Johannesburg South Africa Temple

Johannesburg South Africa Temple

The Johannesburg South Africa Temple is the 36th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormon Church leaders announced the building of a Temple in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa in April 1981. Groundbreaking took place on November 27, 1982. Enormous effort put into preserving the area's historical value. Once the site of estates built by nineteenth-century mining magnates and financiers, the area around the temple now features hospitals, office buildings, and schools, many of which are housed in mansions from the Victorian era.Hawkins, Chad (2001). "The First 100 Temples", page 100]

The Temple is visible from many parts of the city with its six spires reaching into the sky. The edges of the building are finished with tiered layers of face brick, immaculately fitted together, giving it an elegance and distinctiveness. [Davie, Lucille (July 2004). "The Church Commissioned by God". Johannesburg News Agency.] A gray slate roof and indigenous quartzite for the temple's perimeter walls and entrance archways, allow the building to suitably fit in with the historic buildings nearby.

Gordon B. Hinckley, former LDS Church President, dedicated the Johannesburg Temple on August 24, 1985.The temple serves Church members from the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Madagascar.

The Johannesburg South Africa Temple has a total floor area of convert|19184|sqft|m2, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

ee also

* Temple (Mormonism)
* 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
* Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

Notes

External links

* [http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-72-0,00.html Official Johannesburg South Africa Temple page]
* [http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/johannesburg/ Johannesburg South Africa Temple page]
* [http://www.lds.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Official Site
* [http://www.mormon.org/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] - Visitors Site
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon/worship/temple.shtml Mormon Temple Worship] - BBC Religion & Ethics
* [http://home.uchicago.edu/~spackman/temple Resources about the History and Symbolism of Mormon Temples]
* [http://mormanity.blogspot.com/2005/01/mormon-temples-and-secrecy.html Mormon Temples and Secrecy]


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