It is the sacred duty of all believers to have implicit
confidence in, and support heartily, every decision passed by their Spiritual
Assemblies, whether local or central; and the members of these Assemblies must,
on their part, set aside their own inclinations, personal interests, likes and
dislikes, and regard only the welfare of the Cause and the well-being of the
friends. This is surely the foundation which must be firmly laid in the hearts
of all believers the world over, for upon this only can any constructive and
permanent service be achieved, and the edifice of the Beloved’s last
instructions, as revealed in His Will and Testament, be raised and established.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 17 February 1923; ‘Unfolding Destiny’)
