The Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple is the 71st operating
temple
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of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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(LDS Church).
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Ciudad () is the Spanish word for City
Ciudad may also refer to:
*La Ciudad (archaeological site), Hohokam ruins in Phoenix, Arizona
*La Ciudad, district of Durango City, Mexico
*''La ciudad'', novel by Mario Levrero 1970
*La Ciudad ''The City'' ...
, and serves about 12,000 church members in northern Mexico
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and the adjacent U.S. state
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of Texas
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.
History
About 1,700 members attended the groundbreaking ceremony on January 9, 1999, and after the temple was completed over 25,000 people attended a week-long open house.[ LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Ciudad Juárez Temple on February 26–27, 2000, and the dedication ceremonies were attended by approximately 8,100 members from El Paso and Juarez.][
In 2020, the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple was closed in response to the ]coronavirus pandemic
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.[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.
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)
On December 27, 1832, two years after the organization of the Church of Christ, the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, stated he received a revelation that called upon church members to restore the practice of temple worship. The Latter Day Saints ...
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has had a presence in Mexico since 1874. As of 2020, the country of Mexico has the largest body of LDS Church members outside of the United States, with the church reporting 1,481,530 m ...
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas
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References
External links
*
São Paulo Brazil Temple Official siteSão Paulo Brazil Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
Buildings and structures in Chihuahua (state)
Temples (LDS Church) completed in 2000
Temples (LDS Church) in Mexico
2000 establishments in Mexico