So great a triumph, crowning so much patient and painstaking labour, won at the hour when the Bahá’í World Spiritual Crusade is entering the second year of the third phase in its irresistible unfoldment, must be celebrated through the initiation of a subsidiary Six-Year Plan on the part of the newly-formed Alaskan National Spiritual Assembly, for the purpose of speedily increasing the number of the followers of the Faith; of multiplying its Centres; of adding to its existing Local Spiritual Assemblies; of inaugurating a National Bahá’í Fund; of establishing a Summer School; of initiating local Bahá’í endowments; of incorporating the newly-emerged National Spiritual Assembly as well as all firmly grounded local spiritual assemblies; of obtaining recognition for the Bahá’í Marriage Certificate, as well as the Holy Days on which work is forbidden; of stimulating the conversion of both the Eskimos and American Indians, and of purchasing a plot of land to serve as the site for the future Ma_sh_riqu’l-A_dh_kár of Alaska. I appeal to the members of the American National Spiritual Assembly to persevere in their highly laudable endeavours on behalf of a Community so small yet so valiant and promising, and to ensure by every means in their power the steady development and consolidation of the institutions of an Order to whose rise and establishment they have so conspicuously contributed. May the process now set in motion gather momentum in the years lying ahead, through a liberal effusion of the grace of Bahá’u’lláh, and may those whose privilege it is to stimulate its development, be guided in every step they take, and fulfill every desire they cherish for its ultimate consummation. Shoghi (38) May 16, 1957 (38) May 16, 1957 To the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Alaska Dear Bahá’í Friends: Your loving letter of May 5th has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has directed me to acknowledge it on his behalf. The contribution made by your new Assembly to the International Fund is greatly appreciated. Receipt is enclosed. It is fitting that one of your first actions should be the dispatch of this remittance, as it links your new spiritual body directly with the work being done at the World Center of the Faith. The Guardian is well pleased with the diligent services of all the Alaska friends, reaching the present goal of a National Assembly. May the friends now arise with renewed vigor, and with the new spirit released, win many more souls to the Faith. More Bahá’ís, more Centres, more Assemblies is the dominating spirit of service for the friends during the remainder of the Ten Year Crusade. The Guardian will pray for you, and for the success of your labours for the Cause of God. He sends his loving greetings. Faithfully yours, Leroy Ioas (39) May 20, 1957 (39) May 20, 1957 The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Alaska Dear Bahá’í Friends: