Shoghi Effendi was of an infinitely kind and loving nature
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Shoghi Effendi was of an infinitely kind and loving nature. Before meeting him, many Bahá’ís, sensitive to his station in the Cause, were fearful. But they were immediately put at ease by his warmth and affection, and shortly, as Leroy noted, one simply loved him and wanted to be near him. It was a moving experience, Leroy recalled, to see the love and tenderness expressed by the Guardian for others. He was constantly encouraging and complimenting people for what they did, were it the gardeners working on the properties, or the pilgrims, trying to make them happy as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá wished them to be.
Source: Anita Ioas Chapman, Leroy Ioas, Hand of the Cause of God, p. 288
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