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1956 Mar The course "The Covenant and the Individual, was conducted in British Columbia and consequently was given in every province in Canada. The National Spiritual Assembly requested that the Local Assemblies and Regional Teaching Committees to make certain that prospective believers were familiar with the essential contents of the following books: Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablet of the Branch, Book of the Covenant (Kitab-i-A!hd) and the Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh. [CBN No89 June 1957 p1] Covenant; Deepening
1956 Mar The course "The Covenant and the Institutions" was conducted in BC in March, 1956 and subsequently in every other province.
  • The National Spiritual Assembly, in a directive published in Canadian Bahá'í News in June of 1957 said, "concerning the minimum teachings that should be covered before a new member is accepted into the Faith" should include a knowledge of Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha, The Tablet of the Branch, The Book of the Covenant and the Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh. Specifically, Tablet of the Branch BWFp204, Kitab-i-Ahd, BWFp207 and pages 134-135 of Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh They also urged the study of Covenant and the Administration [CBN No 89 June, 1957 p1].

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