The friends are called upon to give their
wholehearted support and co-operation to the Local Spiritual Assembly, first by
voting for the membership and then by energetically pursuing its plans and
programmes, by turning to it in time of trouble or difficulty, by praying for
its success and taking delight in its rise to influence and honour. This great
prize, this gift of God within each community must be cherished, nurtured,
loved, assisted, obeyed and prayed for.
- The Universal House of Justice (from a
message to
the Baha’is of the world, Naw-Ruz, 1974; ‘Messages from the
Universal House of Justice 1963-1986)
