LDS preparatory school in Mexico, holds its first classes. April 22: At the 1964 New York World's Fair, the LDS Church opens the Mormon Pavilion and debuts the short film Man's Search for Happiness. October: David O. McKay followed doctor's advice to not attend General Conference but he sent two messages to be read by his sons, marking the first time a president's message was delivered by someone else. October 3: Family Home Evening is reemphasized, with a new manual and training, and increasing from once per month to one night per week (which became Monday in 1970). November 17: The Oakland Temple is dedicated in California. Joseph W. B. Johnson, in Ghana, claims he was told by Jesus to preach the Book of Mormon and the Joseph Smith story to the Ghanaians. Over time, he converts 1,000 people, all who cannot hold priesthood in the church until the revelation received in 1978. Independent Latter Day Saint congregations in Ghana develop in response to ban on black priesthood. 1965 February: LDS missionaries are allowed into Italy, for the first time since 1862. December 28: The Mormon History Association is founded, for fostering professional scholarship in Mormon history. Chinese language edition of Book of Mormon, retranslated 2007. 1966 March: Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, the oldest independent journal in Mormon Studies, is established. May 1: The first stake in South America is created in São Paulo, Brazil. Establishment of Deseret Management Corporation August: Visitors' Center opens on Temple Square, starting a trend of modern public relations buildings. 1967 September 29: The position of Regional representative of the Twelve is created, to begin functioning on January 1, 1968. November 27: Fragments of the recently rediscovered Joseph Smith Papyri, described as having been used in preparing the Book of Abraham, are given to the LDS Church by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The first color television broadcast of General Conference. 1968 October: Belle S. Spafford is elected president of the National Council of Women of the United States, while she is also serving as general president of the Relief Society. Brigham Young High School closes. 1969 January 3: LDS missionaries called to non-English-speaking service will first study for two months at the Language Training Mission. Upon hearing news of Billy Johnson's work in Ghana and others in Africa, David O. McKay petitions the Lord to lift the ban on blacks receiving the