1. n.d.. Marriage, Consent of Parents to. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
2. n.d.. Developmental Stages in Marriage. Hossain B. Danesh. Audio.
3. n.d.. Healthy Communication in Marriage. Hossain B. Danesh. Audio.
4. 2025-12-22. Expressions of Equality in the Family. Bahá'í World Centre. Short documentary, on how the principle of equality is reshaping patterns of life among several families in New Delhi. Video.
5. 2025-07. Bahá'í Sacred Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, comp. . A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and the Writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, representing the range of the Bahá’í teachings. Writings.
6. 2025-03-19. Regarding Family Life and Marriage. Universal House of Justice. Letter emphasizing the Bahá’í family’s role in fostering unity, equality, and spiritual growth, shaping communities, and resisting societal disintegration through service, education, and evolving family structures. UHJ-letters.
7. 2023-08. To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . The cause of unity; creating families that illuminate the world; the ideal milieu for learning the principles of consultation; addressing challenges. Compilations.
8. 2023-06. Báb on the Rights of Women, The. Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam. Statements of the Báb on issues such as mutʿah and tahlíl marriages, polygyny, bridal consent, divorce and spousal relations, and their significance for the rights of women in Muslim juridical opinions and social customs. Link to article (offsite). Articles.
9. 2021-03-14. Notes on Letter from Shoghi Effendi re Parental Consent for Marriage. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. Answers re a letter from the Guardian from 1929 on: the correct order of two excerpts from this letter; confirmation that he read and approved all letters written by his secretaries; this is one of few letters where a secretary offered a personal opinion. UHJ-letters.
10. 2019-09. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán. Nader Saiedi. Explores the Persian Bayán's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into the Báb's Dispensation. Audio.
11. 2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell; the Imamate, the Hidden Imam; divine justice and free will; reason, independence; human rights, equality, women. Links to audio files, offsite. Audio.
12. 2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . 216 selections, last updated 2025. Writings.
13. 2018. Reflections on the Principle of Unity/Oneness, Some. Hooshmand Badee. Reflections on the message of Bahá'u'lláh creating the oneness of humanity and a global society that is based on unity and love rather than factors such as economic and political gains. Articles.
14. 2013-2018/2023. Various Essays. Susan Gammage. 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann. Essays.
15. 2013-04-23. Difficulty of teachings on chastity. Universal House of Justice. Discusses the need of institutions not to pry but to encourage willful obedience with the teachings on chastity; also covers conditions for removal of administrative rights. UHJ-letters.
16. 2013-04-19. Challenges for Bahá'í Youth in a Western Way of Life. Universal House of Justice. Difficulties young people might face in upholding Bahá'í ideals and standards of behaviour in the context of Western culture and sexual mores. UHJ-letters.
17. 2009-2025. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Texts. Adib Masumian, trans. Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging. Bibliographies.
18. 2008. Family Life. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Extracts on preserving the bond between husband and wife, parent-child relationships and responsibilities, and enhancing family life. Compilations.
19. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
20. 2004-04. Faith, Theory, and Practice: Interracial Marriage as a Symbol of the Oneness of Humanity. Benjamin Leiker. Theses.
21. 2002-05-28. Apparent Contradictions in the Bahá'í Writings, Reconciliation of. Universal House of Justice. On apparent contradictions, regarding Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl on Abraham and Zoroaster; 'Abdu'l-Bahá and a Baby Naming Ceremony; Minimum Age of Marriage; Smoking and Firmness in the Covenant; Corporal Punishment; Táhirih as "Woman Suffragette." UHJ-letters.
22. 2001. Family Law in Iran. Sen McGlinn. Detailed overview of 20th-century Iranian laws regarding marriage, divorce, marriage rights and duties, dowry, and inheritance. Contains passing mentions of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles-unpublished.
23. 2000. Guidance for Bahá'í Groups. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. The purpose, organization, functioning, limitations, privileges and responsibilities of Bahá'í groups; guidance for individuals about application of Bahá'í laws, such as marriage and divorce; and guidance for Assemblies that have reverted to group status. NSA-documents.
24. 2000. Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
25. 2000. Principles for Effective Parenting. Don Dainty. A cycle for successful family development; preparation for marriage; parental roles; virtues education; support of institutions. Essays.
26. 1998. Recognition of Bahá'í Marriage and Holidays in American State Law. Ralph D. Wagner, comp. List of sample legal statutes and proceedings from various states, followed by specific legal counsel of the State of Oklahoma regarding recognition of Bahá'í holy days. Documents.
27. 1996/2001. Ethics of African Culture and Its Relation to the Bahá'í Faith. Mojgan Derakhshani. Overview of some aspects of African traditional practices from a Bahá'í perspective. Articles-unpublished.
28. 1996. Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The. Bijan Samali. The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisation of the oneness of human race; ensure the equality of the sexes; are adaptable to cultural diversities; and call for the elimination of all prejudices. Articles.
29. 1996. Family in Bahá'í Faith, The. Moojan Momen. Overview of Bahá'í teachings on marriage, children, and education. Essays.
30. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
31. 1995-12. Police Forces Bearing Arms, Bahá'í Enlistment in. Universal House of Justice. Two letters from the House on joining armed police forces, e.g. the Ulster Defence Regiment and the police force in Northern Ireland, and whether they would be allowed to bear arms. Also discussion of consummating marriage, and marrying an atheist. UHJ-letters.
32. 1994-07-06. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage. Universal House of Justice. Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality of the marriage bond; illumination of Bahá'u'lláh's tablets. UHJ-letters.
33. 1994. Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism. Denis MacEoin. On practices of prayer, invocations, talismans, jewelry, fasting, purity, birth, death, marriage, festivals, pilgrimage, and Feast. Includes 26 appendices with texts and translations. Books.
34. 1994. Tablet on Marriage (Lawh-i-Nikáh). Bahá'u'lláh, Denis MacEoin, trans. . Translations.
35. 1993-11-23. Violence Against Women and Children. Universal House of Justice. Bahá’í principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child discipline, and community protection. UHJ-letters.
36. 1993(?)/2015. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions. NSA-letters.
37. 1993. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul. Ross Woodman. Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. The bridegroom, Bahá'ulláh, enters union as the marriage of the Manifestation with the Maid of Heaven, who releases the Logos and the newly created soul. Articles.
38. 1992-12-22. Childhood Abuse, and Revoking Parent's Right of Marriage Consent. Universal House of Justice. Guidance on therapy and recovery from sexual abuse. The abusing parent's right to consent to marriage can be revoked. UHJ-letters.
39. 1992. Marriage, Bahá'í: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Bahá'u'lláh said everyone should marry. Marriage unites the physical and spiritual in a "fortress for well-being" and provides for the nurturing of children. People should choose partners carefully. Discusses the ceremony, solving problems and divorce. Introductory.
40. 1991-04-13. Marriage and Sexuality. Hossain B. Danesh. Transcript of a talk at a private home in Springfield, Virginia, recorded and distributed for teaching and deepening. Talks.
41. 1991-03. Spiritual Health of American Community. Universal House of Justice. Publication of a letter addressing an individual's concerns for the spiritual health of the American Bahá’í community, and suggestions for personal action. (Letter dated Dec. 24 1990, published March 1991.) UHJ-letters.
42. 1991. Marriages, Preserving Bahá'í. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
43. 1991. Family Life. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Compilations.
44. 1990. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith. Moojan Momen. An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith and to explain the Bahá'í Faith to those who are from a Hindu background. Books.
45. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition. Compilations-personal.
46. 1987. Question of Gender, A: A Forum on the Status of Men in Bahá'í Law. Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck), Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani, R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, Anthony Lee. Six authors address issues of theology, sociology, law, inheritance, equality, the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, marriage, and feminism raised by John and Linda Walbridge's article "Bahá'í Laws on the Status of Men" (World Order 1984). Articles.
47. 1986. Six-Year Plan, 1986-1992. Universal House of Justice. Outline of Bahá'í goals for 1986-1992, and collection of letters from the House. UHJ-documents.
48. 1986. Study Guide for Baha'i Marriage and Family Life. Author unknown, comp. This study guide is a companion to the compilation Bahá'í Marriage and Family Life. Study.
49. 1985. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh. National Youth Committee, comp. Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth. Compilations-NSA.
50. 1983/1997. Bahá'í Marriage and Family Life. Various. Selections from the Bahà’i writings. Compilations-NSA.
51. 1983. Divine Institution of Marriage, The. Anonymous. Essays.
52. 1983. Development and Dimensions of Love in Marriage. Hossain B. Danesh. As with all forms of love, love in marriage is developmental in nature. Its development is closely related to the process of maturation in the individual. Articles.
53. 1983. Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy. Nossrat Peseschkian. To understand observed behaviour, we need to consider transcultural conditions as well as those in the personal history of the patient. This approach underlies the author's concept for a conflict-centred therapy. Articles.
54. 1983. Marriage Breakdown in North America: A Psychosocial Perspective. Kerry Mothersill. What are the effects of marital breakdown, what are its causes, and what can be done to enhance marital and family stability? Articles.
55. 1983. Divine Institution of Marriage, The: Bahá'í Studies Notebook. Various. Compilation of essays on marriage from a Bahá'í perspective. Books.
56. 1983. Marriage and the Nuclear Family: A Bahá'í Perspective. Khalil A. Khavari. Bahá'í concepts of the purposes of marriage, courtship and dating, family communication, and children. Articles.
57. 1983. Marriage: the Eternal Principle. Ruth Eyford, Helgi Eyford. The role marriage plays in our ultimate purpose to know and worship God. The practical implications of marriage from a Bahá'í perspective. To what extent can we accept modern secular answers and therapists' techniques to marital problems? Articles.
58. 1982. Thoughts on Marriage, Some. Margaret Ruhe. An essay on various aspects of Bahá'í marriage. Essays.
59. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971. Books.
60. 1956. Notes on Words of the Guardian. Virginia Orbison. Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Made by Virginia Orbison, January 15 to February 11". Pilgrims.
61. 1936. Marriage certificates of The Bab and Baha'u'llah. Author unknown, comp. Marriage certificates of The Báb (1842) and Bahá'u'lláh (1835). Visual.
62. 1912/1947/1974. "Easy Familiarity," Explanations of. Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ann Boylan, John B. Cornell, Universal House of Justice. Statements on displays of affection (hugging and kissing) between members of the opposite sex. Also questions on assembly infallibility, and whether one with a minority opinion should vote against his conscience. Guardian.

1. 1850-06-27 — The first known written Bábi marriage certificate was between Mírzá Muhammad Ja'far Khan and Tuba Khánum, the daughter of Vahid. It was signed and dated a few days before Vahid's martyrdom and was written in Vahid's handwriting. The dowry was set at one Vahid (19 mithqals of gold). [Vahid's Heroic Stand - Nayriz 1850 video at 11min 21seconds]
2. 1912-09-22 —
   The marriage of Louis G. Gregory and Louisa ("Louise") A. M. Mathew, the first interracial Bahá'í couple, who met while on pilgrimage and whom 'Abdul-Bahá had encouraged to marry. They exchanged Bahá'í vows after the rites performed by Rev. Everard W. Daniel, curate of St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church, perhaps the most prestigious African American church in the country, in a private ceremony in his residence. In a "Tablet" (translated March 14, 1914). She was 46 and he was 8 years younger. [SYH73-75, 91]
   • `Abdu'l-Bahá lauded the Gregorys' marriage as "an introduction to the accomplishment" of harmony between the races. [`ABDU'L-BAHÁ' S 1912 HOWARD UNIVERSITY SPEECH: A CIVIL WAR MYTH FOR INTERRACIAL EMANCIPATION p117 by Dr Christopher Buck]
   • See The Journey West.
   • The prayer, "Verily, they are married in obedience to thy command. Cause them to become the signs of unity and harmony until the end of time..." was revealed for their wedding by 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [FMH97]
   • "Intermarriage is a good way to efface racial differences. It produces strong, beautiful offspring, clever and resourceful." [sYH7]
   • [239D:169] reported this marriage took place on the 27th of September.
   • At this time interracial marriage was legal in Washington but not socially acceptable. It was outlawed in 25 states. It wasn't until 1967 that legislation forbidding interracial marriages was henceforth illegal. In the Washington community at this time there were white Bahá'ís who did not yet understand the principle of racial unity. [SYH80, 85-86]
   • "I made that marriage." 'Abdu'l-Bahá is reported having said to Mrs Parsons. "I wish the white and coloured races to marry"
3. 1937-00-00 — The marriage of Ruth Browne and Ellsworth Blackwell in Chicago. Theirs was the second United States inter-racial Bahá'í marriage. [from White and Negro Alike. Stories of Baha'i Pioneers Ellsworth and Ruth Blackwell]

   In a cablegram, in 1939, the Guardian asked American Bahá'ís, "White and Negro alike," to arise and move to foreign lands, especially to countries in the Caribbean and in Central America. Ellsworth and Ruth Blackwell volunteered to give up jobs and leave their home in Chicago and go where the need was greatest. In 1940, they were the first Bahá'í pioneers to move to Haiti, where they spent more than half of the next thirty-five years. Here are stories, many told in their own words, of the victories, as well as the challenges, they experienced in Haiti and in periods when they returned to Chicago between 1940 and 1975.

4. 1939-09-22 — The State of Illinois issued the first Bahá'í marriage licence, authorizing the Spiritual Assembly of Chicago to solemnize Bahá'í marriages and issue Bahá'í marriage certificates. [GPB373]
5. 1950-00-00 —
   The Court of the First Instance in Karkúk, Iraq, registered a Bahá'í marriage certificate. [MBW4; UD248]
   • This was the first time in the East, outside Israel, that a Bahá'í marriage was recognized as being legal, an important precedent for other Oriental countries. [MBW4; UD248]
6. 1960-07-01 — Ben and Louise Whitecow (early Peigan believers) married in Calgary, Alberta, were the first Bahá'ís in Canada to have a legally recognized Bahá'í marriage. [BW13:687]
7. 1961-07-27 — The first legally recognized Baháʼí wedding in Panama was held in the city of David in Chiriqui Province between Ruth Ellen Yancey and Alan A. Pringle. Ruth and Alan Ruth were pioneers who dedicated their efforts to teaching the Guaymi Indigenous community in the Chiriquí Province. Both later served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Panama and Ruth eventually became a Continental Counsellor. [Baháʼí News, Issue 367, October 1961, p. 5.]
8. 1979-00-00 — The government of Denmark recognized the right of the Bahá'í Community of Denmark to perform marriages and to receive other rights owning to a religious community. [SRRB14p248-250]
9. 1980-01-18 — The publication of the compilation on Divorce by the Universal House of Justice. [MUHJ63-86p404]
10. 1982-02-18 — The publication of the compilation entitled "Family Life" by the Universal House of Justice. [Messages63-86p533, Compilation of CompilationsVol 1 p385]
11. 1982-11-18 — Publication by the Universal House of Justice of the compilation on "Family Life". [BW18p41; CoC1p385]
12. 2004-00-00 — The General Register Office in Northern Ireland officially recognised the Bahá'í Faith as a legitimate religion with authority to marry its members. Dr. Beman Khosravi has been appointed as official Bahá'í Marriage Officer. The first marriage took place in Cullybackey between Carmen Zambrana Candel and John Twiname. [The Belfast Telegraph 28 April, 2004]
13. 2023-08-15 — The release of the compilation To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice.

1. 1914-04-30 — The marriage of Dr Zia Bagdadi, an Arab from Syria and devoted companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to Zeenat Khánum, daughter of Hasan Aqá Tabrízí, a personal attendant of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká. It was the wish that these two Middle-Eastern Bahá'ís should be married in the Maxwell home. It was the first Bahá'í marriage in Canada. [OBCC73]
2. 1937-03-25 —
   Shoghi Effendi married Mary Maxwell, Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum. [PP151; UD115]
   • For a description of the simple wedding see GBF68–9 and PP151–2.
   • Shoghi Effendi stressed that the marriage drew the Occident and the Orient closer together. [GBF69–70; PP153]
   • The American Bahá'í community sent $19 from each of its 71 Assemblies as a wedding gift. [GBF70; PP153]
   • An extension was built onto Shoghi Effendi's apartment on the roof of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's house in Haifa to accommodate the couple. [BBD107; DH152]
   • See also MA89.
3. 1947-10-07 — The first Bahá'í wedding in Winnipeg took place between Rowland Estall and Yvonne Killins. Ross Woodman officiated, and the event was held at "the Business and Professional Women's Club". [Bloodworth, Grains of Wheat p19]
4. 1947-11-15 — Noel Wuttunee and Gerda Chrostopherson, both who had recently moved from Calgary, accepted the Faith and were married in Winnipeg. [Bloodworth, Grains of Wheat p19]
5. 1953-07-00 — First Bahá'í wedding in London was solemnized between Dorothy Boys and Bob Smith, the Secretary and Chairman of London Assembly. Friends attended from Toronto, Hamilton and Forest. [CBN No 45 October 1953 p5]
6. 1953-07-14 — Gale Keass and Jameson Bond were married in the Maxwell home, the first marriage to be performed there since it was declared a Shrine. [UC43]
7. 1954-07-14 — The first Bahá'í wedding in Charlottetown took place on July 14, when Muriel Sheppard and Elwood McLeod were united in marriage by Rowland Estall. They spent a nine-day honeymoon on the Magdalen Islands, where they were able to make some friends and visit Mrs. Kay Zinky, the pioneer there. [CBN No56 Sep 1954 p5]
8. 1956-09-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly published the policy for the performing of a Bahá'í marriage by a local spiritual assembly. [CBN No 80 September 1956 p4]
9. 1957-02-19 — Dr Donald Kidd and Mary Campbell, both of Edmonton were married in a Bahá'í marriage ceremony in Calgary. It was the first Bahá'í wedding to take place in the province of Alberta. [CBN No87 April, 1957 p3]
10. 1957-07-20 — Betty Burch and Jean Putters were married in the backyard of Betty’s grandmother’s home in Edmonton, Alberta. It was the first Baha’i marriage to be considered legal in the province of Alberta and the event was covered by the Edmonton Journal. Initially, the newlyweds resided in Edmonton where both Jean and Betty served on the Assembly. At that time, 1957-58, the Assembly consisted of 8 women and one man. [from a biography of Jean and Betty Putters by their daughters Stacey Aidun & Debbie Stachnk]
11. 1959-10-00 — In the October 1959 edition of the Canadian Bahá'í News it was announced that request from the National Spiritual Assembly to the province of Saskatchewan for authorization for Bahá'í Assemblies to solemnize marriages in the province was accepted. [CBN No 117 October 1959 p2]
12. 1962-04-07 — The first Bahá'í marriage ceremony to be legally recognized by the Ontario provincial government, took place in Oakville, Ontario between Elmer Madsen and Rosaline Woods. A few months before this wedding, a customer at Emma Tennant's "Dad's Restaurant" in Campbellville who regularly visited for a piece of her delicious pie, heard from Emma that Bahá'í marriage was not legalized in Ontario. This gentleman, Mr John Yaremko, was a member of the Ontario Legislature and Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship. He made special efforts and by January 1962, there was an amendment to the Ontario Marriage Act. Before that, a Bahá'í wedding wasn't valid unless it was preceded by a civil or church wedding. Emma Tennant's service contributed to achieving this important victory for the Bahá'í Faith in Ontario. [UC121]
13. 1963-08-24 — Lenore Perrault and Shane Chambers were married in a Bahá'í ceremony at Prospect Point in Stanley Park Vancouver. This marriage made history in British Columbia - it was the first time that two non-Bahá'ís had been married in a Bahá'í ceremony in that province. [CBN No 167 December 1963 p3]
14. 1963-10-12 — The first Bahá'í wedding in Manitoba was held at the Girl Guide House at 25 Osborne Street in Winnipeg. It was the first marriage between two Bahá'ís under the new Provincial Statute (passed in November 1962), allowing Bahá'ís to be married without a civil service.

    The couple, Frank Bloodworth and Marlene Glenham, both of Winnipeg. will be residing in the St. Boniface Assembly area due to the fact that the assembly had been depleted and required two pioneers to fill its ranks. [CBN No 167 December 1963 p1]

    In that same issue of the Canadian Bahá'í News it was announced that the St. Boniface Spiritual Assembly had a new Secretary.
              Mrs. Marlene Bloodworth, Secty.,
              Apt. 14, Grandview Apts.,
              77 Eugenie St., St. Boniface 6, Man

15. 1968-09-01 — The marriage of Cynthia Wrate to Reginald Newkirk in Lethbridge, AB. It was the first Bahá'í (only) marriage ceremony performed by the Lethbridge Assembly and the first interracial marriage in Lethbridge. (Source: email from Reggie Newkirk 25Sep2016)
16. 1981-02-01 — The friends were advised at the Regional Convention that an Order in Council by the Government of Quebec accorded legal recognition to Bahá'í marriage. The Order in Council gave the long awaited mandate to the following Spiritual Assemblies: The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Sainte Foy, The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Gatineau, and The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ville Saint Laurent. [BC Vol 13 No 1 May 2000 p45; BC Vol 3 No 3 Mar/Apr 1981 p14]

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