trengthening
the Home Front, which is also a very important phase of our Baha'i
activities. If you must go back to Stuttgart, he hopes you can still live
in its neighbourhood and be instrumental in forming another Assembly,
rather than to be just one more Baha'i in an already crowded Community. As
you perhaps already know, he has urged the large communities to send out
pioneers. Indeed, if only fifteen Baha'is remained in each city, willing
to serve, it would be quite sufficient to maintain the Spiritual Assembly.
The sooner the rest would arise to pioneer, the better it would be for
them and for the Faith.

LETTER OF 22 JULY 1957

22 July 1957

He was indeed happy to hear that the teaching work in Frankfurt is going
forward so rapidly, and that such fine people are becoming deeply
interested. He hopes, through these meetings, many new souls will become
Baha'is, who will be active supporters of the Faith there.

LETTER OF 7 AUGUST 1957

7 August 1957

Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Graz

Dear Baha'i Friends:

The beloved Guardian has received your letter of July 3rd with its
enclosure, and has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

He was very sorry to hear of the death of Mehrangiz Mashoodi. Her devotion
to the Faith will no doubt be rewarded in the Abha Kingdom.

He appreciates your sending him the fine newspaper article about her.

Please assure her mother of his prayers for her and her daughter's soul.
He hopes other Persian Baha'i Youth will follow her noble example.

The Guardian has wanted for some time to see a Spiritual Assembly
established in Graz, and therefore he was made very happy this year over
its formation....

[From the Guardian:]

May the Beloved bless your meritorious efforts, guide every step you take,
and fulfil every desire you cherish, for the spread and consolidation of
His glorious Faith.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 24 OCTOBER 1957(59)

24 October 1957

Your efforts to promote peace and love among the friends are indeed deeply
appreciated by him.

The National Spiritual Assembly must protect the Faith, but must always be
fair. Because a person is accused does not necessarily prove that he or
she is guilty; and the administrative bodies cannot be too careful in such
matters.

The Guardian hopes ... will obey the National Spiritual Assembly, and that
ways will be found for him to serve the Cause, as his devotion to it