Brisbane Australia Temple

Brisbane Australia Temple
Number	115
Dedication	15 June 2003 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	0.86 acres (0.3 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m^2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by	The Hague Netherlands Temple
Followed by	Redlands California Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 20 July 1998 Groundbreaking 26 May 2001 by Kenneth Johnson Open House 10 May – 7 June 2003 Current President Grant A. Pitman (2013) Designed by Phillips, Smith, Conwell Location 200 River Terrace Kangaroo Point, Queensland Australia Exterior finish Gray granite Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 27°28′51.18960″S 153°2′1.827599″E / 27.4808860000°S 153.03384099972°E

The Brisbane Australia Temple is the 115th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

On 20 July 1998 the LDS Church announced that a temple would be built in Brisbane. The Brisbane temple is the fifth temple 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 Brisbane temple serves 20,000 LDS Church members (Mormons) in the area. Of the five temples in Australia, four were opened within a three-year period.

Entrance to Temple grounds

Kenneth Johnson presided at the groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication held on 26 May 2001. Construction of the temple began in November 2001 and took 18 months.

A public open house was held 10 May 2003 through 7 June 2003. The Brisbane Australia Temple was 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.

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

External links

• Media related to Brisbane Australia Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Brisbane Australia Temple page
• Brisbane Australia Temple page