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Pictures And Photos; Oaxaca Mexico Temple

George And Audrey DeLange
January 16, 2005

After the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, the Saints were led from Nauvoo to the site of modern day Salt Lake City. It was not too long afterwards that Brigham Young directed the Saints to expand their growth into other areas. Elder Carl B. Pratt of the Seventy and president of the Mexico South Area, who presided at the groundbreaking ceremony on March 13, 1999, related the declaration made by President Brigham Young in 1863. Elder Pratt paraphrased saying, "that the Salt Lake Temple would not be the only temple built, but there would be hundreds of temples on the earth." He added, "Today, we are seeing the fulfillment of this prophecy." The Oaxaca Mexico Temple was dedicated on 11 March 2000, by James E. Faust. The Oaxaca Mexico Temple is officially considered the 73rd LDS Temple. Three other temples built are not considered in the official count. They are the Kirkland Temple, The Original Nauvoo Temple, and the Apia, Western Samoa Temple which was destroyed by fire on July 9, 2003. The Oaxaca Mexico Temple is located at Av. Universidad #139, esq. Entrada A, del Fracc. Real de Candiani, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México. The site including an adjacent meetinghouse is on an area in a commercial area of the capital city of Oaxaca de Juárez on a site of 1.87 acres in size. The temple is of classic modern, single-spire design. It has a beautiful exterior finish of white marble from Torreón, Mexico. It has two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms with a total floor area of 10,700 square feet It's Temple Code is OAXAC. The telephone number is (52) 951-516-9588. There is no cafeteria or temple clothing available at this time. This page contains a sample of the best digital photos and pictures that we have taken of the Oaxaca Mexico Temple. These pictures and photos are for your enjoyment and may be freely used for clean, wholesome, noncommercial, purposes that are supportive of the LDS Church.