He was very sorry to learn of the inharmony amongst the friends
there; and he feels that the only wise course of action is for all the
believers to devote themselves to teaching the Faith and co-operating with
their National Body.
Often these trials and tests which all Bahá'í communities
inevitably pass through seem terrible, at the moment, but in retrospect we
understand that they were due to the frailty of human nature, to
misunderstandings, and to growing pains which every Bahá'í community must
experience.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 25 November 1956 written on behalf of Shoghi
Effendi to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. III,
Issues Concerning Community Functioning)
