On 9 October 1976, I wrote to Elder Bangerter:

“I have received your letter of Sept. 24 with thanks. I have noted what you said therein. We are not disencouraged anyhow but shall continue to pursue the practice of our faith which we have found to be true. . . .

“We are very optimistic that Our Lord Jesus Christ will make it possible in future for the Church to take more direct action. We are well aware that our faith is being tried. We are doing everything we can to establish the truth among so many of Our Heavenly Father’s children in this part of the world.”

Brother Williams gave us a program to follow on Sundays. We continued praying always, until 21st of November 1978, when the Church was officially opened for the black race (in Africa) with the authority to hold the priesthood and administer the ordinances thereof.