l the members of your committee of his deep appreciation of
the work they are doing, and of his loving prayers for their success....

P.S. Your personal letter of May 17th was received, and he assures you not
only of how deeply he admires the spirit you and your husband have, and
the work you accomplish, but of his loving prayers that you may be given
strength to carry out this work.

Mr. ... evidently is very immature and has no real concept of the Faith;
this does not mean, however, that we should abandon him as a contact or
let him become the prey of the New History Society. We should keep in
friendly touch until someone can see him.

[From the Guardian:]

May the Almighty Whose Cause you and your co-workers are serving with such
an exemplary spirit of devotion, fidelity and perseverance, reward you for
your meritorious labours, remove all obstacles from your path and enable
you to win great victories in the days to come,

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 12 June 1952

12 June 1952

Dear Baha'i Brother:

The beloved Guardian has received your letters of October 3, October 27
(4), November 5, 9, 22 (2), 24 and 29, December 6, 19 (4) and 21, 1951,
and January 1, 2, 7, 11, 16, 17, 20 and 29 (3), February 1, 16, 20 (3), 27
(2) and February 29, March 5 and 14, April 3, 15 and 24, May 5, 13, 19
(2), 27 and 31, and June 6th, 10th and June 12, 1952, and he has
instructed me to answer you on his behalf. He also has received the
various enclosures which you sent with these letters....

The book you sent from the friends in Bahrein was received, and pleased
the beloved Guardian very much, as the lines are written in the
handwriting of Baha'u'llah at the beginning of the book. (This answers
your question in your letter of June 6th.)

It brought great joy to his heart to see that you were able to maintain
all assemblies in spite of the heavy odds against you. It demonstrates to
him once more the tenacity and devotion of the British Baha'is, which is
rapidly becoming one of the great assets of the Faith in its process of
international expansion....

The wonderful spirit shown by Dr. Afnan and his wife is certainly an
example to all pioneers. He hopes that Mrs. Afnan will settle herself
successfully in Africa, and soon be able to have her husband join her.

He was very happy to hear that the Teaching Conference has been so
successful. Undoubtedly the dedication of the friends to their tasks