satisfaction to him, and demonstrates what the friends can do, once they
put their shoulder to the wheel!

You have every reason to feel proud of your achievement, and he hopes you
will, through your correspondence and contacts with your fellow believers,
encourage them to follow your example and forge ahead, in spite of every
obstacle, with determination, confident that once we do our part, God is
never failing in His.

He hopes your numbers will steadily increase and that many young people
will be attracted to the Faith, as the part they have to play is very
great and, also, their need of the Faith very great.

You may be sure his loving prayers will be offered for you, and for the
success of your labours, in the Holy Shrines.

With Baha'i love,

[From the Guardian:]

May the Beloved bless your efforts in the service of our beloved Faith,
and you to deepen your knowledge of the essentials of His World Order, to
increase your numbers, to extend the scope of your activities, and to
fulfil every desire you cherish for its promotion and consolidation.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 30 May 1949

30 May 1949

The Baha'is of Nottingham

Dear Baha'i Friends:

Your letter to our beloved Guardian, dated May 4, has been received, and
he deeply appreciates your message of devotion and affection.

His burden is indeed a heavy one, and after so many years of continuous
responsibility he often feels very tired. But when he sees the loyalty of
the friends and their steadfast perseverance in their tasks his heart is
lightened and he feels greatly encouraged.

It is much easier to work when you see results being obtained under your
very eyes, and, although in many ways his service to the Faith has been
lonelier and more complicated than that of the beloved Master, yet he has
had the great blessing of seeing the Cause spread out all over the world
and greatly expand in many countries--such as England, India, the United
State, etc.--as it never did in the days of 'Abdu'l-Baha, Who worked so
unremittingly towards this end, and Who planted what we now reap.

He feels the British believers can and will--indeed must--succeed in their
Plan, and his thoughts and prayers are with them very often.

With Baha'i love,

[From the Guardian:]

Dear co-workers:

Your message cheered my heart, and I wish to assure you that I greatly
value your noble sentiments, and will supplicate the Beloved to bles