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The Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple is the 71st operating
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(LDS Church). The Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple is located in the border city of
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, and serves about 12,000 church members in northern
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and the adjacent
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History

About 1,700 members attended the groundbreaking ceremony on January 9, 1999, and after the temple was completed over 25,000 people attended a week-long open house. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Ciudad Juárez Temple on February 26–27, 2000, and the dedication ceremonies were attended by approximately 8,100 members from El Paso and Juarez. The Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple has a white marble veneer, a total floor area of , two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. In 2020, the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple was closed in response to the
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See also

* Comparison 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 * List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region *
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (Spanish language, Spanish: La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días) has had a presence in Mexico since 1874. Mexico has the Membership statistics of the Church of J ...
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