September 28. On this date in 1941, a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer stated, regarding Spiritual Assemblies, that "These bodies have the sacred obligation to help, advise, protect and guide the believers in every way within their power when appealed to--indeed they were established just for the purpose of keeping order and unity and obedience to the law of God amongst the believers...You should go to them as a child would to its parents...."

 

September 28. On this date in 1941, a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer stated, regarding Spiritual Assemblies, that "These bodies have the sacred obligation to help, advise, protect and guide the believers in every way within their power when appealed to--indeed they were established just for the purpose of keeping order and unity and obedience to the law of God amongst the believers...You should go to them as a child would to its parents...."

9. Purpose of Spiritual Assemblies

"...These bodies have the sacred obligation to help, advise, protect and guide the believers in every way within their power when appealed to--indeed they were established just for the purpose of keeping order and unity and obedience to the law of God amongst the believers.

"You should go to them as a child would to its parents...."

(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, September 28, 1941: The Local Spiritual Assembly, compiled by the Universal House of Justice)