July 29

Under such circumstances the Master used to ask the friends to be lavish in their love and become exceptionally obedient to their husbands. Such individuals have to see through acts that the Cause has not come to break up family ties but to strengthen them; it has not come to eliminate love but to strengthen it; it has not been created to weaken social institutions but to strengthen them. 

- Shoghi Effendi  (In a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, 14 October 1928 to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. I, Family Life)