The primary reason for anyone becoming a Bahá'í must of
course be because he has come to believe the doctrines, the teachings and the
Order of Bahá'u'lláh are the correct thing for this stage in the world's
evolution. The Bahá'ís themselves as a body have one great advantage: they are
sincerely convinced Bahá'u'lláh is right; they have a plan, and they are trying
to follow it. But to pretend they are perfect, that the Bahá'ís of the future
will not be a hundred times more mature, better balanced, more exemplary in
their conduct, would be foolish.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 21 August 1977 written on
behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; ‘Messages
from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
