We note from reading your minutes that the enthusiasm of
some of the new believers is being tested by the reading of long, wordy letters
at Nineteen Day Feasts, and we think that something should be done about this.
While it is important that the believers be informed about important messages
from the Holy Land and other important items, it is true that the reading of
messages at Nineteen Day Feasts can become a very boring and trying experience
particularly for new believers not acquainted with many aspects of Bahá'í
administration. We think you should consider other ways and means by which
believers could be informed of vital and necessary information, such as through
bulletins, institutes and other meetings.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 6 September 1971 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Hawaiian
Islands; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, The Nineteen Day Feast)
