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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
Giving a fireside, devotional, or talk? Pick a theme, get a curated brief: relevant stories, key quotes, citations, and recommended sequencing.
Suggested sequencing: open with a powerful story, deepen with a reflective one, close with one of joyful resolution. Adjust to your audience.
Opening
A delightful story is told of a Mademoiselle Letitia, who had come from a poor…A delightful story is told of a Mademoiselle Letitia, who had come from a poor family in Haifa to live in the Master's home in 'Akka to teach French to the children. She was happy there, though she was a Catholic and the nuns in the…
bahaistories.com archive · Various
Middle
A rich man and a poor man lived in the same townA rich man and a poor man lived in the same town. One day the poor man said to the rich man, "I want to go to the Holy Land." The rich man replied, "Very good, I will go also," and they started from the town and began their pilgrimage. But…
bahaistories.com archive · Various
Closing
After Bahá’u’lláh's confinement in the Most Great Prison in 'Akka had ended,…After Bahá’u’lláh's confinement in the Most Great Prison in 'Akka had ended, but while He was yet residing in the town, an Egyptian merchant, ‘Abdu’l-Karim, afire with God's latest message, desired to visit Him. He wrote for permission to…
bahaistories.com archive · Various
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