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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

Johannesburg vicinity, South Africa, Mormon studies, LDS temple

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

Abstract

On August 24, 1985, after months of preparation and anticipation, the Johannesburg South Africa Temple was dedicated. Prior to this, the closest temple for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Africa had been the London Temple. The dedication of the Johannesburg Temple marked the culmination of many years of faithful prayer and sacrifice. However, attendance at this temple, the only one on the African continent, remains desultory. This raises two questions. First, what motivated the Church leadership to build a temple in Johannesburg? Second, why are the members not taking advantage of this great blessing?

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