San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple

Announcement of the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple

President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple on April 3, 2022, during the Sunday afternoon session of general conference. A house of the Lord in this central Mexico city of more than 1 million was among 17 announced by the Church President — and will be the nation’s 18th temple.

Sitting in the Conference Center the day a temple for San Luis Potosí was announced, Mary Martinez could scarcely contain her joy. “It’s going to be such a blessing,” she said after the Sunday afternoon session. “It will be such a blessing for the community.”

San Luis Potosí, Mexico, is Martinez’s hometown and where she met her husband, Angel, 33 years ago at school. Residents of California for 31 years, they had just visited San Luis Potosí on March 20 with their three children, spouses and grandchildren. Speaking of that visit, Angel Martinez added, “It’s very special now to hear that there’s going to be a temple there after we went there.”

Timeline of the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple

April

03

2022

Announced

Church President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on April 3, 2022, during April 2022 general conference. It was one of 17 temples announced at the conference — and the 18th for Mexico.

The San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 3, 2022. On Oct. 31, 2022, the location of the temple — in Fraccionamiento del Parque — was released by the Church. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.

Architecture and Design of the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple

According to site plans released by the Church on Oct. 31, 2022, the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 9,300 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 3.87-acre site in Fraccionamiento del Parque.