ɐ ɡɹˈaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ sˈɛɹᵻməni ænd sˈaɪt dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən wɜː hˈɛld ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn wɪð kˈɑːɹl bˈiː. pɹˈæt, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛvənti ænd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə mˈeɪksɪkˌoʊ sˈaʊθ ˈɛɹiə, pɹɪsˈaɪdɪŋ.
A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on January 16, 1999 with Carl B. Pratt, a member of the Seventy and president of the México South Area, presiding.