Australia Adelaide Mission

AUSTRALIA
Jan. 1, 2012: Est. population, 21,262,000; Members, 132,392; Stakes, 32; Wards, 204; Branches, 81; Missions, 5; Districts, 9; Temples, 5;
Percent LDS, 0.58, or 1 LDSin 172; Pacific Area. Inthe southwest SouthPacific, the island-continentofAustraliaisa democraticfederalstate inthe Britishcommonwealth.
Australia's population speaksEnglish, and is 26 percentAnglican, 25 percentProtestant, and 25 percentRoman Catholic. In 1840, William Barratt, 17, was called from England to serve a mission in Australia. He found circumstances difficult, but baptizedRobertBeauchamp wholater becamean influential mission presidentinAustralia. Thennextmissionary was AndrewAnderson who had been baptizedby OrsonPratt in Scotland. Before he emigratedto Australia, he was givenlicense to preach there. Heand his family arrived in 1842. By the end of 1844, he organized a branch of 11 members in the private
township of Montefiores,some 220 miles northwest of Sydney. JohnMurdoch and Charles Wandell arrivedfrom Utah 31 October 1851 in Sydney, and established mission headquarters
there. They published tracts, began preaching andfound a few converts among a people verydistracted bya gold rush. A yearlater, 47members wereinthemission when Murdoch leftbecause ofillhealth. On 6 April 1853, Wandell leftwith a company ofSaints. Afew days later, another10 missionaries arrived underthe direction ofAugustus Farnham.
Atleastnine companies emigrated from Australia to Utah inthe 1800s. Themostserious shipaccident among allthe LDS emigrating companies occurred 3 October 1855, when the bark Julia Ann, carrying 28 Saints emigrating to Utah from Australia, broke up on shoals near the Scilly Islands. Five peoplewere drowned in the mishap.
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When word of the Utah War arrived in Australia in late December 1857, all missionaries returned to Utah. From then until 1875 only a few American missionaries were sent to Australia. Moreover, with greater successes in New Zealand, efforts of the Australasian Mission were focused there and in 1880 mission headquarters were moved to Auckland. After 1875 efforts in Australia were renewed and on 1 January 1898, the Australasian Mission was divided, forming the Australian and NewZealandMissions. Atthe time,membershipin Australia was about 200.
Missionaries arrived in Perth, Western Australia, in 1888. The first LDS meetinghouse in the country was completed in Brisbane in 1904. Emigrating members continually depleted numbers and upset the Australian government, who in 1917 limited thenumber ofmissionaries who could enterAustralia andinl918forbade "emigration propaganda."
Meetinghouses were dedicated in Melbourne in 1922,Adelaide in 1923,Sydney in 1924,and Perth and Hobartin 1925. World WarIIbrought theevacuation ofmissionaries andslowed thework. Furthermore, shipping difficulties began immediately after the war and hindered the return of missionaries.
TheSouth Australian Mission wascreated in 1955, withheadquarters in Melbourne, and David 0. McKay authorized the construction of new meetinghouses that same year.
Australia's firststake was organized in Sydney 27 March 1960. Additional missions were created in 1958 (Adelaide), 1973 (Brisbane), and 1975 (Perth), 1993 (Sydney North) and 1998 (Melbourne West). The Sydney Australia Temple, dedicated 1984,was Australia's firsttemple. Additional templeshavebeen dedicated in Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth,and Brisbane.
Members assisted as volunteers with the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.
On 28 March 2003, Elder Kenneth Johnson presented 100,000 Australian Dollars to the Farmhand Foundation for drought relief.
In2003,membership reached106,930. In2005,membership reached 111,098. In2009,membership reached123,650.
On1 July 2010, the Australia Sydney North Mission wascombined withthe Australia Sndney SouthMission to formthe Australia Sydney Mission. The Australia Melbourne West Mission was combined with the Australia Melbourne East Mission to form the Australia Melbourne Mission.

	Elder Peyton Abbott www.mymission.com/elderpeytonabbott	2024
	Elder Andrew Allen www.mymission.com/elderandrewallen2	2024
	Elder Cameron Hansen www.mymission.com/eldercameronhansen	2024
	Elder Adam Harper www.mymission.com/elderadamharper	2024
	Elder Bodie Larsen www.mymission.com/elderbodielarsen	2024
	Elder Carter Orr www.mymission.com/eldercarterorr1	2024
	Elder McCade Peterson www.mymission.com/eldermccadepeterson	2024
	Sister Brianne Staffanson www.mymission.com/sisterbriannestaffanson	2024
	Elder Soren Beck www.mymission.com/eldersorenbeck	2023
	Connor Barnhart mymission.com/connorbarnhart	2023
	Elder Rebecca Jackett www.mymission.com/elderrebeccajackett	2022
	Sister Anna Anderson www.mymission.com/sisterannaanderson	2021
	Sister Jessica Combrink www.mymission.com/sisterjessicacombrink	2021
	Elder Kaden Dengin www.mymission.com/elderkadendengin	2021
	Elder Clark and Sister Susann Evans www.mymission.com/elderclarkandsistersusannevans	2021
	Elder Hunter Biesemeyer www.mymission.com/elderhunterbiesemeyer	2020
	Elder Nathan Brakey www.mymission.com/eldernathanbrakey	2020
	Elder Jarom Davis www.mymission.com/elderjaromdavis	2020
	Elder Alan Michael Fackrell www.mymission.com/elderalanfackrell	2020
	Elder Elijah McFarlane www.mymission.com/elderelijahmcfarlane	2020
	Elder jimmy junior RASOLOSOA www.mymission.com/elderjimmyrasolosoa	2020
	Elder Cody Roberts www.mymission.com/eldercodyroberts	2020
	Elder faith and Sister faith ifeoluwa www.mymission.com/elderolanemaandsisterfaithifeoluwa	2020
	Elder Jaren Bryner www.mymission.com/elderjarenbryner	2019
	Elder Garrison Turcotte www.mymission.com/eldergarrisonturcotte	2019
	Sister Madeline VanDam www.mymission.com/sistermadelinevandam	2019
	Elder Ty Atkinson www.mymission.com/eldertyatkinson	2018
	Elder Michael Hanley www.mymission.com/eldermichaelhanley	2018
	Sister Ashlee Jackman www.mymission.com/sisterashleejackman	2018
	Sister Tori Nybo www.mymission.com/httpwwwmymissioncomtorinybomission	2018
	Elder Brendyn Baker www.mymission.com/elderbrendynbaker	2017
	Elder & Sister Buckner bucknermission.wordpress.com	2017
	Elder & Sister Peel peelmission.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder & Sister Smith smithsdownunder.blog	2017
	Elder Bradley Koch elderbradleykoch.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Dillon Riding elderdillonriding.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Matthew Maddock eldermaddockaustraliaadelaidemission.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Matthew Nelson elldernelsonmission.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Tommy Dickson eldertommydickson.wordpress.com	2017
	Elder Ty Atkinson eldertyatkinson.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Kyler Mikami www.mymission.com/elderkylermikami	2017
	Sister Abby Townsend abbysadventureinaustralia.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Harrison Chalke www.mymission.com/elderharrisonchalke	2016
	Elder & Sister Larkin larkinaustraliamission.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Joseph Acker joeackermission.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Travis Hartley elderhartley.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Chase Larson www.mymission.com/elderchaselarson	2016
	President & Sister Parker parkersaustraliamission.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Bethany Coultrup bethanycoultrup.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Camille Marshall mymission.com/sistercamillemarshall	2016
	Elder Jeffrey Schomburg wannabewallabe.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Kalin Taylor missionsite.net/elderkalintaylor	2015
	Elder Nathan Barnett elderbarnettsaustralianadventure.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Taylor Makai taylormmakai.blogspot.com	2015
	Sister Ellen Magallanes sisterellenmagallanes.blogspot.com	2015
	Mission Alumni mission.net/australia/adelaide	2014
	Elder Carter Redford www.mymission.com/eldercarterredford	2014
	Elder Alden Hyde elderhydeaustraliaadelaide.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Brendan Duffus elderduffusmeetsadelaide.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Colin Hatch eekcolindownunder.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Michael Klenka elderklenka.weebly.com	2013
	Sister Maria Watson missionsite.net/sistermariawatson	2013
	Sister Shailyn Hamel sisterhamel.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Braden Montgomery elderbradenmontgomery.blogspot.com	2011
	Elder Inoke Hemaloto www.mymission.com/elderinokehemaloto	1992
	Elder David Olsen theword56.tripod.com	1976

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2.	Australia Adelaide Mission Facebook Group
3.	Australia Adelaide Mission (2001-2003) Group

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