Mérida Mexico Temple

Mérida Mexico Temple
Number	92
Dedication	8 July 2000 by Thomas S. Monson
Site	1.53 acres (0.6 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m^2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by	Suva Fiji Temple
Followed by	Veracruz Mexico Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 25 September 1998 Groundbreaking 16 January 1999 by Carl B. Pratt Open House 24 June – 1 July 2000 Designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services Location Calle 70 no. 527 Esquina 65 y 67 Colonia Centro Mérida, Yucatán México Exterior finish Blanco Guardiano white marble from Torreón, Coahuila Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 20°57′56.82239″N 89°37′51.81960″W / 20.9657839972°N 89.6310610000°W The Mérida Mexico Temple is the 92nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The building of the temple in Mérida, Yucatán, was announced on September 25, 1998.^[1] It is one of twelve LDS 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.

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

Notes

1. "5 new temples in U.S., Mexico announced", Church News, Oct 24, 1998

References

• 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

Merida Mexico temple in 2009

• Media related to Mérida Mexico Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Official LDS Mérida Mexico Temple page
• Mérida Mexico Temple page