Groundbreaking of the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple
Elder Sean Douglas — a General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Church’s Mexico Area presidency — presided over the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple’s groundbreaking ceremony on March 9, 2024.
In his remarks to those in attendance, Elder Douglas cited Alma 26:37 from the Book of Mormon: “God is mindful of every people.” He pleaded in his dedicatory prayer on the site, “Help us to increase our commitment to keep our covenants.”
The San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple is scheduled to be dedicated Nov. 1, 2026, by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Timeline of the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple
The San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 3, 2022. The groundbreaking and site dedication were held on March 9, 2024, and presided over by Elder Sean Douglas, second counselor in the Church’s Mexico Area presidency.
After a public open house from Sept. 24 to Oct. 10, 2026, the San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple will be dedicated Nov. 1, 2026, by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show an off-white exterior with an arched entryway. A two-story tower with domed cupola stands above the center of the building. Pink, red and yellow flowers will adorn the grounds.