Mérida Mexico Temple

Mérida Mexico Temple
Number	92
Dedication	8 July 2000, by Thomas S. Monson
Site	1.53 acres (0.62 ha)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Suva Fiji Temple Mérida Mexico Temple → Veracruz Mexico Temple
Additional information
Announced	25 September 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	16 January 1999, by Carl B. Pratt
Open house	24 June – 1 July 2000
Current president	Sergio Saavedra Melendez
Designed by	Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
Location	Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Geographic coordinates	20°57′56.82239″N 89°37′51.81960″W / 20.9657839972°N 89.6310610000°W / 20.9657839972; -89.6310610000
Exterior finish	Blanco Guardiano white marble from Torreón, Coahuila
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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The Mérida Mexico Temple is the 92nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

The building of the temple in Mérida, Yucatán, was announced on September 25, 1998.^[2] It is one of thirteen temples in Mexico.

A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on January 16, 1999 with Carl B. Pratt, a member of the Seventy and president of the México South Area, presiding. The site of the temple is 1.53 acres (6,200 m²) on the north end of the Yucatan Peninsula, near the Gulf of Mexico. The area is rich with history and the temple site is close to some of the most famous archeological ruins, such as Uxmal and Chichen Itza. There are more than 13,000 members just in Mérida and many more members throughout the area that the temple will serve.

The Mérida Mexico Temple was open for tours to the public June 24 through July 1, 2000. Those who toured the 10,700-square-foot (990 m²) temple were able to see the two ordinance rooms, the celestial room, two sealing rooms, the baptistery, and learn more about LDS beliefs.

Thomas S. Monson, a member of the LDS Church First Presidency, dedicated the temple on July 8, 2000. Four sessions of the dedication were held which allowed more than 5,400 members to attend the services. The Mérida Mexico Temple serves 33,000 members in nine stakes and six districts in Mexico and Belize.

In 2020, the Mérida Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[3]

See also

Cancún Mérida Oaxaca Pachuca Puebla Tuxtla Gutiérrez Veracruz Villahermosa Temples in Southeast Mexico (edit) Northern Mexico Temples Ciudad Juárez Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Culiacán Guadalajara Hermosillo Sonora Monterrey San Luis Potosí Querétaro Tampico Tijuana Torreón Temples in Northern Mexico (edit) Central Mexico Temples Mexico City Benemérito Mexico City Cuernavaca Pachuca Puebla Toluca Tula Temples in Central Mexico (edit) Mexico Map Temples in Mexico (edit) = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed (edit)

• 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

References

Additional reading

• Swensen, Jason (July 15, 2000), "Modern temple rises among Mayan ruins", Church News
• "Yucatan clean-up project", Church News, Jan 5, 2002
• Gomez, Fernando (Nov 16, 2002), "Faith of a Mayan rewarded", Church News
• "Yucatan pioneers led way to great work", Church News, March 6, 2004
• "Temple moments: Temple for Mayans", Church News, April 17, 2004

External links

• Media related to Mérida México Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Mérida Mexico Temple Official site
• Mérida Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

This page was last edited on 15 January 2024, at 21:33