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    Johannesburg South Africa Temple

    Johannesburg South Africa Temple

    7 Jubilee Road
    Parktown
    Johannesburg 2193
    South Africa

    Plans to construct the temple were announced 1 April 1981, Church leaders broke ground 27 November 1982, and President Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated the Johannesburg South Africa Temple 24 August 1985. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in southern Africa.

       
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      The 19,184-square-foot temple’s exterior is masonry.

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

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