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                     Unfolding Destiny 
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                     Pages 146-148 
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 Letter of 18 July 1941
 
Dear Bahá'í co-worker, 
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     The Guardian has instructed me to answer your letter to him 
of May 6th, and to acknowledge the receipt of the minutes of the 
N.S.A. meetings held on April 25th and 27th.  
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     He was very happy to receive your letter, and his heart 
rejoiced at the good news which it conveyed.  The holding of a 
successful Bahá'í Convention during days of such stress and strain 
as the English believers are passing through, he considers as a 
triumph of the spirit of their faith in Bahá'u'lláh.  They are 
increasingly demonstrating their right to be called champions of 
the Cause of God, and manifesting their ability to follow in the 
footsteps of the early heroes of their religion.  The Guardian feels 
truly proud of them.  
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     In accordance with the request you made in connection with 
the generous proposal of ..., Shoghi Effendi cabled your 
Assembly his approval of their plan for establishing a building 
fund for a future Bahá'í property to be built in....  He feels that 
this demonstrates a most notable donation to the Cause of God 
on their parts, and wishes you to convey to them both the 
 
expression of his profound gratitude for this service they are 
rendering the Faith in England.  
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     These evidences of growth, in spite of the universal destruction 
that is holding the planet in its grip at the present time, should 
greatly hearten the believers.  They bear witness to the future 
harvests which their increasing labours are sure to reap, and 
demonstrate the great and God-given strength which flows and 
will flow ever more abundantly from the springs which 
Bahá'u'lláh has unsealed in these days.  
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     Shoghi Effendi assures you all of his unceasing prayers on your 
behalf, that God may strengthen, bless, and guide you in your 
great work for His Faith.  
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     He wishes you to please convey his love to all the British 
believers and to assure them of his prayers for their protection 
and for the triumph of their labours....  
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          [From the Guardian:] 
Dear and prized co-workers, 
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     I am thrilled by the recent evidences of the noble determination of 
the English believers to extend the range of their activities in these 
days of grave danger and widespread and ever deepening anxiety and 
stress.  The report of your Convention sessions, of your teaching 
activities and of your Bahá'í publications, and other administrative 
undertakings, enhances my admiration and deepens my gratitude for 
the historic work you are achieving in these days.  This feeling is 
shared by all those of your co-workers, both in the East and the West, 
who follow the progress of your work despite the formidable obstacles 
in your path.  We all pray for your safety, for the realisation of all your 
hopes, and the fulfilment of the plans you have so boldly conceived and 
are so energetically carrying out.  
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                                    Your true brother, 
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                                                            Shoghi 
 
1941 (Summer School)  
 
OVERJOYED SUCCESS ATTENDING EVER EXPANDING INSTITUTIONS 
FAITH.  CONTINUALLY SUPPLICATING UNFAILING PROTECTION EVER-INCREASING 
BLESSINGS ETERNAL GRATITUDE.  
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                                                            SHOGHI RABBÁNÍ 
 
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