How the U.S-Mexico border divides these two LDS congregations — in more ways than one

Though only 40 miles apart, the two faithful groups have worlds between them.

(Rebecca Noble | Special to The Tribune) Congregants after sacrament meeting at a branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. The small flock is an hour's drive and worlds away from the next-closest Latter-day Saint outpost in Ajo, Ariz.

How the U.S-Mexico border divides these two LDS congregations — in more ways than one

Though only 40 miles apart, the two faithful groups have worlds between them.

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