Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The rising San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple, pictured here, is one of a dozen temples being constructed or in planning for Mexico. The country's first house of the Lord, the Mexico City Mexico Temple, was dedicated in 1983 and remained the only temple in Mexico for 16 years. During 1999–2002, 11 new temples were added across the country under President Hinckley's administration. Mexico's 13th temple came 13 years later in 2015. Once all of the temples announced for Mexico have been constructed, that number will double to 26. The 14th was recently dedicated in Puebla.

Prefabricated modules have been installed on the foundation for the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple, located approximately 265 miles (426 kilometers) northwest of Mexico City. Glass windows have been installed in the openings, enclosing the structure and allowing interior finish work to move forward. Construction on the project began 8 months ago with a groundbreaking ceremony held in March.

Construction of the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple has been underway for the past six months on the western side of the city across from the beautiful "De Morales" Juan H. Sánchez Park. It is one of three temples currently under construction in the country—the others being the Querétaro Mexico Temple and the Torreón Mexico Temple. Plans have been announced for eight additional temples to constructed in Mexico.

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, groundbreaking services were held for the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple. In attendance were religious leaders, government officials, journalists, special guests, and dozens of Church members. Elder Sean Douglas of the Mexico Area Presidency presided at the ceremony and pronounced the site dedicatory prayer. He prayed, "Help us to increase our commitment to keep our covenants."

Groundbreaking services for the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Elder Sean Douglas, General Authority Seventy, will preside and offer the site dedicatory prayer. The 9,300-square-foot temple will be constructed on a 3.87-acre site located across from Parque Morales in San Luis Potosí. Plans for the temple were announced in April 2022, and the site location was announced in October 2022.

A lovely 3.87-acre site located across from the beautiful Parque Morales in San Luis Potosí will be the location of the future San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple. The existing structures will be removed so that it can be redeveloped for a single-story temple of approximately 9,300 square feet. Mexico is home to nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in over 1,800 congregations. Missionary work began in the country in 1875.