The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced groundbreaking dates for four temples in Latin America. Church President Russell M. Nelson first announced plans for the Managua Nicaragua Temple in April 2018 and the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple in October 2020. He announced plans for both the Torreón Mexico and Querétaro Mexico Temples in April 2021.
Managua Nicaragua Temple
Managua Nicaragua Temple Rendering
An artist's rendering of the Managua Nicaragua Temple. © 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Groundbreaking services for the Managua Nicaragua Temple will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Elder Taylor G. Godoy, First Counselor in the Central America Area Presidency, will preside at the event.
The Managua Nicaragua Temple will be built on a 8.9-acre site located at km 9.3 Carretera Masaya between 2nd and 3rd entrance streets to Residencial Las Colinas, Distrito V – (5), Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 25,000 square feet.
Managua-Nicaragua-Temple-Site-Map
Map showing the location of the Managua Nicaragua Temple. 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.The Managua Nicaragua Temple will be the first temple in the country. Nicaragua is home to more than 101,000 Latter-day Saints in over 100 congregations.
Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
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A rendering of the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple.© 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Groundbreaking services for the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Elder Patricio M. Giuffra, Second Counselor in the Central America Area Presidency, will preside at the event.
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Map showing the location of the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple. 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.The Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple will be built on a 1.5-acre site located at the intersection of 13 Calle and 5-56 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 30,000 square feet.
Originally announced as the Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple, the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple will be one of five temples in the nation. Guatemala is home to nearly 285,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 430 congregations.
Torreón Mexico Temple
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An artist's rendering of the Torreón Mexico Temple.2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Groundbreaking services for the Torreón Mexico Temple will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Elder Hugo Montoya, Mexico Area President, will preside at the event.
Torreon-Mexico-Temple-Map
A map showing the location of the Torreón Mexico Temple.2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.The Torreón Mexico Temple will be built on a 0.89-acre site located on the corner of Paris and Amsterdam Streets in the City of Gomez Palacio, Mexico. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet.
Querétaro Mexico Temple
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The rendering of the Queretaro Mexico Temple.© 2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Groundbreaking services for the Querétaro Mexico Temple will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Elder Adrián Ochoa, First Counselor in the Mexico Area Presidency, will preside at the event.
Queretaro-Mexico-Temple-Map
A map showing the location of the Querétaro Mexico Temple.2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.The Querétaro Mexico Temple will be built on a 3.58-acre site at Prolongación Tecnológico Norte 150 Col San Pablo, Querétaro, Querétaro, CP 76130 Mexico. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 27,500 square feet.
Mexico is home to nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in over 1,800 congregations. Including Torreón and Querétaro, the total number of temples in Mexico is 23. The other 21 temples in Mexico are the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple, Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple, Cuernavaca Mexico Temple, Culiacán Mexico Temple, Guadalajara Mexico Temple, Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple, Mérida Mexico Temple, Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple, Mexico City Mexico Temple, Monterrey Mexico Temple, Oaxaca Mexico Temple, Pachuca Mexico Temple, Puebla Mexico Temple, San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple, Tampico Mexico Temple, Tijuana Mexico Temple, Toluca Mexico Temple, Tula Mexico Temple, Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple, Veracruz Mexico Temple and Villahermosa Mexico Temple. Missionary work began in Mexico in 1875.
Attendance at the site will be by invitation only. Additional details for each groundbreaking will be made known closer to their respective dates.
Latter-day Saints consider temples the house of the Lord and the most sacred places of worship on earth. Temples differ from the Church’s meetinghouses (chapels). All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other weekday activities at local meetinghouses. The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies, such as marriages, which unite families forever, and proxy baptisms on behalf of deceased ancestors who did not have the opportunity to be baptized while living.