August 9

The Hosts of the Supreme Concourse are in marshall array, poised between Earth and Heaven ready to rush to the assistance of those who arise to Teach the Faith. If one seeks the confirmation of the Holy Spirit, they can find it in rich abundance in the Teaching Field. The world is seeking as never before, and if the Friends will arise with new determination, fully consecrated to the noble task ahead of them victory after victory will be won for the Glorious Faith of God. 

- Shoghi Effendi  (From a message dated 2 February, 1956, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Anchorage; ‘High Endeavors: Letters to Alaska’)