sire to
visit the Holy Shrines may be fulfilled very soon, and that through this
pilgrimage you may attain a renewed zeal and vigour, as well as a new
vision of the task you are called upon to accomplish for the Faith in
New-Zealand.

In closing let me assure you and your fellow-workers in Auckland of his
profound appreciation of your determination to press forward the work in
the teaching field. He is ardently praying for the guidance and success of
your labours.

With warmest greetings,

Yours in His Service,
H. Rabbani

[From the Guardian:]

_May the Beloved fulfil your heart's desire, and enable you to promote
effectively the sacred and manifold interests of our beloved and glorious
Faith,_

_Your true and grateful brother, _
_ Shoghi_

(31) December 7th, 1936

Dear Baha'i Sister,

The Guardian is in receipt of your letter of the fifth November, and
exceedingly regrets that, owing to certain family difficulties, you have
found it necessary to cancel your trip to the Holy Land. He is specially
grieved to learn of the many cares and sorrows with which your daughter
has been so sadly afflicted of late, and wishes me to hasten to convey to
you his most loving sympathy, as well as the assurance of his prayers for
the removal of the family troubles with which you are beset. He fervently
hopes that these afflictive trials confronting you and your beloved
daughter will all serve to quicken your spiritual energies, and that the
outcome of it all will be to open before you new horizons of service, and
fresh fields for teaching the Message. May Baha'u'llah give you patience
to courageously withstand these tests, and full guidance to use them as a
means to more active, concentrated and selfless service to His Cause. Do
assure, therefore, your daughter not to feel disheartened, but to
confidently endeavour to overcome her domestic sorrows and cares.

In closing may I express the Guardian's hope that, as soon as your family
problems are solved, you may be able to undertake your long-cherished
pilgrimage to the Holy Shrines. He is ardently praying for the
materialization of your hopes and plans in this connection.

It is a pleasure to learn of the successful visit of Mr Schopflocher(6) to
Auckland, and of the warm welcome he has been accorded by you and the
friends. This is a true evidence of the strong ties of fellowship so
closely uniting the friends throughout the world, and of the deep
affection which