Adelaide Australia Temple
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| Number | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 15 June 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Site | 6.94 acres (2.8 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Fukuoka Japan Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Melbourne Australia Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 34°53′32.90280″S 138°38′6.007199″E / 34.8924730000°S 138.63500199972°E The Adelaide Australia Temple is the 89th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Plans to build an LDS temple in Adelaide were announced on 17 March 1999. Up until this time, LDS members had to travel between fifteen and twenty hours one-way to visit the closest temple in Sydney. The LDS Church has seen rapid growth in Australia in recent years. In 1955 there were only 3,000 members in Australia, today there are more than 100,000 members. Census statistics show that the LDS Church is the fastest-growing Christian faith in Australia. This rapid growth prompted church leaders to announce new temples across Australia; one in Melbourne, one in Brisbane, one in Perth, and the one in Adelaide.
A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on 29 May 1999. Vaughn J. Featherstone, a member of the Seventy, led the ceremony and gave the site dedication prayer. Despite heavy rains, more than 500 people gathered to witness the groundbreaking and site dedication. Many were involved in the groundbreaking including the Mayor of Adelaide, other government officials, and children.
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