August 28

I wish to assure you, in particular, of his supplications for your guidance in connection with your proposed plan to unite in marriage with Dr.. May the Beloved help you in forming the right decision, and spare you the anxiety and suffering which too hasty action in such matters inevitably produces. You should give this question, which is of such vital concern to your future, the full consideration it deserves, and examine all its aspects carefully and dispassionately. The final decision rests with you and Dr..... (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, dated 17 September 1939; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Preserving Baha’i Marriages)