Announcement of the Cancún Mexico Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Cancún Mexico Temple on Oct. 1, 2023, during the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2023 general conference.
Former Cancún resident Oscar Pech told the Church News at the time of the announcement that the temple would be a refuge for the Saints in that part of Mexico, where “the influence of the world is very strong.”
He said the Saints in Cancún would be blessed like the early Saints in Kirtland and Nauvoo were after they made the effort to build temples in those cities.
The Church first sent missionaries to Mexico in 1875, the year after Daniel W. Jones, Henry Brizzee and Meliton Gonzalez Trejo started translating the Book of Mormon into Spanish. The first stake in Cancún was organized in 1995. The Mexico Cancún Mission was created in 2013. When the Cancún temple was announced there were three stakes in Cancún and five in the state of Quintana Roo.
Timeline of the Cancún Mexico Temple
The Cancún Mexico Temple was announced by President Nelson on Oct. 1, 2023. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.
Architecture and Design of the Cancún Mexico Temple
The Cancún Mexico Temple will be built in or near Cancún, Mexico. The site location and architectural rendering have not yet been released.