page_title: Brisbane Australia Temple
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Brisbane Australia Temple / History
caption_attribution_description: The Brisbane Australia Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was completed in 2003 at a cost of $11M. The exterior is gray granite, and is a most imposing site high on a cliff above the Brisbane river. They had a public open day that I missed at the time, and after it is consecrated, they have a rule that non-believers can no longer enter, even if they are photographers. Here is one of the entrances lined with Petunias. 7 Days of Shooting, Modern Monday, Flowers and Plants not in you backyard theme.
context_page_description: The Brisbane Australia Temple is the 115th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
context_section_description: 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.
  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.
caption: Entrance to Temple grounds
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