their high destiny.

The Six Year Plan, to which this community is now committed, and which
should be regarded as the chief and immediate instrument designed to
ensure the triumphant conclusion of the initial stage in the unfoldment of
its destiny, must be energetically prosecuted however great the sacrifices
involved, and must receive the concentrated, the continuous and prayerful
consideration of its national elected representatives. All must
participate in furthering its interests and in ensuring its ultimate and
complete success.

Every effort must be exerted to increase steadily the number of avowed
adherents of the Faith in that Territory, to multiply its centres, to
consolidate its local Assemblies, to incorporate the firmly grounded
amongst them.

The establishment of Baha'i endowments and of a summer-school, and the
incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly itself, must be
simultaneously and efficiently carried out. Steps must likewise be taken
to obtain recognition of the Baha'i Marriage Certificate and of the Baha'i
Holy Days from the civil authorities concerned. Nor must the vital
obligation of converting as speedily as possible, both the Eskimos and the
American Indians, who, as time passes, must assume a notable share in the
diffusion of the Faith and the establishment of its rising Order in these
regions, be, under any circumstances neglected; and last but not least,
the selection and purchase of a site for the Mother Temple of Alaska, in
the city of Anchorage or its suburbs, must be carefully considered and
suitable action taken at the earliest opportunity.

The endeavours which the highminded, youthful hearted, deeply consecrated
members of this community will exert must be such as to excite the
unqualified admiration of their fellow believers in Baha'i communities in
both Hemispheres. The sacrifices which must be made will, no doubt, if
they rise to this occasion, merit the applause of the Concourse on high
and draw forth a still fuller measure of the promised blessings of the
Author of the Divine Plan Himself.

That the members of this community may neither falter nor fail, that they
may set an example worthy of emulation of their fellow-workers in all
continents of the globe, that they may achieve such feats, in the course
of the attainment of their high objectives, as shall eclipse the past
achievements of their spiritual brethren in the North American continent
and throughout Latin Amer