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

members outside of the United States.^[4] Membership grew nearly 15% between 2011 and 2021. In the 2010 Mexican census, 314,932 individuals self-identified most closely to the LDS Church.^[5]

History

Membership in Mexico
Year	Members
1911	1,000
1920	2,314
1930	4,773
1940	4,196
1950	5,915
1960	12,695
1970	67,965
1979	231,266
1989*	570,000
1999	846,931
2009	1,158,236
2019	1,481,530
2022	1,507,720
Membership was published as an estimate or rounded number. Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Mexico*^[1]

Immigrating to Alta California and the Mormon Battalion

When the Latter-day Saint settlers arrived in the

Mexican-American War and making the territory where Latter-day Saints had settled part of the United States.^[6] The main reason that the Latter-day Saints settled in Alta California was to live in an area where they could govern themselves independently.^[7]

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.^[8] 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,^[9]^[10] and occupied San Diego until they were discharged.^[11]^[12] 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.^[13]

Early missionary efforts

The first

Daniel W. Jones and Meliton Gonzalez Trejo had begun to translate portions of the Book of Mormon into Spanish.^[14] This initial scouting mission consisted of a handful of men who journeyed through Arizona to the Mexican state of Chihuahua, lasting ten months.^[14] 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.^[15]

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.^[14] 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.^[16]

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.^[17] 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.^[18] 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.^[18] In 1880, Desideria Quintanar de Yáñez became the first woman in Mexico City to join the church.^[19] Missionary work in central Mexico continued until 1889, when all missionaries were withdrawn due to the strong opposition to foreign ministers following La Reforma.^[18]

Re-establishment of the church

In 1901, the Mexican

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.^[14]

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.^[20] 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.^[20]

Pratt remained as mission president until his death, also working to establish missionary work among the Spanish-speaking populations in the Southwestern United States.^[14] 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.^[14]

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.^[14] 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.^[14]

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.^[21]

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.^[19] 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.^[22]

The first Spanish-speaking stake in the church was organized in Mexico City in 1961.

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.^[14]

On December 2, 1983, the Mexico City Temple and Visitors’ Center were dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley, marking the first temple in Mexico.^[22]

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").^[24] 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.^[24]

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".^[25] 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.^[25] Settlers from Utah Territory remained isolated and aloof from native Mexicans, celebrating American holidays and teaching in English.^[25] Moises de la Pena, a Mexican academic, declared that the school was an "illegal privilege" in 1950.^[25] 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

A former meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Colonia Diaz, Chihuahua, Mexico. It was the first such meetinghouse in Mexico, and was destroyed in 1912 when the whole community was ransacked during the Mexican Revolution.

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Mission	Organized
Mexico Aguascalientes	1 July 1989
Mexico Cancun	1 July 2013
Mexico Chihuahua	1 Sep 1987
Mexico Ciudad Juarez	1 July 2013
Mexico Cuernavaca	1 July 2006
Mexico Culiacán	1 July 1987
Mexico Guadalajara	1 July 1975
Mexico Guadalajara East	1 July 2003
Mexico Hermosillo	1 Nov 1960
Mexico Mérida	1 July 1975
Mexico Mexico City Chalco	1 July 2013
Mexico Mexico City East	1 Jan 1987
Mexico Mexico City North	1 July 1978
Mexico Mexico City Northwest	30 June 2010
Mexico Mexico City South	16 Nov 1879
Mexico Mexico City Southeast	30 June 2011
Mexico Mexico City West	1 July 2001
Mexico Monterrey East	10 June 1956
Mexico Monterrey West	30 Sep 1992
Mexico Oaxaca	1 July 1990
Mexico Pachuca	1 July 2013
Mexico Puebla North	30 June 2012
Mexico Puebla South	1 July 1988
Mexico Querétaro	1 July 2013
Mexico Saltillo	1 July 2013
Mexico Tampico	5 Feb 1988
Mexico Tijuana	1 July 1990
Mexico Torreón	5 Aug 1968
Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez	19 Oct 1987
Mexico Veracruz	27 Mar 1963
Mexico Villahermosa	30 June 2010
Mexico Xalapa	30 June 2012

26. Mexico City Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Rededicated: Size: Style: Notes:	Mexico City, Mexico 3 April 1976 by Spencer W. Kimball 25 November 1979 by Boyd K. Packer 2 December 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley 16 November 2008 by Thomas S. Monson 116,642 sq ft (10,836.4 m²) on a 7-acre (2.8 ha) site Modern adaptation of ancient Mayan architecture - designed by Emil B. Fetzer The Mexico City Mexico Temple was closed March 30, 2007 for renovations^[33]^[34] and was rededicated Sunday, 16 November 2008.^[35] The temple was again closed in early 2014 for renovations.^[34] A public open house was held from Friday, 14 August 2015, through Saturday, 5 September 2015, excluding Sundays.^[36] The temple was rededicated on Sunday, September 13, 2015.^[37]
55. Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 4 October 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley 7 March 1998 by Eran A. Call 6 March 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 6,800 sq ft (630 m²) on a 2.56-acre (1.04 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
71. Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 7 May 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley 9 January 1999 by Eran A. Call 26 February 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 1.64-acre (0.66 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
72. Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 20 July 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley 5 December 1998 by Eran A. Call 27 February 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,769 sq ft (1,000.5 m²) on a 1.54-acre (0.62 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
74. Oaxaca Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Oaxaca City, Mexico 3 February 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 13 March 1999 by Carl B. Pratt 11 March 2000 by James E. Faust 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 1.87-acre (0.76 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
75. Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico 25 February 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 20 March 1999 by Richard E. Turley Sr. 12 March 2000 by James E. Faust 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 1.56-acre (0.63 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
83. Tampico Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Ciudad Madero, Mexico 8 July 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley 28 November 1998 by Eran A. Call 20 May 2000 by Thomas S. Monson 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 2.96-acre (1.20 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
85. Villahermosa Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Villahermosa, Mexico 30 October 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley 9 January 1999 by Richard E. Turley Sr. 21 May 2000 by Thomas S. Monson 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 1.36-acre (0.55 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
92. Mérida Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico 25 September 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley 16 January 1999 by Carl B. Pratt 8 July 2000 by Thomas S. Monson 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 1.53-acre (0.62 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
93. Veracruz Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico 14 April 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 29 May 1999 by Carl B. Pratt 9 July 2000 by Thomas S. Monson 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 3.39-acre (1.37 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services

105. Guadalajara Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Zapopan, Mexico 14 April 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley 12 June 1999 by Eran A. Call 29 April 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) on a 2.69-acre (1.09 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
110. Monterrey Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Monterrey, Mexico 21 December 1995 by Gordon B. Hinckley 4 November 2000 by Lynn A. Mickelsen 28 April 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley 16,498 sq ft (1,532.7 m²) on a 7.78-acre (3.15 ha) site Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Alvaro Inigo
149. Tijuana Mexico Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Notes:	Tijuana, Mexico 2 October 2010 by Thomas S. Monson^[38] 18 August 2012 by Benjamin de Hoyos^[39] 13 December 2015 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf^[40] 33,367 sq ft (3,099.9 m²) on a 9.4-acre (3.8 ha) site A public open house was held from Friday, 13 November 2015, through Saturday, 28 November 2015.

191. Puebla Mexico Temple (Dedication scheduled) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Open House: Dedicated: Size:	Puebla, Puebla, Mexico 7 October 2018 by Russell M. Nelson^[41]^[42] 30 November 2019 by Arnulfo Valenzuela^[43] March 29 to April 20, 2024 scheduled for 19 May 2024 35,861 sq ft (3,331.6 m²) on a 6.81-acre (2.76 ha) site
231. Torreón Mexico Temple (Under construction) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size:	Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico 4 April 2021 by Russell M. Nelson^[44] 10 December 2022 by Hugo Montoya^[46] 10,000 sq ft (930 m²) on a 0.89-acre (0.36 ha) site
232. Querétaro Mexico Temple (Under construction) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size:	Querétaro City, Querétaro, Mexico 4 April 2021 by Russell M. Nelson^[44] 7 January 2023 by Adrian Ochoa^[46] 27,500 sq ft (2,550 m²) on a 3.58-acre (1.45 ha) site

266. Culiacán Mexico Temple (Announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced:	Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico 3 October 2021 by Russell M. Nelson^[47]^[48]
241. San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple (Under construction) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size:	San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico 3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson^[49]^[50] 9 March 2024 by Sean Douglas^[51] . 9,300 sq ft (860 m²) on a 3.87-acre (1.57 ha) site
278. Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple (Site announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Size:	Benemerito, Mexico City, Mexico 3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson^[49]^[50] 29,000 sq ft (2,700 m²) on a 8.5-acre (3.4 ha) site
297. Cuernavaca Mexico Temple (Site announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Size:	Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson^[52]^[53] 19,000 sq ft (1,800 m²) on a 5.36-acre (2.17 ha) site
298. Pachuca Mexico Temple (Announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced:	Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico 2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson^[52]^[53]
299. Toluca Mexico Temple (Site announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Size: Notes:	Metepec, State of Mexico, Mexico 2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson^[52]^[53] 19,000 sq ft (1,800 m²) on a 4.87-acre (1.97 ha) site Temple site announced on November 20, 2023.^[54]
300. Tula Mexico Temple (Announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced:	Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico 2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson^[52]^[53]
317. Cancún Mexico Temple (Announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced:	Cancún, Mexico 1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson^[55]^[56]
337. Chihuahua Mexico Temple (Announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced:	Chihuahua City, Mexico 7 April 2024 by Russell M. Nelson^[57]^[58]

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

History

Immigrating to Alta California and the Mormon Battalion

Early missionary efforts

Re-establishment of the church

1960 to present

Church education in Mexico

Mormon colonies

Stakes and districts

Missions

Temples

20th century

21st century

Under Construction

Announced

Significant members from Mexico

See also

References

Further reading

External links