all, these were sweet interviews with moments of inspired counsel for the leader ofthe Morgan Stake.56 Revelation on Priesthood It was during President Little's administration that one of the most significant revelations ever given in the history of the world was received by the President of the Church along with his counselors and the Quorum of the Twelve. The revelation came on 1 June 1978, inanupperroom ofthe Salt Lake Temple in answer to the question as to whether or not the priesthood should be conferred on worthy males of all races. After all present had had the opportunity to freely express themselves concerning the matter they knelt in prayer with President Kimball serving as voice for all. He recalled: I told the Lord if it wasn't right, if He didn't want this change to come in the Church that I would be true to it all the rest of my life, and I'd fight the world ... if that's what He wanted ... I had a great deal to fight, myself largely, because I had grown up with this thought that Negroes should not have the priesthood and I was prepared to go all the rest of my life till my death and fight for it and defend it as it was. But this revelation and assurance came to me so clearly that there was no question about it.57 Elder Bruce R. McConkie explained what happened: It was during this prayer that the revelation came. The Spirit ofthe Lord rested mightily upon us all; we felt something akin to what happened on the day of Pentecost and at the dedication ofthe Kirtland Temple. From the midst of eternity, the voice of God, conveyed by the power ofthe Spirit spoke to his prophet. . . .And we all heard the same voice, received the same message, and became personal witnesses that the word received was the mind and will and voice ofthe Lord.58 A further endowment of the Spirit was given to faithful members of the Church throughout the world when the announcement was made concerning the revelation. Hundreds of Saints in the Morgan Valley felt the Spirit tell them that the revelation was true and binding upon them. (The revelation is found in Doctrine and Covenants, Official Declaration—2.) Sesqulcentennlal Celebration Nineteen hundred eighty was the Sesquicentennial celebration commemorating the Hundred Fiftieth anniversary of The Church ofjesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was decided that the kickoff event would be the musical play "Because of Elizabeth" which would be done under the direction ofthe Morgan Stake Rel ief Society. The play written by Moana Bennett was originally produced as an outdoor pageant in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1978, for the dedication ofthe monuments to the women ofthe Church. The play portrays "the life of Elizabeth, a young English girl, who journeys to America and then follows her as she meets new challenges, dangers and loneliness in doing what had to be done. Elizabeth is a character created by the author, but whose life is firmly rooted in the historical truths of our history as this inspiring story tells 225