It is with exceeding gladness that we greet the dear friends
of Lithuania on the historic occasion of their first National Bahá’í
Convention. The emergence of the independent National Spiritual Assembly of the
Bahá’ís of Lithuania is a cause of rejoicing for the whole Bahá’í world. This precious victory for the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh is the
fruit of the self-sacrificing endeavors of the devoted believers, whether
native Lithuanians, pioneers or traveling teachers, who have raised up a
dynamic national Bahá’í community where, just a decade ago, there were only two
believers in the entire country. Looking even further back, we can see the
foundations of this achievement in the travels of Miss Martha Root, who planted
the seeds of Bahá’u’lláh's Teachings in her visit to Kaunas in April 1927.
- The
Universal House of Justice (From a message dated Ridvan 156, addressed to the
Bahá’ís of Lithuania; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1986-2001)
