Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple

Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple
Number	55
Dedication	6 March 1999 (6 March 1999) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	1 acre (0.4 hectares)
Floor area	6,800 sq ft (630 m2)
Preceded by	Anchorage Alaska Temple
Followed by	Madrid Spain Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 4 October 1997 Groundbreaking 7 March 1998 by Eran A. Call Open House 25 February – 27 February 1999 Current President John B. Robinson III (2004) Designed by Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services Location Calle Chihuahua y Díaz Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua México Exterior finish Gleaming white marble Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 1 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 1 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors'  center No

The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple is the 55th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On a hill just west of the little town of Colonia Juárez, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and overlooking a fertile valley, sits the first of the smaller Mormon temples to be completed outside of the United States. In fact, the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple is the smallest temple the LDS Church operates.

Colonia Juárez is about two hundred miles southwest of the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The small town consists of two stores, three restaurants, several schools, and numerous farms. The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple serves Mormons from the United States and Mexico. During the final stages of construction, Church members from both countries worked together on landscaping, cleaning both the interior and exteriors of the temple, and washing windows.

President Hinckley dedicated the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple on 6 March 1999. The temple has a total of 6,800 square feet (630 m²), one ordinance room, and one sealing room.

See also

• Temple (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
• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico

References

• Official LDS Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple page
• Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple page

External links

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site