The winds of test and trial have blown upon our Faith more
than once, and he strongly feels that old believers like yourself should do
everything in their power to protect the younger Bahá'ís, to strengthen their
faith, deepen them in the Covenant, and enable them to take full refuge in the
Will and Testament of the beloved Master, that impregnable fortress He built
for our safety when He Himself should have gone from our sight.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter
26 October 1941 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; The
Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Youth)
