Children’s class kit
balance — Teens (13–17)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- A number of times during his life, particularly in the years immediately…
A number of times during his life, particularly in the years immediately following the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi retired to Switzerland to regain health, energy and self-confidence. He lived a very physically rigorous life…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
- Interlaken is in the heart of the Bernese Oberland and the starting point for…
Interlaken is in the heart of the Bernese Oberland and the starting point for innumerable excursions into the surrounding mountains and valleys. Often long before sunrise Shoghi Effendi would start out, dressed in knee breeches, a Norfolk…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
Discussion questions
- How could the spirit of devotion show up in your week?
- What does this story say about how to face hard moments?
- If you were going to tell a friend this story in two sentences, what would you say?
- If you were in Rúḥíyyih Khánum's place, what might you have done?
Quote to memorize
“the Bernese Alps, where he had spent so many months of his life walking and climbing.”
From A number of times during his life, particularly in the years immediately…
Coloring page
Interlocking Nine-Stars
A repeating field of nine-pointed stars connected at their points — a symbol of the unity that the Bahá'í teachings call humanity to.