heir mission.

May He Who called them into being and raised them up, Who fostered them in
their infancy, Who extended to them the blessing of His personal support
in their years of childhood, Who bequeathed to them the distinguishing
heritage of His Plan, Whose Will and Testament initiated them, during the
period of their adolescence, in the processes of a divinely appointed
Administrative Order, Who enabled them to attain maturity through the
inauguration of the first stage in the execution of His Plan, Who
conferred upon them the privilege of spiritual parenthood at the close of
the initial phase in the operation of that same Plan, continue through the
further unfoldment of the second stage in its evolution to guide their
steps along the path leading to the assumption of functions proclaiming
the attainment of full spiritual manhood, and enable them eventually,
through the long and slow processes of evolution and in conformity with
the future requirements of a continually evolving Plan, to manifest before
the eyes of the members of their sister communities, their countrymen and
the whole world, and in all their plenitude, the potentialities inherent
within them, and which in the fullness of time, must reflect in its
perfected form, the glories of the mission constituting their birthright.

[November 8, 1948]

BUDGET APPROVED FOR 1949-1950

Approve committing community to amounts proposed for 1949 and 1950 in your
letter of November 11. Urgent to curtail if necessary expenditure on
Public Relations, National Programming and Radio during the next two
years. Ardently praying for solution of problem, removal of difficulties,
attainment of high objectives.

[November 25, 1948]

PRELIMINARY TEMPLE CONTRACTS

Welcome preliminary contracts for Temple and determination to ensure
completion. Advise drastic reduction in appropriation for activities
except budgets for Latin America and European campaign, if maximum sum for
Temple is exceeded. Praying for removal of difficulties, continual divine
guidance, wise conduct of manifold activities for Faith. Deepest love.

[December 10, 1948]

ARCADE FOR THE SHRINE OF THE BAB

Convey to believers the joyful news of the safe delivery on Mt. Carmel of
a consignment of thirty-two granite monolith columns, part of the initial
shipment of material ordered for construction of the arcade of the Bab's
Sepulcher, designed to envelop and preserve the sacre