Guadalajara Mexico Temple Wiki

The temple was announced on 14 April 1999. At the time, there were two operating temples in Mexico. During the next two years, eight other temples were dedicated in Mexico.

Mexico Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

• Monterrey Mexico

Under Construction

• Oaxaca Mexico
• Tuxtla Gutiérrez
• Mérida Mexico
• Villahermosa Mexico
• Ciudad Juárez Mexico
• Hermosillo Mexico
• Tampico Mexico

Dedicated

• Colonia Juárez Mexico [1998]
• Mexico City Mexico [1984]

Elder Eran A. Call of the Seventy and president of the Mexico North Area presided at the groundbreaking services on 12 June 1999. “What a blessing it is that I was a mission president here just 29 years ago,” he said. “We had four little branches here then. Now there are eight stakes. This is a great time to have a temple in Guadalajara,” he told those assembled. “We have many faithful saints in Guadalajara.”

He also quoted President Lorenzo Snow, who said, “Surely, this entire continent is the land of Zion, and the time will come when there will be temples established over every portion of the land, and we will go into these temples and work for our kindred dead night and day, that the work of the Lord may be speedily accomplished, that Jesus may come and present the kingdom to His Father.” Elder Call requested that each ward and branch prepare family names to submit to the temple by the time it is finished.^[1]
Church News, 26 June 1999

From 14 April to 20 April of 2001, members of the public were able to attend an open house of the newly finished temple.

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Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Guadalajara Mexico Temple on 29 April 2001 on his 64th wedding anniversary. He prayed, “We thank Thee for the progress of Thy work in this great nation of Mexico. Move it forward, dear Father. Touch the lives and hearts of great numbers of people who will hearken to the message of truth and come into the fold of Christ. Bring about the miracle of conversion among the great and good people of this land. May those who govern look upon Thy people with respect and with a desire to be helpful. Wilt Thou bless them and the nation for their friendliness to Thy work.” ^[2] “Dedicatory prayer: ‘We pray for those who shall serve in this Thy house,'” Church News, 5 May 2001, 25 Jun. 2005

About 6,500 members attended the dedication.

Located in the Mexican state of Jalisco,

The Guadalajara Mexico Temple is located in a city of four million residents, Jalisco, Mexico’s second largest city . Seventeen stakes and nine districts compose the new temple district.

The temple sits on a 2.69-acre site.

Visitors to the temple can enjoy the beautiful grounds, which feature palm trees and a manicured lawn.

Cladding

Blanco Guardiano white marble from Torreón, Mexico, finishes the temple exterior.

Windows

The stained-glass windows allow sunlight to enter the temple and reflect off the white floors.

The new temple is small but completely functional. President Gordon B. Hinckley said, “Every ordinance which is given in the Salt Lake Temple, the largest in the Church, is also given in every other temple, including these smaller structures. The fact is that they are not so small. They are commodious, and they are beautiful. They represent the ultimate in our worship and the ultimate in blessings offered.” ^[3] Gordon B. Hinckley, “Welcome to Conference,” Ensign, Nov. 1999, 4

It was part of President Hinckley’s dream to build small temples because he realized that the people, “need nearby temples—small, beautiful, serviceable temples.” ^[4] Gordon B. Hinckley, “New Temples to Provide ‘Crowning Blessings’ of the Gospel,” Ensign, May 1998, 87

The Guadalajara Mexico Temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.^[5]“Guadalajara Mexico Temple”. Church News. March 3, 2010.

The high ceilings suggest a feeling of grandeur and beauty.

the Guadalajara Mexico Temple contains different rooms where worship takes place, including a baptistry, instruction rooms, a celestial room and sealing rooms.

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Creation Room

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Garden Room

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World Room

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Terrestrial Room

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