Messages to Canada
Author: Shoghi Effendi
Source: Bahá’í Canada Publications
Pages: 276
Pages 23-24   

Letter of 25 August 1927

25 August 1927

To an individual believer

Dear Friend,
Our dear Guardian has instructed me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated July 22nd and to express to you his gratification at your determination to arouse the student generation to an intelligent understanding of the tenets of the Faith.
He admires your resolution to abandon all thought of a material career and to consecrate all your energies to the services of our beloved Cause.
You are most welcome to visit the Holy Land in case you find it feasible, but whether you are able to come or not, an intensive period of study in the light of the Bahá’í Teachings seems, to our beloved Guardian, a necessary preliminary to your work. He hopes and prays that you will in time prove yourself to be an exemplary advocate of the universal teachings of the Bahá’í Cause.

Wishing you every success in your endeavours,

Yours very sincerely,

R. Rabbani

[From the Guardian:]

My dear and valued co-worker:

Your welcome letter was a cheer and inspiration to my heart and I will follow with eager interest the progress of your labours for the promotion of God’s sacred Cause. Do not feel depressed if obstacles arise in your path. I will pray that the Holy Spirit may guide you and sustain you in your noble endeavours.

Your true brother,

Shoghi
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