Local Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Celebrate Their Hispanic Heritage

Featured Photo: some of the women from the congregation performing a traditional dance from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. All photos provided by Angela Loertscher.

Earlier this month, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Collin and Denton Counties celebrated both their common and unique threads of family history and culture as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

First observed in 1968 and eventually expanded to a month-long celebration encompassing the
independence days of several Latin American countries, Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the
histories and contributions of the 62.6 million Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. More than 11 million Latinos live in Texas, and 185 of them gather weekly as a congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ in Prosper to worship and fellowship with one another in their native tongue.

Listen to some of these members share where they are from, why their heritage is important to them, and why they love attending church together.