Temple Construction Timeline
October 1 2011 Plans to construct Johannesburg Temple announced at General Conference by President Thomas S. Monson
April 9 2016 Temple groundbreaking
April 9 2016 Dedication of the site by Elder Carl B. Cook of the Seventy
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Durban temple groundbreaking
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Durban temple site arial view
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