January 24

…he cherishes the very brightest hopes for the future of the Canadian Bahá’ís. They are a fortunate people, possessing many of the virtues and few of the faults of both the new and old worlds. He remembers them in his prayers in the Holy Shrines, and prays that they may speedily advance in the service of the Cause, and accomplish the tasks outlined in the Ten Year Plan as their particular portion of the work. 

- Shoghi Effendi  (From a letter dated 15 June 1954, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada; ‘Messages to Canada’)