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Drug cartel violence claimed this LDS teen. How his congregation rallied in response.

The death is only the latest challenge for the small but mighty Latter-day Saint congregation located on the U.S.-Mexico border.

(Rebecca Noble | Special to The Tribune) Elena Fontes sits by her son’s grave at Panteón Municipal de Sonoyta in Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. Fontes' son was slain during ongoing violence between cartel factions warring over territory in the northern Mexico town.