On Remembering When Gerald Discovered the Baha’i Faith: One Year a Baha’i
By george wesley dannells on Apr 28, 2008 in Baha'i Views
It’s been a year since Gerald, RuhiWarrior19, of Seventy and Two: Musings on Meaning, became a Baha’i. Congratulations on your first anniversary, Gerald! This was one of several posts I did about him back then. -gw
Gerald has emailed me of the recent steps he has taken to get in touch with local Baha’is in Idaho. -gw
I have found some numbers for Baha’is in my area, there are 19! … I called just today and left a message asking about stuff. They do have study circles and I will most definitely take advantage of that. I have just been stunned by the tremendous openness of the Baha’is I have contacted, it just refreshes me to see how strongly the Baha’is conform to the faith in terms of openly spreading and teaching and welcoming new members. I feel like I could already declare, and am literally holding myself back until I get a better understanding of scripture and the teaching of Baha’ullah (though some of the words of Abdu’l Baha seem to touch me very personal, ever issue I wonder about, or thought on religion I have had in the past is addressed in his works in a very accessible manner. While the teachings of Baha’u'llah obviously are the words of the Baha’i Faith and far more important, the words of Abdu’l Baha are indispensable for a newcomer.)
Gerald, “I have found some numbers…,” email, 4/11/07
On Apr 29, 2008, Duane L. Herrmann said:
Congratulations to Gerald. In my forty years in the Baha’i community I have found nothing to complain about. The people aren’t perfect, but Baha’is are more sincere and make more effort than any other people I know and I can’t imagine (don’t want to imagine) what my life would be like without the guidance, assistance, assurance of the writings, the people, the institutions.