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Essential Temple Tee (Mexico City)

Essential Temple Tee (Mexico City)

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Peculiar People started in 2023 while I was serving a mission in San Antonio, Texas. The name comes from Peter's description of the Saints as "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people" — members who keep their covenants without making a show of it, and are fine looking a little old-fashioned for it.

We make apparel with original line art of Latter-day Saint temples, made one temple at a time and printed on heavier, better-made garments. Most members want to talk about the gospel but don't know how to open the door. A shirt someone asks about is an easier start than a knock on one.

— Evan

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I add new designs every week! I prioritize recommendations, submit one here and we will email you when our apparel with your design is live!

Essential Temple Tee (Mexico City)

Essential Temple Tee (Mexico City)

$44.99
$44.99
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The Tee

You put on a Peculiar People shirt because it reminds you why we're all here. Because that building is where you were sealed to your spouse, where you got an answer to a prayer you'd been carrying for years, where you first felt something you couldn't explain away. A stepping stone. A day you'll never forget.

You put it on because you want to share that with someone. Because gospel conversations are hard to start. Harder than they were on your mission, when the whole day was built around them.

It's the new white shirt and tie. The new dress. The new name tag you don't need a calling to wear. A shirt you may even feel prompted to wear some days.

That's why I started this company. It doesn't take much for someone who has been prepared to tap you on the shoulder and ask a question that changes the direction of their life. No argument, no pitch, no lesson plan. Just an opening.

And you keep it on because it's premium heavyweight ringspun cotton, garment-dyed to that soft, worn-in vintage look you'd wear even if it said nothing at all.

- Evan

Weight: 6.1 oz/yd²
Fabric: preshrunk 100% ring-spun cotton

Fit: Relaxed, true to size.

Tighter fit: size down 1 size
Regular fit: your actual size
Relaxed fit: size up 1 size
Loose fit: size up 2 sizes
Oversize fit: size up 3 sizes

Size Guide

Mexico City Mexico Temple

Location
Mexico City, Mexico. The temple stands in the Colonia San Juan de Aragón district of northeastern Mexico City, near the Bosque de Aragón, at an elevation of about 7,305 feet.

Temple Number
The 26th dedicated temple, and the first built in Mexico.

Announced
, following President Spencer W. Kimball's meeting with Mexican Church leaders the month before.

Groundbreaking
. Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided.

Dedicated
, by President Gordon B. Hinckley in nine sessions. It was his second temple dedication in North America.

Rededicated
, by President Thomas S. Monson in two sessions, after a renovation of about 19 months. Rededicated again , by President Henry B. Eyring in three sessions, following an interior remodel and exterior cleaning.

Architecture
Originally designed by Church architect Emil B. Fetzer; the 2007 to 2008 renovation was handled by Valentiner Crane Brunjes Onyon of Salt Lake City. The exterior is white cast stone worked into adaptations of ancient Mesoamerican forms: a rectangular base, a basket weave band, and stepped levels that diminish as they rise. About 35,551 square feet, standing 151 feet to the top of the building, with a 15.5 foot angel Moroni statue above that.

Ordinance Rooms
Four instruction rooms, eleven sealing rooms, and one baptistry.

Construction Story
  • Before the temple opened, members in Mexico traveled roughly 1,500 miles to the Mesa Arizona Temple.
  • The public open house ran through and drew more than 120,000 visitors, with as many as 20,000 coming on a single day.
  • One visitor returned with 29 friends and asked permission to bring a hundred more.
  • Marble used in the building was quarried in Spain and fabricated in China.

Symbolism & Design
  • A basket weave pattern encircles the exterior, one of several motifs drawn from ancient Mesoamerican building traditions rather than from the Church's standard temple vocabulary.
  • The Mesoamerican reference carries inside as well, in carved carpet in the celestial room and in the art glass.
  • Millwork in the building includes carved columns worked with a waterfall design. The oak and cast bronze doors were installed in 2015.

Changes Over Time
  • Mexico City's ground is subsiding, and the temple has gone down with it. By the temple's 25th anniversary the building had dropped at least eight feet in elevation.
  • The temple closed in March 2007 for about 19 months. The work included seismic strengthening, foundation work to fortify the structure, replacement of the precast concrete exterior panels with panels matching the original, refurbishment of the angel Moroni statue, new landscaping, and remodeling of the baptistry, lobby, corridors, sealing rooms, and ordinance rooms.
  • A further interior remodel and exterior cleaning preceded the 2015 rededication.

Trivia
  • Five and a half years after the dedication, on , Mexico became the first country outside the United States with 100 stakes.
  • The temple district serves more than 384,000 members across Mexico City and eleven surrounding states.
  • It was the first of what has grown to more than two dozen temples in Mexico.

Temple facts verified as of .

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FAQ

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Is it appropriate to wear a temple on a shirt?

I get this one a lot, and I thought about it before I drew the first one. These are architectural drawings of a building, not anything that happens inside it. No slogans, nothing that turns the temple into a punchline. If you'd put a framed temple photo in your living room, this is that same idea on cotton.

No. We are an independent company. Peculiar People is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Our goal with our clothing is for it to be seen. Which means it also needs to be your go-to comfort clothing.

It's made to be the first thing you grab when you want to be comfortable, and the first clothing you'll be prompted to wear.

Our prints are made to last. To esure No bleach, and no fabric softener, which coats the fibers and dulls the print over time. Don't iron over the design. You can wash it before the first wear to get the loose surface dye off, but you don't have to.

It's a men's cut. If you normally wear a women's medium, order a small for a fitted look or a medium if you want it roomier. The size guide video shows a woman at 5'9" in a small and a man at 6'4" in a large.

Original line art, made here, one temple at a time. Every drawing gets checked against verified references before we add it to our collection.

Yes. Ward and stake temple trips, mission reunions, family reunions. Email support@peculiarpeopleco.com with the temple, the garment, and roughly how many people, and I'll get back to you with a price.

An SVG of the temple line art for $4.95. Same drawing that goes on the shirts. It's a vector, so it scales to any size without going soft at the edges, and it opens in Cricut, Illustrator, Figma, or anything else that reads vectors.

This file should not be shared and is not permitted for commercial use.

Have a design suggestion?

Have a design suggestion for a temple design we haven't made yet? We are working on getting them all designed! Submit a request and we will prioritize your design.

We will get back to you within two business days!