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| Number | 115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedicated | June 15, 2003 by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site | 0.86 acres (0.3 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Hague Netherlands Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Redlands California Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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 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. Of the five temples in Australia, four were opened within a three-year period.
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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.
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.
In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Brisbane Australia Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
See also
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Australia
References
- ^ Several dozen temples, built from identical plans.
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Brisbane Australia Temple at Wikimedia Commons- Official Brisbane Australia Temple page
- Brisbane Australia Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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