. The
Concourse on high is watching over you and the Blessed Beauty will
reinforce and guide you.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

(4) December 12th, 1942

(4) December 12th, 1942

Dear Baha'i Sister,

Your letter of Aug. 5th has been received, and the Guardian was very
pleased to hear from you. He has instructed me to write and answer you on
his behalf, and also thank you for the photographs you enclosed.

He feels that this is a very important opportunity which you have now
obtained of teaching the Faith to the Eskimo people,(4) and he hopes your
efforts will be crowned with success.

He would not advise you to teach them Esperanto, as we have no way of
knowing whether it will ultimately be chosen as the auxiliary language of
the world. He thinks the most direct and quickest way of communicating
with them in a common tongue should be chosen; in other words either you
should learn their language or they yours, whichever will yield the
quickest results.

As they are a relatively uncivilized people, unused to the modern
cosmopolitan forms of life, and consequently not au courant with the
thoughts which to us have become mere commonplace, he would advise you to
approach them through love, friendliness, and association, until you are
in a position to enter into their confidence, and gradually teach them, in
a simple way, the great truths of our Faith.

To confirm them in the Faith should be your main objective, always bearing
in mind that faith and belief are different from learning and a full grasp
of the implications of such a vast Cause as ours.

You may be sure his loving prayers will be offered for the success of your
historic mission, and he will be interested to hear how you are
progressing.

With Baha'i love,
R. Rabbani

[From the Guardian:]

Assuring you of my abiding gratitude and appreciation for the magnificent
services you are rendering, and for the laudable spirit you are
demonstrating in your historic activities and achievements in these days
of stress and peril, and assuring you also of my special and constant
prayers for the success of every effort you exert, and every step you take
in the path of service,

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

(5) July 24th, 1943

(5) July 24th, 1943

Dear Baha'i Sister:

The Guardian was very happy to receive your letter of May 29th; and he has
instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

It is with great joy that he