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    Melbourne Australia Temple

    Melbourne Australia Temple

    76 Cathies Lane
    Wantirna South, Victoria
    Australia

    Plans to construct the temple were announced 30 October 1998, Church leaders broke ground 20 March 1999, and Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 to 2008, dedicated the Melbourne Australia Temple 16 June 2000. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in Melbourne, Hobart, Devonport and Albury.

       
    Temple Square is always beautiful in the springtime. Gardeners work to prepare the ground for General Conference. © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 / 2
         
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      The 10,700-square-foot temple’s exterior is snow white granite.

      Currently, there are more than 20 temples in various stages of construction or have been announced throughout the world.

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