The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful in Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Care of the members of the Spiritual Assembly. Dear Friends!  I need not tell you how pleased I feel at this moment when I enter into correspondence with the loved ones of 'Abdu’

(to a Local Spiritual Assembly in the United States) Whenever I recall the messages of love, of confidence and of hope our Beloved has expressed in such glowing terms in His innumerable Tablets to the loved ones in America, I feel that sooner or later the secret of this unbounded

The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. Care of the members of the Spiritual Assembly. My beloved friends:  I trust now that I have returned refreshed and strengthened from my needed retirement, I shall very soon hear from you such

The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. The glory of the All-Glorious rest upon them! Beloved brethren and sisters in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá!  His honor, Jináb-i ‘Abdu’l-Ḥusayn-í Avárih, fired with the spirit of service and teaching which

The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout Canada c/o the members of the Spiritual Assembly in Montreal Dear friends!  It is a great pleasure and privilege to me to enter into direct and I trust permanent correspondence with those faithful friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,

To the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful in Chicago, Ill., U. S. A. Care of the members of the Spiritual Assembly. Beloved brethren and sisters in the Cause of God: May I assure you in this short message of mine of my sincere admiration for

. . . it would give me genuine satisfaction and pleasure to learn of the establishment of a local Spiritual Assembly, properly constituted, efficiently functioning, and officially recognized by the members of the great Bahá'í family. I would strongly urge you if such an assembly has not yet been founded to establish such

23 December 1922 To my beloved brethren and sisters throughout Great Britain. Care of the members of the Bahá’í Council. Dearest Friends, I have during the last few days been waiting eagerly for the first written messages of my Western friends, sent to me since they have learned of

To the members of the National Spiritual Assembly, the elected representatives of all believers throughout the continent of America. Esteemed co-workers in the Vineyard of God: To have been unable, owing to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances, to correspond with you ever since you entered upon your manifold and arduous duties