[‘Abdu’l-Baha’s parting words to Baha’is in Los Angeles]
I have come a long distance to see you; I have traveled
12,000 miles. Praise be to God that I have found you in spiritual joy and
happiness. I pray that you may live under the care and protection of God and be
assisted by Him in rendering greater service to His mighty Cause, so that each
of you may become a fruit-bearing tree in the garden of His favor, full of
freshness and life. May you acquire more bounties of the Kingdom and engage
yourselves in guiding souls, so that Los Angeles may become a divine city and a
center of the lights of the Kingdom. If the friends of God act according to the
teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, they will succeed in guiding the people, will promote
the unity of mankind and will strive for universal peace. Heavenly
confirmations will descend upon them and they shall attain that station which
is the desire of the holy ones and near ones.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, October
21, Los Angeles, 1912’ Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 13, November 4, 1912)
