Dagmar first heard of the Bahá’í Faith through her friend Marion Holley Hofman and immediately accepted it. Soon after becoming a declared believer she and her close friend, Virginia Orbison, went to Glendale, California,

William Garbett III and his son Damien Garbett sat with Ely while in Nevada as he recalled being in recovery from a grave illness when he received a letter of invitation from Shoghi Effendi

The legend of heroine of the battle of Zanján is unique in religious history! It rivals the bravery of Joan of Arc, in the Hundred Years' War of France mid-fifteen centuries! She too was

When he heard of a new Faith dawning, and awoke to the tidings that on Persia’s horizons the Sun of Truth had risen, he was filled with holy ecstasy, and he longed and loved.

He was among the most noted of mystics, and had a witty and subtle mind. The fame of this spiritual wayfarer reached out to every land. He was the leading calligrapher of Persia and

Haji Muhammad Tihir was a brilliant debater and speaker. It is difficult to convey the pleasure one derived from his inspiring conversation which ranged from humorous trifles to weighty pronouncements. His knowledge of the

To her intimates Florence George revealed her pride. She was proud of the distinction "Mother," bestowed on her by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. She liked to speak of her pilgrimage to Haifa, of her Master's personal care

Masud learned of the Baha’i Faith in 1992 as a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He was introduced the Faith from a then girlfriend who was not a Baha’i but an admirer. “This

She often said something to this effect: Nothing worth knowing is attained without labor, tremendous effort, and undivided attention. She always felt sure that she was to go forth to service and that her

Ella Frances Goodall was of an influential, well-known California family. She and her mother, Helen Goodall, were among the first Baha’is of California. They learned of the Faith from Miss Ann Apperson, a niece