Shoghi Effendi Essays

Formative Age – Also called the Iron or Transitional Age, corresponding to the period since the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in 1921. As described by Shoghi Effendi, the phase or age of the Baha’i era, ‘ushered in by [‘Abdu’l-Baha’is] Will and Testament, which defines its character and established its foundation.’ This age is to ‘witness the crystallization and shaping of the creative energies’ released

III – LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – 50’s / 60’s O God, refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge… (A prayer from Baha’i Prayers) In California, Freddy began working for the post office. Trudy was a talented seamstress, who made and altered clothes for different clients, her daughters, other family members and friends. She also did piece work for a large clothing manufacturer at home. Her four children

*** TABLET TO THE BAHÁ'ÍS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES “O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God: A few days ago an epistle was written to those divine believers, but because these days are the days of Naw-Ruz, you have come to my mind and I am sending you this greeting for this glorious feast. All the days are blessed, but this feast is the national fete of Persia. The Persians have been holding it for several thousand years past. In reality every day which man passes in the mention of God, the diffusion