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| 1939 25 Oct |
John Eichenauer, the first pioneer to El Salvador, arrived in San Salvador from Phoenix, Arizona.
He was just 17 years old, the youngest pioneer sent out in the First Seven Year Plan.
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San Salvador; El Salvador; Phoenix; Arizona; United States |
John Eichenauer |
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| 1982 19 – 20 Jun |
The teaching project Camino Del Sol (Trail of Light), comprising indigenous believers from North America, was formed on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, United States. [BW18:239]
The team traveled through Central and South America in a programme of cultural exchange. [BW18:172]For a report of the project and pictures see BW18:239–45 and BW19:74–6.
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Arizona; United States |
Indigenous people; Native Americans; Navajo (Dine) |
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| 1984 16 Nov |
Shu’á’u’lláh ‘Alá’í, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona. (b. 16 November 1889) [BW19:594; VV123]
BW19: 159 says this was 17 November.
For his obituary see BW19:593–5.
Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the second contingent on the 29th of February, 1952. [MoCxxiii]
For a short biography "General" 'Alí see Bahá'í Chronicles.
See LoF335-338. |
Scottsdale; Arizona; United States |
Shuaullah Alai; Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Second Contingent |
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| 1992 25 Mar |
William Benard Sears, (b.28 Mar 1911), Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Tucson, Arizona. He was buried in East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary Tucson, Arizona. [BINS267; VV124]
Shoghi Effendi had appointed him among the third contingent on the 2nd of October, 1957. [MoCxxiii]
Find a grave.
See LoFp496-506 for a short biography.
He was the author of several books:
- All Flags Flying, The NSA of South and West Africa, (1958)
- A Cry from the Heart: The Bahá'ís of Iran, George Ronald, (1982)
- God Love Laughter, George Ronald, (1960 and multiple re-prints)
- The Prisoner and the Kings, General Publishing Company, (1971)
- Release the Sun, Bahá'í Publishing Trust, (1957)
- Thief in the Night or The Strange Case of the Missing Millennium, Talisman Books, (1961 and multiple re-prints
- The Wine of Astonishment, George Ronald, (1963 and multiple re-prints)
- The Flame; The Story of Lua, (with Robert Quigley), George Ronald, (1972) [Collins7.2354-79]
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Tucson; Arizona; United States |
Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; William Sears; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent |
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| 2007 Aug-Sep |
In memory of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and because the Native people had such a special place in her heart and that of the Guardian, Violette and 'Ali Nakhjanání travelled throughout North America during the months of August and September visiting aboriginal believers. They visited Vancouver, Anchorage, Juneau before going to South Dakota, Montana, Arizona and Atlanta, Georgia where they spoke with 450 African-American believers. They visited the temple in Wilmette and then the Eskasoni First Nation in Nova Scotia.
The primary purpose of their visit was to meet with and encourage the aboriginal believers and to remind the of their responsibility and high destiny in the Faith. [CBN Vol 20 No 3 Winter 2007/2008 p23-25] |
First Nations; Vancouver; Anchorage; Juneau; Canada; South Dakota; Montana; Arizona; Atlanta; Wilmette; United States |
Violette Nakhjavani; Ali Nakhjavani; Teaching; Indigenous people; Native Americans |
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- Divine Plan, The: A Skit, by Anonymous (n.d.). 3-page screenplay dramatizing the building of the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh and its unfoldment and spread across the world. [about]
- History of the Bahá'í Faith in Arizona, The: The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950, by Maureen M. Thur (2004). Historical details and biographies about Arizona, from Nellie French moving from Chicago to Bisbee in 1900, to the formation of LSAs in 1949. Includes biographies of Amelia Collins and Orcella Rexford aka Louise Cutts-Powell (Appendices 1-2). [about]
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