimball also met with Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo at the national palace in Mexico City.[16]

The first Spanish-speaking stake in the church was organized in Mexico City in 1961.[17] In 1966, Agricol Lozano became the first Mexican-born member of the church to serve as a stake president. In 1970, the Monterrey Stake (now the Monterrey Mexico Mitras Stake) was organized with Guillermo G. Garza as its president. This was the first stake organized in Mexico outside of the Mormon colonies and the Mexico City area.

On December 2, 1983, the Mexico City Temple and Visitors’ Center were dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley, marking the first temple in Mexico.[16]

Church education in Mexico

A movement began in the mid-20th century which focused on the organization of a church school system in Mexico. The movement was initiated by Claudio Bowsan, the president of the Mexican Mission at the time. Bowsan bought property in Churhbusco, Mexico City and established a committee—composed of Marion G. Romney, Joseph T. Bentley, and Bowsan himself—to establish schools in Mexico. With the help and approval of the First Presidency of the church, a private high school was founded on the land purchased by Bowsan in 1964 known as the Centro Escolar Benemérito de las Américas (commonly known as the "Benemérito").[18] At its founding, the school had 125 students and contained primary, secondary, and preparatory-level classes. It eventually became a large preparatory school, accommodating day students as well as boarding students. At its peak, there were more than 2,100 students in attendance. It was closed at the end of the 2012–2013 school year, and its campus was converted into a missionary training center.

Another church-established school in Mexico is the Academia Juárez, which was first established as the Juárez Stake Academy in September 1897 with 291 students. Located within the church's Colonia Juárez in Chihuahua, the school was similar to academies found in the Utah territory, and provided English-language instruction intended for "an Anglo population".[19] The school was not closed when other academies were closed in the 1920s and 1930s, likely because public school education in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution was inadequate. Settlers from Utah Territory remained isolated and aloof from native Mexicans, celebrating American holidays and teaching in English. Moises de la Pena, a Mexican academic, declared that the school was an "illegal privilege" in 1950. The school is still in operation, with 418 students as of the 2012–2013 school year, and approximately 80% of the students are members of the church. The school now utilizes a unique dual-language program beginning in kindergarten and continuing through high school.

Mormon colonies

See main article: Mormon colonies in Mexico. In 1885, a group of Latter-day Saints from the Utah and Arizona territories fleeing the U.S. federal government's prosecution of Mormon polygamists settled in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. These Latter-day Saints eventually founded the settlements of Colonia Juárez and Colonia Dublán, along with four others in Chihuahua and two in the state of Sonora. Most of the remaining Mormon colonists in the north of Mexico left the country in 1912 due to rising violence, but many were able to return in later years. In 1959, the church established a network of schools outside of Colonia Juárez. The Academia Juárez is located within the Colonia Juárez in Chihuahua.

Stakes and districts

Stake/Districtdata-sort-type=dateOrganizedMissionTemple
Acapulco México Costa Azul Stake15 Oct 2000México CuernavacaMexico City Mexico
Acapulco México Stake24 Sep 1989México CuernavacaMexico City Mexico
Acayucan México Stake16 Mar 1997México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Acuña México District1 Dec 1996México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
Aguascalientes México Jardines Stake31 May 1998México AguascalientesGuadalajara Mexico
Aguascalientes México Stake17 May 1987México AguascalientesGuadalajara Mexico
Amecameca México Stake28 Jun 1998México México City ChalcoMexico City Mexico
Apodaca México Stake22 May 2005México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Atlixco México Stake16 Jan 1994México Puebla SouthMexico City Mexico
Atotonilco México Stake25 Feb 2007México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
Bermejillo México District26 Nov 2000México TorreónMonterrey Mexico
Cabo San Lucas México Stake7 Jun 2009México CuliacánMexico City Mexico
Caborca México District21 Jul 1976México MexicaliHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Calkini México District16 Jun 1992México MéridaMérida Mexico
Campeche México Stake27 May 1984México MéridaMérida Mexico
Cancún México Haciendas Stake15 May 2005México CancúnMérida Mexico
Cancún México Kabáh Stake26 Apr 1998México CancúnMérida Mexico
Cancún México Stake28 May 1995México CancúnMérida Mexico
Cárdenas México Stake20 Apr 1997México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Celaya México Stake11 Jun 1978México QuerétaroMexico City Mexico
Chahuites México District29 Feb 2004México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Chalco México Solidaridad Stake23 May 2004México México City ChalcoMexico City Mexico
Chalco México Stake9 Nov 1975México México City ChalcoMexico City Mexico
Chapala México District24 Jun 2012México Guadalajara EastGuadalajara Mexico
Chetumal México Stake27 Oct 1991México CancúnMérida Mexico
Chihuahua México Chuviscar Stake1 Mar 1987México ChihuahuaCiudad Juárez Mexico
Chihuahua México Stake13 Nov 1976México ChihuahuaCiudad Juárez Mexico
Chihuahua México Tecnológico Stake26 Nov 1989México ChihuahuaCiudad Juárez Mexico
Chilpancingo México Stake25 May 1997México CuernavacaMexico City Mexico
Chojolhó México District18 Sep 2011México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Ciudad del Carmen México Stake10 Nov 1987México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Ciudad Guzmán México District17 Nov 1982México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México East Stake24 Feb 1980México Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México La Cuesta Stake10 Nov 1996México Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México Las Torres Stake23 Nov 2014México Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México North Stake9 Oct 1988México Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Juárez México South Stake14 Nov 1976México Ciudad JuárezCiudad Juárez Mexico
Ciudad Mante México Stake1 Nov 1981México TampicoTampico Mexico
Ciudad Obregón México Nainari Stake19 Feb 1989México HermosilloHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Ciudad Obregón México Stake10 Oct 1976México HermosilloHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Ciudad Valles México Stake12 Nov 2000México TampicoTampico Mexico
Ciudad Victoria México North Stake1 Mar 2015México TampicoTampico Mexico
Ciudad Victoria México Stake12 Dec 1976México TampicoTampico Mexico
Coahuila México Madero District20 Oct 1990México TorreónMonterrey Mexico
Coatzacoalcos México Stake1 Jul 1979México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Colima México Stake24 May 2009México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Colonia Dublán México Stake25 Feb 1990México Ciudad JuárezColonia Juárez Chihuahua
Colonia Juárez México Stake9 Dec 1895México Ciudad JuárezColonia Juárez Chihuahua
Comitán México District1 Nov 2015México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Córdoba México Stake21 Apr 2013México Puebla EastVeracruz Mexico
Cuauhtémoc México District8 Jun 2014México ChihuahuaColonia Juárez Chihuahua
Cuautla México Palmas Stake19 Jun 1994México México City ChalcoMexico City Mexico
Cuautla México Stake9 Nov 1975México México City ChalcoMexico City Mexico
Cuautla México Zapata Stake25 Apr 1999México México City ChalcoMexico City Mexico
Cuernavaca México Civac Stake21 Mar 1999México CuernavacaMexico City Mexico
Cuernavaca México Stake5 Jun 1983México CuernavacaMexico City Mexico
Culiacán México Humaya Stake12 Feb 1989México CuliacánHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Culiacán México Stake22 May 1977México CuliacánHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Culiacán México Tamazula Stake21 Jun 1987México CuliacánHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Delicias México Stake18 Dec 1988México ChihuahuaCiudad Juárez Mexico
Durango México Del Valle Stake28 May 1995México TorreónMexico City Mexico
Durango México Stake21 Jan 1981México TorreónMexico City Mexico
El Dorado México District15 Apr 1961México CuliacánHermosillo Sonora Mexico
El Fuerte México District25 Feb 1996México CuliacánHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Ensenada México Stake24 Jun 1990México TijuanaTijuana Mexico
Escuinapa México District16 Aug 1970México CuliacánGuadalajara Mexico
Fresnillo México Stake23 Sep 2001México AguascalientesGuadalajara Mexico
Galeana México Stake7 Jun 2009México CuernavacaMexico City Mexico
Gómez Palacio México La Laguna Stake6 May 1990México TorreónMonterrey Mexico
Gómez Palacio México Stake28 May 1978México TorreónMonterrey Mexico
Guadalajara México Bugambilias Stake3 May 1998México Guadalajara EastGuadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Independencia Stake27 Sep 1980México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Lomas Stake7 Jun 1998México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Reforma Stake23 Jun 1957México Guadalajara EastGuadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Tlaquepaque Stake21 Jun 1998México Guadalajara EastGuadalajara Mexico
Guadalajara México Unión Stake23 Feb 1975México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Guanajuato México District23 Mar 2003México QuerétaroMexico City Mexico
Guasave México District25 May 1980México CuliacánHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Guaymas México Stake17 Aug 1990México HermosilloHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Hermosillo México Pitic Stake26 Apr 1987México HermosilloHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Hermosillo México Stake8 Oct 1976México HermosilloHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Huatulco México District21 Mar 1999México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Huejutla de Reyes México District3 Nov 1996México TampicoTampico Mexico
Ignacio Mejía México District20 Oct 1982México Puebla EastOaxaca Mexico
Iguala México Stake15 Oct 1995México CuernavacaMexico City Mexico
Irapuato México Stake8 Feb 1981México QuerétaroGuadalajara Mexico
Izúcar de Matamoros México District27 Jun 2004México Puebla SouthMexico City Mexico
Juchitán México Las Flores Stake23 Nov 1997México OaxacaTuxtla Gutiérrez
Juchitán México Stake22 Jul 1990México OaxacaTuxtla Gutiérrez
La Paz México Stake10 Sep 1989México CuliacánMexico City Mexico
Las Choapas México District17 Jun 2018México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Lázaro Cárdenas México Stake21 Jun 2009México Guadalajara EastMexico City Mexico
León México Stake11 Aug 1996México QuerétaroGuadalajara Mexico
Lerma México Stake15 Jun 2014México México City WestMexico City Mexico
Linares México District11 Apr 1989México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Los Mochis México Stake5 Mar 1989México CuliacánHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Los Tuxtla México Stake24 Feb 1982México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Madera México District31 Aug 1977México ChihuahuaColonia Juárez Chihuahua
Madero México Stake11 Dec 1976México TampicoTampico Mexico
Manzanillo México District10 Nov 1987México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Martínez de la Torre México Stake13 Mar 2011México XalapaVeracruz Mexico
Matamoros México Stake18 May 1980México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Matías Romero México District8 Oct 2017México OaxacaTuxtla Gutiérrez
Mazatlán México Stake7 May 1989México CuliacánGuadalajara Mexico
Mérida México Brisas Stake20 Nov 2005México MéridaMérida Mexico
Mérida México Caucel Stake4 Dec 2022México MéridaMérida Mexico
Mérida México Centro Stake11 Jun 1989México MéridaMérida Mexico
Mérida México Chuburná Stake18 Sep 2005México MéridaMérida Mexico
Mérida México Itzimná Stake10 Jun 1990México MéridaMérida Mexico
Mérida México Lakín Stake14 May 1978México MéridaMérida Mexico
Mérida México Stake22 Jan 1977México MéridaMérida Mexico
Metepec México Stake27 Nov 2005México México City WestMexico City Mexico
Mexicali México Los Pinos Stake18 Jan 1987México MexicaliTijuana Mexico
Mexicali México Stake20 Mar 1977México MexicaliTijuana Mexico
México City Alamedas Stake28 Apr 2013México México City WestMexico City Mexico
México City Anáhuac Stake29 Jun 1986México México City EastMexico City Mexico
México City Aragón Stake27 May 1973México México City EastMexico City Mexico
México City Arbolillo Stake15 Sep 1974México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Azteca Stake6 Dec 1981México México City EastMexico City Mexico
México City Bosques Stake14 Jun 1998México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
México City Camarones Stake8 Nov 1975México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Chapultepec Stake27 Jun 1982México México City WestMexico City Mexico
México City Churubusco Stake8 Nov 1975México México City SouthMexico City Mexico
México City Coacalco Stake30 Nov 2008México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
México City Contreras Stake11 Dec 1994México México City SouthMexico City Mexico
México City Cuautepec Stake20 May 1990México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Cuautitlán Stake8 Jul 1990México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
México City Culturas Stake17 Jun 1990México México City WestMexico City Mexico
México City Ecatepec Stake6 Dec 1987México México City EastMexico City Mexico
México City El Lago Stake9 Dec 2018México México City SoutheastMexico City Mexico
México City Ermita Stake8 Nov 1975México México City SouthMexico City Mexico
México City Industrial Stake9 Nov 1975México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Ixtapaluca Stake7 Nov 2004México México City SoutheastMexico City Mexico
México City La Perla Stake24 Jun 1990México México City SoutheastMexico City Mexico
México City Lindavista Stake8 Oct 1978México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Lomas Verdes Stake18 Apr 1999México México City WestMexico City Mexico
México City Los Heroes Tecamac Stake2 Dec 2018México México City EastMexico City Mexico
México City Los Reyes Stake17 Nov 1996México México City SoutheastMexico City Mexico
México City Madero Stake15 May 1994México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Melchor Ocampo Stake9 Feb 1997México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
México City Meyehualco Stake14 Oct 1979México México City SouthMexico City Mexico
México City Moctezuma Stake9 Nov 1975México México City EastMexico City Mexico
México City Netzahualcóyotl Stake9 Nov 1975México México City SoutheastMexico City Mexico
México City Oriental Stake19 Jun 1983México México City SoutheastMexico City Mexico
México City Paraíso Stake13 Jan 2002México México City SoutheastMexico City Mexico
México City Tacubaya Stake8 Nov 1975México México City WestMexico City Mexico
México City Tecamac Stake1 Dec 1996México México City EastMexico City Mexico
México City Tenayo Stake24 Nov 2002México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Tlahuac Stake26 Oct 1997México México City SouthMexico City Mexico
México City Tlalnepantla Stake9 Nov 1975México México City NorthwestMexico City Mexico
México City Tlalpan Stake27 Jun 1982México México City SouthMexico City Mexico
México City Tultitlán Stake28 Nov 1985México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
México City Villa Coapa Stake12 Nov 2006México México City SouthMexico City Mexico
México City Villa de las Flores Stake9 Nov 1975México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
Minatitlán México Tecnológico District16 Mar 1997México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Mixteca México District12 Jul 2015México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Monclova México East Stake30 Nov 2003México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
Monclova México Stake26 May 1974México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Anáhuac Stake17 Oct 1976México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Andalucía Stake3 Sep 2000México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Libertad Stake7 May 1972México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Lincoln Stake3 Dec 2023México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Los Angeles Stake22 Jul 1990México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Mitras Stake22 Mar 1970México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Moderna Stake9 Mar 1980México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Roma Stake16 Oct 1976México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Monterrey México Valle Verde Stake2 Nov 1986México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Morelia México Aeropuerto Stake21 Jun 2009México Guadalajara EastMexico City Mexico
Morelia México Stake4 Jan 1998México Guadalajara EastMexico City Mexico
Navojoa México District23 Dec 1987México HermosilloHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Nealtican México North Stake12 Aug 2012México Puebla NorthMexico City Mexico
Nealtican México South Stake5 Jun 2022México Puebla NorthMexico City Mexico
Nealtican México Stake17 Jun 1990México Puebla NorthMexico City Mexico
Nogales México District22 Jan 1991México HermosilloHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Nueva Rosita México District13 Nov 1982México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
Nuevo Laredo México Stake15 Mar 1998México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Oaxaca México Amapolas Stake21 Jun 1981México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Atoyac Stake12 Nov 2000México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Brenamiel Stake5 Jun 2022México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Mitla Stake30 Jun 1996México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Oaxaca México Monte Albán Stake7 Feb 1988México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Orizaba México Stake16 Jan 1977México Puebla EastVeracruz Mexico
Pachuca México Centro Stake28 Jan 1996México PachucaMexico City Mexico
Pachuca México South Stake15 Jun 2008México PachucaMexico City Mexico
Pachuca México Stake18 Mar 1984México PachucaMexico City Mexico
Pánuco México District3 Nov 1996México TampicoTampico Mexico
Papantla México Stake23 Apr 1989México XalapaTampico Mexico
Parral México District31 Aug 1977México ChihuahuaColonia Juárez Chihuahua
Piedras Negras México Stake21 Aug 1977México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
Pinotepa México District15 Jun 2008México CuernavacaOaxaca Mexico
Playa del Carmen México Stake26 Apr 2015México CancúnMérida Mexico
Poza Rica México Palmas Stake15 Jan 1977México XalapaTampico Mexico
Poza Rica México Stake13 Nov 1975México XalapaTampico Mexico
Puebla México Amalucan Stake25 Aug 1996México Puebla EastMexico City Mexico
Puebla México Angelópolis Stake27 Feb 2000México Puebla SouthMexico City Mexico
Puebla México Arboledas Stake25 Jun 2017México Puebla SouthMexico City Mexico
Puebla México Cholula Stake12 Mar 1978México Puebla SouthMexico City Mexico
Puebla México Citlaltépetl District16 Apr 2017México Puebla EastMexico City Mexico
Puebla México Fuertes Stake11 Oct 1981México Puebla EastMexico City Mexico
Puebla México La Libertad Stake14 Dec 1997México Puebla SouthMexico City Mexico
Puebla México La Paz Stake16 Feb 1975México Puebla EastMexico City Mexico
Puebla México Ometoxtla Stake2 Jun 2019México Puebla NorthMexico City Mexico
Puebla México Valsequillo Stake16 Feb 1975México Puebla SouthMexico City Mexico
Puerto Escondido México District25 Jun 1995México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Puerto Peñasco México District27 Mar 2011México MexicaliHermosillo Sonora Mexico
Puerto Vallarta México Stake24 Apr 2005México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Querétaro México El Sol Stake11 Mar 2012México QuerétaroMexico City Mexico
Querétaro México Los Arcos Stake12 Mar 2000México QuerétaroMexico City Mexico
Querétaro México Stake19 Mar 1995México QuerétaroMexico City Mexico
Querétaro México Valle Stake10 Jul 2022México QuerétaroMexico City Mexico
Reynosa México East Stake16 Mar 2003México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Reynosa México Stake18 May 1980México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Salina Cruz México Stake5 Feb 1995México OaxacaOaxaca Mexico
Saltillo México Miravalle Stake12 Aug 1990México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
Saltillo México República Stake29 Jun 1980México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
Saltillo México Valle de las Flores Stake12 Feb 2012México SaltilloMonterrey Mexico
San Cristóbal México District15 Apr 2007México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
San Luis Potosí México Benito Juárez Stake4 Aug 1996México AguascalientesMexico City Mexico
San Luis Potosí México Industrias Stake21 Aug 2022México AguascalientesMexico City Mexico
San Luis Potosí México Stake1 Feb 1981México AguascalientesMexico City Mexico
San Luis Rio Colorado México Stake28 Jun 2009México MexicaliTijuana Mexico
San Nicolás México Stake17 Nov 1996México Monterrey WestMonterrey Mexico
Santiago Ixcuintla México District3 Feb 1987México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Sierra Madre México District1 Jan 1974México HermosilloColonia Juárez Chihuahua
Tamaulipas México Río Bravo District3 Jul 1990México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Tampico México Bosque Stake12 Nov 1995México TampicoTampico Mexico
Tampico México Stake27 Feb 1972México TampicoTampico Mexico
Tapachula México Izapa Stake8 Jul 1990México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Tapachula México Stake20 Aug 1978México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Tecalco México Stake25 Jun 1989México México City ChalcoMexico City Mexico
Tehuacán México Stake18 Apr 1999México Puebla EastOaxaca Mexico
Tepic México Stake15 Dec 1996México GuadalajaraGuadalajara Mexico
Teziutlán México Stake7 Mar 1999México XalapaVeracruz Mexico
Tezontepec México Stake4 Mar 2012México PachucaMexico City Mexico
Ticul México District16 Jun 1992México MéridaMérida Mexico
Tierra Blanca México Stake12 Jan 2003México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Tijuana México Florido Stake13 Mar 2005México MexicaliTijuana Mexico
Tijuana México Insurgentes Stake13 Oct 1996México MexicaliTijuana Mexico
Tijuana México La Gloria Stake14 Jan 2001México TijuanaTijuana Mexico
Tijuana México La Mesa Stake9 Feb 1986México TijuanaTijuana Mexico
Tijuana México Otay Stake11 Mar 2001México TijuanaTijuana Mexico
Tijuana México Stake11 Mar 2001México TijuanaTijuana Mexico
Tizayuca México Stake2 Dec 2018México PachucaMexico City Mexico
Tizimín México Stake1 Mar 1998México CancúnMérida Mexico
Tlaxcala México North Stake17 Aug 2003México Puebla NorthMexico City Mexico
Tlaxcala México Stake11 Feb 1996México Puebla NorthMexico City Mexico
Toluca México Stake17 Nov 1991México México City WestMexico City Mexico
Tonalá México District1 Jan 1987México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Torreón México Jardín Stake12 May 1985México TorreónMonterrey Mexico
Torreón México Reforma Stake15 Oct 1989México TorreónMonterrey Mexico
Torreón México Stake14 Nov 1976México TorreónMonterrey Mexico
Tula México Stake9 Nov 1975México México City NorthMexico City Mexico
Tulancingo México Stake14 Feb 2010México PachucaMexico City Mexico
Tuxpan México Stake28 Jun 2009México XalapaTampico Mexico
Tuxtepec México Stake6 Jun 1993México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Grijalva Stake26 Feb 1995México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Mactumatzá Stake2 Sep 2007México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Stake31 Aug 1980México Tuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla Gutiérrez
Uruapan México Stake7 Jun 2009México Guadalajara EastGuadalajara Mexico
Valle del Mezquital México Stake13 Sep 1987México PachucaMexico City Mexico
Valle Hermoso México Stake28 Oct 1973México Monterrey EastMonterrey Mexico
Veracruz México Mocambo Stake20 May 1990México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Puerto Stake5 Aug 2019México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Reforma Stake16 Jan 1977México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Stake15 Jun 1975México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Veracruz México Villa Rica Stake5 Nov 1995México VeracruzVeracruz Mexico
Villahermosa México Gaviotas Stake15 Apr 1990México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Villahermosa México Stake10 Aug 1980México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Xalapa México Macuiltepetl Stake8 Mar 2015México XalapaVeracruz Mexico
Xalapa México Stake2 Mar 1986México XalapaVeracruz Mexico
Zacatecas México Stake16 Apr 2000México AguascalientesGuadalajara Mexico
Zamora México Stake22 Sep 1996México Guadalajara EastGuadalajara Mexico
Zapata México District12 Jun 1990México VillahermosaVillahermosa Mexico
Zitácuaro México District26 Mar 1966México México City WestMexico City Mexico

Missions

The Benemérito de las Americas school in Mexico City was permanently closed at the end of the 2012–2013 term, and its campus became the new home of the Mexico City Missionary Training Center (MTC), opening on June 26, 2013. This greatly expanded the capacity of the Mexico City MTC, which is now second in size only to the missionary training center in Provo, Utah. The old training center campus near the Mexico City Mexico Temple could only accommodate 125 missionaries at a time, while the new 90-acre campus can handle over 1,000.

The following is a list of missions in Mexico:[20]

MissionOrganized
Mexico Aguascalientes1 July 1989
Mexico Cancun1 July 2013
Mexico Chihuahua1 Sep 1987
Mexico Ciudad Juarez1 July 2013
Mexico Cuernavaca1 July 2006
Mexico Culiacán1 July 1987
Mexico Guadalajara1 July 1975
Mexico Guadalajara East1 July 2003
Mexico Hermosillo1 Nov 1960
Mexico Mérida1 July 1975
Mexico MexicaliJune 2024
Mexico Mexico City Chalco1 July 2013
Mexico Mexico City East1 Jan 1987
Mexico Mexico City North1 July 1978
Mexico Mexico City Northwest30 June 2010
Mexico Mexico City South16 Nov 1879
Mexico Mexico City Southeast30 June 2011
Mexico Mexico City West1 July 2001
Mexico Monterrey East10 June 1956
Mexico Monterrey West30 Sep 1992
Mexico Oaxaca1 July 1990
Mexico Pachuca1 July 2013
Mexico Puebla EastJune 2024
Mexico Puebla North30 June 2012
Mexico Puebla South1 July 1988
Mexico Querétaro1 July 2013
Mexico Saltillo1 July 2013
Mexico Tampico5 Feb 1988
Mexico Tijuana1 July 1990
Mexico Torreón5 Aug 1968
Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez19 Oct 1987
Mexico Veracruz27 Mar 1963
Mexico Villahermosa30 June 2010
Mexico Xalapa30 June 2012

Temples

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.[21] There are 13 temples in Mexico, with an additional ten announced or under construction.

20th century


21st century

Under Construction

Announced

Significant members from Mexico

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-04. What Are the Countries With the Most Latter-day Saints?. 2021-11-29. newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. en.
  2. Web site: Panorama de las religiones en México 2010. INEGI. 2 March 2015. 3. Spanish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151021230003/http://www.inegi.org.mx/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/censos/poblacion/2010/panora_religion/religiones_2010.pdf. 21 October 2015.
  3. Book: Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days, Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand, 1846–1893 . 2020 . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Salt Lake City . 30, 113 .
  4. Book: Grow . Matthew J. . Esplin . Ronald K . Ashurst-McGee . Mark . Dirkmaat . Gerrit J. . Mahas . Jeffrey D. . The Joseph Smith Papers: Administrative Records: Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844-January 1846 . 2016 . Church Historian’s Press . Salt Lake City . 354–355.
  5. Book: Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days, Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand, 1846–1893 . 2020 . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Salt Lake City . 29–30 .
  6. Web site: Mormon Battalion Historic Site . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints . April 14, 2019.
  7. News: Rowe . Peter . Why San Diego feared, then welcomed, the Mormon Battalion . April 14, 2019 . The San Diego Union-Tribune . January 24, 2018.
  8. Book: Givens . Terryl L. . Grow . Matthew J. . Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism . 2011 . Oxford University Press . New York . 303.
  9. Book: Tullis, F. LaMond. Mormons in Mexico : the dynamics of faith and culture. 1987. Utah State University Press. 0-87421-130-1. Logan, Utah. 16004548.
  10. Book: Agrícol., Lozano Herrera. Historia del Mormonismo en México. 1984. Editorial Zarahemla. 968-7207-02-7. 301587245.
  11. Book: Turley. Clarence F.. History of the Mormon Colonies in Mexico (The Juarez Stake). Turley. Anna Tenney. Publishers Press. 1996.
  12. Book: Romney, Thomas Cottam. The Mormon colonies in Mexico. 2005. University of Utah Press. 978-0-87480-838-4. 60515199.
  13. Web site: Magazines. Sally Johnson OdekirkChurch. Mexico Unfurled: From Struggle to Strength. 2021-12-01. www.churchofjesuschrist.org.
  14. Grover. Mark L.. 1995. Execution in Mexico: The Deaths of Rafael Monroy and Vicente Morales. Brigham Young University Studies. 35. 3. 6–28. 43042058 . 0007-0106.
  15. Web site: Mormonism in Mexico – The Mormonism and Migration ProjectThe Mormonism and Migration Project. 2021-12-01. The Mormonism and Migration Project. en-US.
  16. Web site: 2010-01-29. Country information: Mexico. 2021-12-01. Church News. en-US.
  17. Web site: Magazines. Don L. SearleChurch. One Million in Mexico. 2021-12-01. www.churchofjesuschrist.org.
  18. Book: Gardner, Barbara Morgan. Transitioning Benemérito de las Américas into the Mexico Missionary Training Center. 934156776.
  19. Esplin. Scott C.. Randall. E. Vance. Griffiths. Casey P.. Morgan. Barbara E.. 2014-10-02. Isolationism, exceptionalism, and acculturation: the internationalisation of Mormon education in Mexico. Journal of Educational Administration and History. 46. 4. 387–404. 10.1080/00220620.2014.940859. 143692137 . 0022-0620. subscription.
  20. Web site: Statistics and Church Facts Total Church Membership. 2021-11-29. newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. en.
  21. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/mexico/ LDS Newsroom (Statistical Information)
  22. Book: Dormady, Jason. Primitive Revolution: Restorationist Religion and the Idea of the Mexican Revolution, 1940–1968. University of New Mexico Press. 2011. 9780826349521. Albuquerque, NM.
  23. Web site: Pulido. Elisa. Mormonism in Mexico. May 12, 2021. The Mormonism and Migration Project. Claremont Graduate University.
  24. Web site: Agricol Lozano Herrera: Mexican Mormon Church Leader. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216193859/http://mittromneymormon.net/meet-some-mormons-2/meet-some-mormons-2/agricol-lozano-herrera-mexican-mormon-church-leader. February 16, 2015. May 12, 2021. Mitt Romney Mormon.

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