The beloved Guardian is hopeful the friends will arise, each and every one, with renewed vigor and spiritual power, to teach the Cause of God. Everywhere the goals of the Ten Year Crusade are being won, with exception of teaching on the Home Fronts. The Guardian hopes you will be most active in this great spiritual upsurge in the teaching work, and win many seeking souls to the Faith. The Guardian was very happy to learn of the enrollment of another (the third) Indian.(10) He welcomes these three into the Faith and sends them his loving greetings. He hopes they will arise and teach their own people. He will pray for them and for the success of their teaching work among their people. He assures you all of his prayers and for the success of your teaching efforts. He sends his loving greetings. Faithfully yours, Leroy Ioas (36) April 12, 1957 (36) April 12, 1957 Dear Bahá’í Friends: Will you please deliver to the Convenor of the Alaska Bahá’í Convention the enclosed envelope containing the Guardian’s Message to the friends and which is to be read to them at Convention. To gain time this is being sent thru Rome and mailed by a Pilgrim. With Ridván greetings, R. Rabbani P.S.—The Guardian requests that you acknowledge receipt of this communication by cable to him. (37) April, 1957 (37) April, 1957 To: Delegates and Visitors assembled at the Convention of the Bahá’ís of Alaska I welcome, with joy, pride and thankfulness, the convocation, on the northern fringes of the Western Hemisphere, and in a region that must needs play a prominent part in the shaping of the destinies of mankind, of the first Alaskan Bahá’í Convention. So auspicious an event constitutes an important milestone in the progressive unfoldment of the Bahá’í World Spiritual Crusade, and represents the fruition of the valiant efforts exerted, in the course of several decades, by the American Bahá’í Community, which has striven so steadfastly to ensure the emergence of independent Bahá’í Communities in that hemisphere.