The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a presence in Mexico since 1874. Mexico has the largest body of LDS Church members outside of the United States. Membership grew nearly 15% between 2011 and 2021. In the 2010 Mexican census, 314,932 individuals self-identified most closely to the LDS Church.
The Mexico City Mexico Temple
A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cancún.
Image: Mexico city temple night
Image: Colonial Juarez Temple
Mormon colonies in Mexico
The Mormon colonies in Mexico are settlements located near the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Mexico which were established by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beginning in 1885. The colonists came to Mexico due to federal attempts to curb and prosecute polygamy in the United States. Plural marriage, as polygamous relationships were called by church members, was an important tenet of the church—although it was never practiced by a majority of the membership.
Academia Juárez, part of the Mormon community from Colonia Juárez.
The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple