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Merida Mexico Temple

  • New temple presidents

    Two new leaders have been called by the First Presidency to serve as temple presidents and temple matrons.
    Published: Saturday, July 21, 2007

  • Temple moments: Temple for Mayans

    A group of members of Mayan descent — fluent in the language of their forefathers — go to the Merida Mexico Temple quarterly, on fifth Saturdays, to enjoy the spirit of the House of the Lord in their own language.
    Published: Saturday, April 17, 2004

  • Yucatan pioneers led way to great work

    With the Merida Mexico Temple in the background, more than 300 members gathered recently to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the beginnings of the Church in the Yucatan Peninsula, historic home of the ancient Mayans and their modern descendants.
    Published: Saturday, March 6, 2004

  • Faith of a Mayan rewarded

    In the past, many members had to travel long distances and overcome other inconveniences in order to have the privilege of worshiping and learning more about the eternal covenants of the restored gospel.
    Published: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002

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Chinese educators receive LDS books

Published: Saturday, Nov. 18, 1989

A group of high-ranking Chinese educators visited Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Council of the Twelve in his office in the Church Administration Building Nov. 10, and received a copy of a set of LDS...