MormonTimes.com: Mexican Mormons reflect on church growth, temples

The remodeled Mexico City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens to the public next week, and longtime members of the church remember earlier years when attending a temple wasnt so easy. In order to attend the nearest temple, members had to travel all the way to Mesa, Ariz., at considerable hardship.

Julia Elvira Garcia Martinez, 83, of Mexico Distrito Federal, recalls the early years of her membership, when a temple trip was a long-awaited, possibly once-in-a-lifetime journey.

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