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Groundbreaking Scheduled for the Puebla Mexico Temple

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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the rendering and the date for the groundbreaking of the Puebla Mexico Temple.

Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela, Mexico area president, will preside at the event on Saturday, November 30, 2019.

Attendance at the site will be by invitation only. It is anticipated that the services will be transmitted via the internet to stake centers within the proposed temple district. Additional information will be announced as the date of the groundbreaking approaches.

The temple was announced on October 2018 by President Russell M. Nelson. The Puebla Mexico Temple, once completed, will be the country’s 14th temple. There are 209 temples throughout the world that are operating, undergoing construction or being renovated, or that have been announced.

This news release was provided by the Church Newsroom.
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