Johannesburg South Africa Temple
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| Johannesburg South Africa Temple | ||
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 The Johannesburg South Africa Temple seen from a distance |
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| Number | 36 | edit data |
| Announcement | 1981-04-01 | |
| Groundbreaking | 1982-11-27 by Marvin J. Ashton |
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| Open House | 20 July - 10 August 1985 | |
| Dedication | 1985-08-24 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Location | 7 Jubilee Road Parktown Johannesburg South Africa |
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| Phone number | (27) 11-645-1540 | |
| Site | 1 acre (0.4 hectares) | |
| Total floor area | 19,184 sq ft (1,782 m²) | |
| Exterior finish | Masonry exterior | |
| Temple design | Modern adaptation of six-spire design | |
| Ordinance rooms | 4 | |
| Sealing rooms | 3 | |
| Clothing rental | Yes | |
| Cafeteria | No services | |
| Visitors' center | No | |
| Preceded by | Chicago Illinois Temple | |
| Followed by | Seoul Korea Temple | |
| Official website • News & Images | ||
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[1]
Gordon B. Hinckley, now the 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 19,184 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.
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[edit] See 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)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Hawkins, Chad (2001). The First 100 Temples, page 100
- ^ Davie, Lucille (July 2004). The Church Commissioned by God. Johannesburg News Agency.
[edit] External links
- Official Johannesburg South Africa Temple page
- Johannesburg South Africa Temple page
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
- Mormon Temple Worship - BBC Religion & Ethics
- Resources about the History and Symbolism of Mormon Temples
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in Africa
- Accra Ghana Temple
- Aba Nigeria Temple
- Johannesburg South Africa Temple
