Dear friends, the waves of the bounties
of the Blessed Beauty are surging. As I look I see the ocean of His favor
swelling and saying, `I am with you.' Truly, were it not for these glad tidings
and His assistance, what could I have done? Just one person alone in the east
and west of America, in the mountains and wilderness --it is no light matter.
It is easy to say these things but it was unimaginable that they would let us
into these churches. See how His aid and favor descend upon us. This trip fills
us with wonder! Offer thanks to the Blessed Beauty that He has bestowed such confirmations
upon us.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, September 28, 1912, En route to Salt
Lake City, USA, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
