The Guardian Part 14: The International Bahá’í Council (1946-1951)

✻ ✻ ✻ SUMMARY OF THIS VIDEO ✻ ✻ ✻

Part 14 is such an exciting time in the Guardian’s life! The Second Seven Year Plan, the Africa Campaign, accredited status of the Bahá’í Faith at the United Nations the International Bahá’í Council, the renovation of the Prison Cell of Bahá’u’lláh in the Most Great Prison, the Mansion of Mazra’ih and the House of Abbud, the Centenary of the Martyrdom of the Báb, the Holy Year between 1952-1953, the call for the four Intercontinental Conferences, but also Shoghi Effendi and Ruhiyyih Khanum’s trip to Scotland, the Guardian’s shootout and stolen car, and wonderful stories of Curtis Kelsey’s service to the Faith!

✻ ✻ ✻ CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO ✻ ✻ ✻

00:00:00 – Welcome
00:01:30 – Intro
00:04:40 – Section 1: The four objectives of the Second Seven Year Plan (1946)
00:09:19 – Section 2: Shoghi Effendi and Rúḥíyyih Khánum’s trip to Scotland (1946 or 1947)
00:15:57 – Section 3: This Decisive Hour (5 January 1947)
00:23:41 – Section 4: The United Nations and the Bahá’í International Community (18 May 1947)
00:37:18 – Section 5: The birth of the State of Israel (14 May 1948)
00:50:59 – Section 6: Bahá’u’lláh’s prison cell in the Most Great Prison (1948 – 1949)
00:57:03 – Section 7: Curtis Kelsey’s work for Shoghi Effendi in America (1949)
01:07:48 – Section 8: The African Campaign (Riḍván 1950)
01:11:05 – Section 9: The Centenary of the Martyrdom of the Báb (9 July 1950)
01:13:48 – Section 10: The keys to the Mansion of Mazra’ih (August – December 1950)
01:17:38 – Section 11: The International Bahá’í Council (9 January 1951)
01:25:31 – Section 12: The nine terraces are complete (2 April 1951)
01:28:02 – Section 13: The Intercontinental Teaching Conferences (23 November 1951)


✻ ✻ ✻ LINK TO THE CORRESPONDING PART IN THE ONLINE CHRONOLOGY ✻ ✻ ✻

https://theutteranceproject.com/the-guardian-part-14/


✻ ✻ ✻ LINKS FOR VIOLETTA’S ONLINE CONTENT ON BAHÁ’Í HISTORY ✻ ✻ ✻

The Utterance Project YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/theutteranceproject

The Utterance Project website:
https://theutteranceproject.com/

Below are the four online illustrated chronologies written and illustrated by Violetta Zein:

The Blessed Beauty: The life and Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-blessed-beauty-1/

The Primal Point: The life and Revelation of the Báb:
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-primal-point/

The Extraordinary Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-extraordinary-life-of-abdul-baha/

The Guardian: The life and work of Shoghi Effendi:
https://theutteranceproject.com/the-guardian/


Below are the completed video narration versions of the chronologies in partnership with Clearwater Bahá’ís, Firm Foundation Academy, Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute, and Immersive Ocean:

Chronology of the Báb in 8 episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2rAaqU7PlE&list=PLJTw1CWXTEfm-9A03n8CloY2suEShJjC3


Chronology of Bahá’u’lláh in 12 episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO63uGrQKz8&list=PLJTw1CWXTEflnIfzYmM4UA0rLDFSlj8XG

Chronology of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 13 episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJdlAI5n6cs&list=PLJTw1CWXTEfnhD0Y-IR7O2PVtg4lY7CYa


Chronology of the Guardian in 21 episodes (ongoing):

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJTw1CWXTEfl-Q1vq_IN3Tday1FI_96x6&si=aG6fQhaUwxLXXIRh

Violetta’s 20 Storytelling Sunday sessions on various topics of Baha’i history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlDSO97PvhY&list=PLJTw1CWXTEfnVL6CslQjwOsD8ALxrjQap

✻ ✻ ✻ ADDITIONAL LINKS ✻ ✻ ✻

www.bahai.org
www.bahai.us
www.bahaiteachings.org
www.clearwaterbahais.local