Australia Perth 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 Alexander Allen www.mymission.com/elderalexanderallen	2024
	Sister Electa Caudle www.mymission.com/sisterelectacaudle	2024
	Elder Devvin Deskins www.mymission.com/elderdevvindeskins	2024
	Sister Chloe Foster www.mymission.com/sisterchloefoster	2024
	Elder Lincoln Keller www.mymission.com/elderlincolnkeller	2024
	Elder Tyson Miller www.mymission.com/eldertysonmiller	2024
	Elder Gavin Tew www.mymission.com/eldergavintew	2024
	Sister Kara Wilcox www.mymission.com/sisterkarawilcox	2024
	Elder Scott Allen www.mymission.com/elderscottallen	2022
	Sister Sandra Lemaire www.mymission.com/sistersandralemaire	2022
	Elder Noah Bluth www.mymission.com/eldernoahbluth	2021
	Elder Bradley Houston www.mymission.com/elderbradleyhouston	2021
	Sister Jennalynn Roundy www.mymission.com/sisterjennalynnroundy	2021
	Elder Jackson Gardner www.mymission.com/elderjacksongardner	2020
	Sister Cosette Hansen www.mymission.com/sistercosettehansen	2020
	Sister Madison Merrill www.mymission.com/sistermadisonmerrill	2020
	Elder Ashton Allen www.mymission.com/elderashtonallen	2019
	Elder David Anderson www.mymission.com/elderdanderson	2019
	Elder Braden Chapman www.mymission.com/elderbradenchapman	2019
	Elder Jared D. Christofferson www.mymission.com/elderjareddchristofferson	2019
	Elder Ryan Colby www.mymission.com/elderryancolby	2019
	Elder Jackson Mortenson www.mymission.com/elderjacksonmortenson	2019
	Elder Christopher Otero www.mymission.com/elderchristopherotero	2018
	Elder Celestial RM Ronquillo Policarpio www.mymission.com/eldercelestialrmpolicarpio	2018
	Elder Joshua Pryor www.mymission.com/elderjoshuapryor	2018
	Elder Derek Ellsworth www.mymission.com/elderderekellsworth	2017
	Sister Audrey Penrod audreyinoz.weebly.com	2017
	Elder Kentucky Davidsen www.mymission.com/elderkentuckydavidsen	2016
	Elder & Sister Roylance roylancetribe.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Christopher Otero mymission.com/elderchristopherotero	2016
	Elder Matt Nelson mattnelsonmission.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Mitchell Cordner eldermitchellcordner.blogspot.com	2016
	Kitwongpak kittykitwongpak	2016
	Sister Brooklyn Falter sisterfalter.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Dani Dundee callmedanidundee.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Rebecca Formica sisterrebeccaformica.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Jake Guzzo elderjakeguzzo.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Jaxon May www.mymission.com/elderjaxonmay	2015
	Sister Bianca Bisogno biancasmissionaryjourney.blogspot.com	2015
	Sister Anna Bryce sisterannabryce.blogspot.com	2014
	Sister Diondra Ensign sisterdiondraensign.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Benjamin Robinson missionsite.net/elderbenjaminrobinson	2013
	Sister Ashlea Parsons sisterparsons.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Austin Campbell missionsite.net/3740RiverValleyDr	2012
	Elder Bryton Myler www.mymission.com/elderbrytonmyler	2012
	Elder Richard Haskell elderhaskell.blogspot.com	2009
	Mission Alumni apmreunion.blogspot.com	2008
	Mission Alumni apmreunion.blogspot.com	2008
	Guy Jackson apmcd.com	1999

1.	Australia Perth Mission Facebook Group
2.	Perth Mission 2010-2011 President Cahoon Group
3.	Perth Mission Friends Facebook Group
4.	Australia Perth Mission 81-83 Facebook Group
5.	The APM Australia Perth Mission Facebook Group
6.	Perth Mission Moms and Friends (LDS) Group

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