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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
Before His wedding day, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá made the necessary arrangements for the few guestsBefore His wedding day, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá made the necessary arrangements for the few guests. His mother and sister made a delicate bridal dress of white batiste. A white head-dress adorned Munirih Khánum’s hair, worn, as usual, in two braids.…
bahaistories.com archive · Various
Middle
I remember when I was a girl the news came to Isfahan from Nabil that…I remember when I was a girl the news came to Isfahan from Nabil that Jamal-i-Mubarak [Bahá’u’lláh] was imprisoned in the fortress town of `Akká, shut in behind iron doors, never going out! As I thought of Him in that poisonous climate -…
bahaistories.com archive · Various
Closing
The occasion of the wedding had one peculiar feature so characteristic of my…The occasion of the wedding had one peculiar feature so characteristic of my brother that I will mention it. Our marriage service is very simple, consisting of the reading of a tablet and the exchange of promises by the contracting…
bahaistories.com archive · Various
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