With regard to your first question, Shoghi Effendi wishes me to tell you that he has already written to America what for the present should be the qualifications of a true believer. He must accept Bahá'u'lláh as a supreme and divine Manifestation and 'Abdu'l-Bahá as the chief Interpreter and Exemplar of those teachings. He must accept each and all of the provisions of the Master's last Will and Testament and must work with and accept the present administration of the Cause.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 22 May 1927, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Conditions for Membership in the Bahá'í Community’, included in a Memorandum from the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice dated 30 December 1991, attached to a letter dated 30 December 1991 written on behalf of the Uinersal House of Justice to an individual believer; Baha’i Library Online)
