Australia Melbourne 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.

	Sister Mia Bates www.mymission.com/sistermiabates	2024
	Sister Karalee DeWyze www.mymission.com/sisterkaraleedewyze	2024
	Sister Olivia Gardner www.mymission.com/sisteroliviagardner	2024
	Sister Ella Hughes www.mymission.com/sisterellahughes	2024
	Sister Hallie Martinson www.mymission.com/sisterhalliemartinson	2024
	Sister Saydria Ostler www.mymission.com/sistersaydriaostler	2024
	Sister Maija Sill www.mymission.com/sistermaijasill	2024
	Elder Simeon Stevens www.mymission.com/eldersimeonstevens	2024
	Elder James and Sister Nancy Tehero www.mymission.com/elderjamesandsisternancytehero1	2024
	Elder Dawson Wangsgard www.mymission.com/elderdawsonwangsgard	2024
	Elder Dawson Wangsgard www.mymission.com/elderdawsonwangsgard1	2024
	Elder Kaden Winn www.mymission.com/elderkadenwinn	2024
	Sister Eliza Stewart www.mymission.com/sisterelizastewart	2023
	Sister Emillee Vsn Moos www.mymission.com/sisteremilleevsnmoos	2023
	Sister Makenzie Whitman www.mymission.com/eldermakenziewhitman	2022
	Elder Jacob Alexander www.mymission.com/elderjacobalexander	2021
	Elder Ethan Boisjolie www.mymission.com/elderethanboisjolie	2021
	Elder Landon Farr www.mymission.com/elderlandonfarr	2021
	Elder Jaren Halladay www.mymission.com/elderjarenhalladay	2021
	Elder Jaren Halladay www.mymission.com/elderjarenhalladay1	2021
	Elder Benjamin Harding www.mymission.com/elderbenjaminharding	2021
	Sister Adyson Hendricks www.mymission.com/sisteradysonhendricks	2021
	Elder Tyson Lamb www.mymission.com/eldertysonlamb	2021
	Elder Sam Laurie www.mymission.com/eldersamlaurie	2021
	Elder Cameron Matthew McIntyre www.mymission.com/eldercameronmatthewmcintyre	2021
	Elder Jacob Nielsen www.mymission.com/elderjacobnielsen	2021
	Elder Jonathan Norton www.mymission.com/elderjonathannorton	2021
	Elder Cade Black www.mymission.com/eldercadeblack	2020
	Elder Branham Capozzoli www.mymission.com/elderbranhamcapozzoli	2020
	Elder Joseph Larsen www.mymission.com/elderjosephlarsen	2020
	Elder Cameron Matthew McIntyre www.mymission.com/eldercameronmatthewmcintyre1	2020
	Sister Taylor Nansel www.mymission.com/sistertaylornansel	2020
	Sister Gracie Nelson www.mymission.com/sistergracienelson	2020
	Elder Chad Sauder www.mymission.com/elderchadsauder	2020
	Elder Hyrum Williams www.mymission.com/elderhyrumwilliams	2020
	Elder Jarom Edwards www.mymission.com/elderjaromedwards2	2019
	Sister Eliza Harding www.mymission.com/sisterelizaharding	2019
	Elder Jordi Kerr www.mymission.com/elderjordikerr	2019
	Elder Justin Orr www.mymission.com/elderjustinorr	2019
	Elder Hunter Satterthwaite www.mymission.com/elderhuntersatterthwaite	2019
	Sister Karen Dobberfuhl www.mymission.com/sisterkarendobberfuhl	2018
	Elder Zack Eskelson www.mymission.com/elderzackeskelson	2018
	Elder Samuel Gill www.mymission.com/eldersamuelgill	2018
	Sister Ariel Hsieh www.mymission.com/sisterarielhsieh	2018
	Sister Taylor Lee www.mymission.com/sistertaylorlee	2018
	Sister Hanalei Salesa www.mymission.com/sisterhanaleisalesa	2018
	Elder & Sister Smith smithsdownunder.blog	2017
	Elder Arthur Benedetti elder-benedettia.over-blog.com	2017
	Elder Kurt Jacinto www.mymission.com/Elderjacinto	2017
	Elder Caden Marshall www.mymission.com/eldercadenmarshall	2017
	Mission Alumni mission.net/australia/melbourne	2017
	Sister Deborah Cooper gdayfromsistercooper.wordpress.com	2017
	Sister Lina Solo www.mymission.com/sisterlinasolo	2017
	Elder & Sister Gray graysdownunder.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder & Sister Sobkowicz janjohnmission.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Bryce Wheeler brycewheeler.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Calvin Chappell elderchappellaustralia.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Ioane Ka’anapu elderkaanapu.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Lukas Erekson elderlukaserekson.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Stanton Wiser stantonwiser.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Taggart Steele taggartsteele.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Norre Daroy sisnorredaroy.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Corey Vang www.mymission.com/eldercoreyvang	2016
	Elder & Sister Reynolds thereynoldswalkabout.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder & Sister Rust kayandmarvin.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Adam Otterson elderadampaulotterson.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Cooper Richins eldercooperrichins.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Dane Sargeant elderdanesargeant.blogspot.com	2015
	Sister Chelsea Hatch www.mymission.com/sisterchelseahatch	2015
	Sister Chelsea Hatch chelshatch.blogspot.com	2015
	Sister Hailey Stevenson haileysmission.blogspot.com	2015
	Sister Julia Larsen sisterlarsendownunder.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Apulu elderapulu.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Jacob Pipers elderpipers.wordpress.com	2014
	Elder Niko Kent missionsite.net/elderkent	2014
	Elder Weston Judd missionsite.net/elderwestonjudd	2014
	Sister Lauren Baker sisterbakerinaustralia.blogspot.com	2014
	Sister Sarah Bennion sistersarahbennion.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Zachary T. Smith www.mymission.com/elderzacharytsmith	2014
	Elder & Sister Fillmore maxandsharlamission.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Jackson Hurt missionsite.net/elderjacksonhurt	2013
	Elder Tom Bennallack tombennallack.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Zachary Smith missionsite.net/elderzacharytsmith	2013
	Missionary Couple melbournemission.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Tyler Garrett missionsite.net/eldertylergarrett	2012
	Elder Jack Madsen www.mymission.com/elderjackmadsen	2001

1.	Melbourne Mission – Pres. & Sis. Hodson Group
2.	Melbourne Mission- Pres. & Sis. Hodson Group
3.	Australia Melbourne Mission Alumni Facebook Group
4.	Australia Melbourne Mission Alumni Group
5.	Australia Melbourne Mission Maxwell Group Group
6.	Melbourne Mission – President Anderson Group
7.	Melbourne Mission Reunion (Newbold Era, 1988-91) Group
8.	Melbourne Reunion Newbold Era, 1988-91 Group
9.	Melbourne Mission Facebook Group
10.	Australia Melbourne Mission Alumni 1995-1998 Group
11.	Melbourne Mission Moms and Friends (LDS) Group

Australia Melbourne Mission