e virgin areas settled by
pioneers, which bring the number of countries within the pale of the Faith
to over two hundred.

The Guardian is now deeply concerned with the development of the Faith in
the homelands. If the Faith is not developed and spread in the homelands,
it will ultimately affect the success of the work in foreign lands. The
Guardian therefore hopes that the believers who have not been able to go
to foreign areas will, in accordance with the Master's instructions,
scatter to the goal cities in the homelands, and thus aid in the
establishment of Spiritual Assemblies.

What is needed to achieve success in the teaching field is a complete
dedication on the part of the individual, consecration to the glorious
task of spreading the Faith, and the living of the Baha'i life, because
that creates the magnet for the Holy Spirit, and it is the Holy Spirit
which quickens the new soul. Thus, the individual should be as a reed,
through which the Holy Spirit may flow, to give new life to the seeking
soul.

One should search out those who are receptive to the Faith, and then
concentrate on those persons in their teaching.

The Baha'is in Alaska have a special responsibility, and that is to spread
the Faith rapidly in that vast country. The success of the teaching work
done by the Baha'is of Alaska will determine how soon a National Spiritual
Assembly will be established in your country.

The beloved Guardian is praying for the success of your efforts. He sends
his loving greetings to you.

With warm Baha'i love,
Leroy Ioas
Assistant Secretary

(66) January 9, 1954

(66) January 9, 1954

Dear Baha'i Friends:

The beloved Guardian greatly appreciated the spirit of your loving letter
of December 28th, addressed to me, and has asked me to assure you of his
prayers in your behalf, for the success of the noble mission you have
undertaken. He will pray that the divine confirmations may be with you
always, so that many souls may find eternal life, in that far off land,
through your devoted and sacrificial efforts.

He was pleased with the establishment of the fund for the Hazira for
Alaska. It is his hope, the Friends will arise with renewed effort in the
Teaching Field, so many new centers and Assembies may be estabished, thus
enabling Alaska to achieve its supreme goal of the NSA early in the
Ten-Year Plan. Then the time will be ripe for the building of the Hazira,
for which the Friends are now contri