Brisbane Australia Temple

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Brisbane Australia Temple
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Brisbane Australia Temple
Number115
DedicationJune 15, 2003, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site0.86 acres (0.35 ha)
Floor area10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height71 ft (22 m)
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Church chronology
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The Hague Netherlands Temple
Brisbane Australia Temple		 →
Redlands California Temple
Additional information
AnnouncedJuly 20, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
GroundbreakingMay 26, 2001, by Kenneth Johnson
Open house10 May – June 7, 2003
Current presidentRichard Gilbert Trimble Gordon
Designed byPhillips, Smith, Conwell
Location Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia
Geographic coordinates 27°28′51.18960″S153°2′1.827599″E / 27.4808860000°S 153.03384099972°E / -27.4808860000; 153.03384099972
Exterior finishGray granite
Temple designClassic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
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The Brisbane Australia Temple is the 115th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is at 200 River Terrace, Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1]

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History

On 20 July 1998, the LDS Church announced that a temple would be built in Brisbane. The church's temple in Brisbane is its fifth in Australia. The church has grown rapidly in the country. In 1955 there were 3,000 members in Australia; now[ when? ] there are 186 meetinghouses throughout Australia and more than 106,000 members. The temple in Brisbane serves 20,000 LDS Church members in the area.[ citation needed ] Of the five temples in Australia, four were opened within a three-year period.

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Entrance to Temple grounds

On 26 May 2001, Kenneth Johnson presided at the groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication. Construction of the temple began in November 2001 and took 18 months. [2]

A public open house was held from 10 May through 7 June 2003. The Brisbane Australia Temple was then dedicated on 15 June 2003 by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley. The 10,700 sq. ft. temple features two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms. [2]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Brisbane Australia Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Brisbane Australia Temple". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Brisbane Australia Temple". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus" Archived 18 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine , The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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