Since the transmission of my recent message conveying news of the magnificent progress achieved by Bahá’í communities, a substantial addition to the endowments dedicated to the Shrines raises the holdings in the Jordan Valley to over five hundred acres. The extension of teaching enterprises East and West, the multiplication of Bahá’í endowments, national and international, the consolidation of administrative institutions, above all the superb evidences of incorruptible loyalty to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and His Will, equally proclaim the unyielding determination of the world community to seal with triumph the first Bahá’í Century. January 16, 1944 PARTICIPATION OF LATIN AMERICAN BELIEVERS The participation of Latin American believers in the Bahá’í Centennial Convention is vital to the future development of the Faith in the Americas. I urge individuals as well as the National Assembly to extend assistance, financial and otherwise, to enable as many representatives as possible to join the North American believers in the proceedings of a gathering of such momentous importance and historic significance in the evolution of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh in the western hemisphere. January 29, 1944 BEFITTINGLY CONSUMMATE THE ENTERPRISES The brilliant achievements of the heroic pioneers, the itinerant teachers, the indefatigable administrators of Bahá’í teaching activities whether local, regional or national, set the seal of total victory on the Seven Year Plan, befittingly consummate the fifty year long enterprises undertaken by the American Bahá’í Century. My heart is filled with joy, love, pride and gratitude at the contemplation of the stupendous shining deeds immortalizing the valiant prosecutors of the greatest collective enterprise ever launched in the course of the history of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh. April 2, 1944 TURNING POINT IN BAHÁ’Í HISTORY