Monson, a member of the church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles, conducted the marriage and sealing ordinances. This event shows that blacks not only are able to gain the priesthood, but are able to interracially marry in the temple with the church's blessing. (Salt Lake Tribune, June 24, 1978) June 30: Spencer W. Kimball dedicates the Monument to Women Memorial Garden in Nauvoo, Illinois. August 19: Delbert L. Stapley dies. September 9: The Missionary Training Center opens in Provo, Utah, replacing the Language Training Mission and also the Mission Home in Salt Lake City. September 17: Battlestar Galactica first airs on American television. It is produced by church member Glen A. Larson, and he incorporated many themes from Mormon theology into the shows. September 30: N. Eldon Tanner reads Official Declaration—2 in General Conference, and it is unanimously adopted as the word and will of the Lord. This is the declaration released publicly earlier in 1978, allowing blacks to receive the priesthood. September 30: General authority emeritus status is introduced for those above age 70, with the exception of the First Presidency and the Apostles. October 1: James E. Faust is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. October 30: São Paulo Brazil Temple opened, the first in South America, Latin America and in Brazil. Gospel Principles, an official church lesson manual, is released. LDS Church membership surpasses four million. 1979 February 18: The 1000th stake of the LDS Church is created at Nauvoo, Illinois. August 24–25: The first Sunstone Symposium is held. September 9: New LDS edition of the Bible issued, with cross-references to other LDS scriptures. October 6: Eldred G. Smith is made Patriarch Emeritus. The office of Patriarch to the Church remains unfilled due to the availability of local patriarchs. October 24: Spencer W. Kimball visits Jerusalem and dedicates Orson Hyde Memorial Garden. The leading apologetic organisation Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS) is founded. 1980s 1980 March 2: LDS Church meetings are consolidated into a "block" schedule on Sundays, containing Sacrament Meeting, Sunday School, Primary, Young Women, Young Men, priesthood, and Relief Society. April 6: The LDS Church celebrates its sesquicentennial, and during General Conference Spencer W. Kimball dedicates the reconstructed log home where the church was founded in 1830. May 3: The discovery of the original Anthon Transcript is reported in the Church News. It is later revealed to be one of the