The Mexico City MTC (Missionary Training Center) opened July 1, 2013. With so many new missionaries after lowering the missionary age, the LDS Church needed more space. The MTC was formerly Benemerito de las Americas High School for over 50 years. You can see the "B" on the hill. When Elder Marion G. Romney of the Quorum of the Twelve broke ground for the school in 1963 he said, “Its influence will reach far beyond the valley of Mexico…. Hundreds of thousands of people will come here. Going out from here, they will help the nation build up its education, its culture and its spirituality.” When the key was given to President Carl Pratt, Mexico MTC President, it had a scripture that said, "Behold, I will hasten my work in its time." D&C 88:73.Most spanish-speaking missionaries who were going to the United States and Canada were assigned to this MTC. Also, some North Americans going to Latin America will go to this MTC. Further, missionaries whose native language is spanish from Latin America will go to this MTC for two weeks.
