Among the more salient objectives to be attained by the
Local Spiritual Assembly in its process of development to full maturity are to
act as a loving shepherd to the Baha'i flock, promote unity and concord among
the friends, direct the teaching work, protect the Cause of God, arrange for
Feasts, anniversaries and regular meetings of the community, familiarize the
Baha'is with its plans, invite the community to offer its recommendations,
promote the welfare of youth and children, and participate, as circumstances
permit, in humanitarian activities. In
its relationship to the individual believer, the Assembly should continuously
invite and encourage him to study the Faith, to deliver its glorious message,
to live in accordance with its teachings, to contribute freely and regularly to
the Fund, to participate in community activities, and to seek refuge in the
Assembly for advice and help, when needed.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 30 July 1972 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of Bolivia; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
