Up until this time, LDS Church members had to travel between fifteen and twenty hours one-way to visit the closest temple in Sydney.
ˌʌp ʌntˈɪl ðɪs tˈaɪm, ˌɛldˌiːˈɛs tʃˈɜːtʃ mˈɛmbɚz hædtə tɹˈævəl bᵻtwˌiːn fˈɪftiːn ænd twˈɛnti ˈaʊɚz wˈʌnwˈeɪ tə vˈɪzɪt ðə klˈoʊsɪst tˈɛmpəl ɪn sˈɪdni.