McAllen Texas Temple dedication bridges borders, Elder Uchtdorf says
MCALLEN, Texas — The McAllen Texas Temple sits on a busy street corner, its arches and belfry reminiscent of Spanish colonial architecture. Mere mi...
MCALLEN, Texas — The McAllen Texas Temple sits on a busy street corner, its arches and belfry reminiscent of Spanish colonial architecture. Mere miles away is a long, tall metal fence: the U.S.-Mexico border, which sometimes divides McAllen families with ties on both sides. It's a particularly poignant setting for a new temple — a symbol of unity and connection in a border town so often divided by literal and figurative walls. The wall 'is a sign of individual problems and challenges, but here at the temple you are in a place of peace,' said Elder Dieter F.