Tampico México Temple
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The Tampico México Temple is the 83rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The first Mormon temple in Mexico was built in Mexico City in 1983. Twenty-three years later, there are a total of twelve Mormon temples in Mexico. The Tampico México temple — actually located in Ciudad Madero, part of the Tampico conurbation — was the sixth to be dedicated in the country.
Tampico itself has a population of about 212,000 and is located in the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. There are about 18,000 members in the city. Previous to the temple's dedication, local Mormons had to cross the Sierra Madre mountain range to reach the temple in Mexico City. Elder Call presided over the groundbreaking ceremony, which about 930 people attended on 28 November 1998.
President Thomas S. Monson, of the Mormon Church's First Presidency gave the dedicatory prayer for the Tampico Mexico Temple on 20 May 2000. The Tampico México Temple has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in Mexico
- Ciudad Juárez México Temple
- Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple
- Guadalajara México Temple
- Hermosillo Sonora México Temple
- Mérida México Temple
- Mexico City Mexico Temple
- Monterrey México Temple
- Oaxaca México Temple
- Tampico México Temple
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Temple
- Veracruz México Temple
- Villahermosa México Temple
[edit] See also
- Temple (Mormonism)
- 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
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
[edit] External links
- Official Tampico México Temple page
- Tampico México Temple page
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
- Mormon Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
- Resources about the History and Symbolism of Mormon Temples
- History of Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
