831:, in which they could become involved in the social and economic development of the communities in which they lived. Worldwide in 1979 there were 129 officially recognized Baháʼí socio-economic development projects. By 1987, the number of officially recognized development projects had increased to 1482. In the Marshall Islands a management team composed of Baháʼís as requested by the national government, operated 7 public elementary schools under contract with the government. Following the growth of the institutions the organizational impact of the Baháʼís became more well known starting in the mid-1980s in the Marshall Islands. Seventy Baháʼís from 19 communities attended the eighth national conference on the progress of the religion in winter 1984 at the national center. Presentations were made on the history of the religion, the role of Baháʼí youth, laws, consultation, living a Baháʼí life, goals of the current plans, and the Baha'i Faith and the Bible and plans were announced for a national Baha'i women's conference. In July 1985 the Annual Statistical Report has a note on Ujelang as having a group with less than nine adult believers. In January 1986 a national Baháʼí Youth conference was held in Majuro to which 200 children and adults attended the potluck feast followed by 30 youth staying for the workshops. In August Baháʼís from more than 20 communities gathered at the Baháʼí National Center for a national peace conference where one of the guest speakers was A.D. Tennekone, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In October national assembly hosted an
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government housing." Marcia hoped to stay on in the islands although she was very ill during her last two months there, but she was not given another permit. She was able to stay until March 1955. During that time she taught the religion, traveled to various atolls, fulfilled some press commitments which were subject to the
District Commissioner's censor but which had, in the end, been helpful in securing her visa; and she tried to get some Baháʼí information translated into Marshallese. The nature of her illness is unknown, as is the story of all her activities there, since the report she wrote was lost and she evidently never had the strength to re-write it. After leaving the islands she suffered from a debilitating skin ailment, of which she wrote, "A terrible affliction has me almost ready to be locked up: I am quite horrible to behold...." She felt her skin problem was caused by radiation burns from atomic testing on the Marshalls, but this could never be proved, and she tried unsuccessfully to collect compensation from the U.S. government.
564:. By July 1947 Atwater was appointed secretary of the Central American Teaching Committee with one of its goals to facilitate a shift in the balance of roles from North American guidance and Latin cooperation to Latin guidance and North American cooperation. The process was well underway by 1950 and was to be enforced about 1953. While she was deciding where to serve next a cable from Shoghi Effendi arrived asking Atwater to try to get to the Marshall Islands sometime between 1 April and 2 May 1954. His cable reached Atwater on 16 April and by 20 April she was in Washington DC. Immediately after World War II the islands were administered for about 6 years by the United States Navy. When the Trusteeships under the United Nations were formed, the Marshall Islands became part of the Trusteeship of the Pacific (which included the Caroline, and Mariana Islands as well as the Marshall Islands). The United States was given the authority to administer this Trusteeship by the United Nations. The Marshall Islands were the site of
882:, then President of the Marshall Islands, was a government leader who has a close relationship with Baháʼí institutions nationally and internationally. In his address at the opening of the UN General Assembly in October 1991 President Kabua called for "a new and comprehensive vision of a global society, supported by a new system of values. This recognition does not imply the abandonment of legitimate loyalties, the suppression of cultural diversity, nor the abolition of national autonomy. It calls for a wider loyalty, for a far higher aspiration than has thus far animated human affairs." He also delivered the keynote address to the
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considered the macro level, looking at the importance of including ethics in the discussion of climate change and the Baháʼí contribution to the climate change discourse, Curtis focused on the micro level, specifically the threat that climate change poses to the
Marshall Islands. Curtis has lived on the Lea Atoll for more than 40 years. She describes in some detail the environment and lifestyle on the islands, the population and the land area.
534:, Timor and the other islands. With hearts overflowing with the love of God, with tongues commemorating the mention of God, with eyes turned to the Kingdom of God, they must deliver the glad tidings of the manifestation of the Lord of Hosts to all the people. Know ye of a certainty that whatever gathering ye enter, the waves of the Holy Spirit are surging over it, and the heavenly grace of the Blessed Beauty encompasseth that gathering."
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wealth and ease which accompanied her family's position in the U.S., she was actually, by the time she went to the
Marshalls, completely without independent income, and was deputized by the United States National Spiritual Assembly with some help from the National Spiritual Assembly of Central America. In July 1954 she left Hawaii, finally, for Japan, and then sailed from Kobe to the Marshall Islands, arriving in
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writes to the national assembly saying, "It is noted that there are only two major inhabited islands not yet open to the Faith -- Mejit and Ailuk, and it is hoped these will soon be opened." By the summer of 1979 there were 15 more local assemblies, 42 localities, a temple site, endowment land, three
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Marshal Islands vary considerably. From 1983 to 1987 the percentage of Baháʼís reported for the Marshall Islands, went from 2% to 11.5% according to Baháʼí sources. Similar growth rates are reported in some other Pacific nations. But as early as 2001 the US
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In 2009 and 2010 people attended follow-up meetings on the theme at sessions of a conference sponsored in part by the
International Environment Forum, a Baháʼí inspired organization. The session was given by two Baháʼís: Carol Curtis and Tahirih Naylor, of the Baháʼí International Community. Naylor
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that she had permission to enter the islands and was awaiting her Navy security clearance. Atwater was able to secure a visa to travel there because of excellent connections in
Washington D.C., and got her original three-month pass renewed because of the same contacts. Maintaining the appearance of
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that most of her good friends in the
Marshalls were Catholic or Jesuit priests, remarking, "this is probably natural, since I lived in a Latin-American Catholic environment for so many years." Breaks said that Atwater seemed to "greatly enjoy" her time on the islands, and "she was apparently given
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held sessions in relation to CSD-15. One attracted 90 people to hear six panelists. The event was chaired by
Tahirih Naylow and sponsored by the Baháʼí International Community with the UN Permanent Missions of Tuvalu and of the Marshall Islands and a number of other UN and academic organizations.
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In August 1983 the national assembly report states "Atolls which have no population and therefore are not to be considered under any teaching plan are as follows: Ailingae, Bikar, Bikini, Bokaak (Taongi), Erikub, Jemo, Knox, Rongerik, and Taja." A note is appended by the national assembly to this
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Following international conferences on the promulgation of the religion in Hong Kong, 26–30 November 1975 and
Auckland, New Zealand, 19–22 January 1976 a Marshallese conference was held later in January. In March 1977 four Baháʼí communities gathered and had a picnic to discuss the upcoming first
568:, the Marshall Islands were tightly closed to any guests unconnected with government work. At the time she had a contract with a publisher and hoped to be self-sufficient after finishing her book. By 9 May she informed the then Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States,
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of the Baháʼís of Majuro was elected 21 April 1967. This is also the first Local
Spiritual Assembly to be formed in the Trust Territory of Micronesia. Its members were Jack Peter, Elsie Heran, Ninam Reran, Brad Hollinger (pioneer), Kim Lang (pioneer), Tataka Arawatau, Betra Heran, Harlan Lang
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of the Marshall Islands was elected. Among the national assembly's first goals assigned by the Universal House of Justice was a goal to "Open the remaining major islands of the Marshalls to the Faith and greatly increase the number of believers." By the end of 1977 two new assemblies are in
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beginning by giving greater freedom to women, promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern, and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics. The religion entered a new phase of activity when a message of the
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Enele Sopoaga, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the UN, opened the session, noting that reports suggest that for islands such as his as well as other atoll states: Maldives, Marshall Islands, and Kiribati, scenarios for the future include “total extinction.”
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The Marshall Islands, vacated for several months when it became necessary for Atwater to leave, was replaced by another Baháʼí pioneer, Betty Klaas, from Honolulu by August 1956. By 1960 there were no pioneer Baháʼís but by 1964 there is mention of a group of Baháʼís there. The first
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same report reads: "Note: Though one of the larger islands of the M.I. atolls, Rongelap is largely radioactive, with no population." A second note, in reference to Ujelang Atoll, reads: "Note: For a time uninhabited, there is a report some people may have returned." A
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In February 1979 the National Spiritual Assembly of the Marshall Islands reports "The major islands that are uninhabited: Toka, Ailinginae, Rongdrik, Jemo, Bikini, Erkub, Bokak, Bikar." In the same report, Rongelap Atoll is listed as having a Baháʼí group,
606:, was announced January 1. All the teachers involved in the formation of this assembly were Micronesians. The activity evolved under the direction of the national teaching committee of the Marshall Islands, with the help of the Spiritual Assembly of
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While there she was invited to a reception in honor of a visiting U.S. congressman from Colorado where she recited, upon request, some of her "poetry of Majuro," after which the congressman asked for copies. Marcia wrote to Virginia Breaks in the
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in 1969-71 as an elementary school teacher returned in 1984 as a Baháʼí and managed to introduce the religion on a few atolls where no natives had yet joined the religion. She stayed in the Marshall Islands as a pioneer until 2000.
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for being the first to move to the Marshall Islands. Steward was born in Pasadena, California in 1904, and embraced the Bahá’í Faith in 1938 and was eager to pioneer before the conclusion of the first Seven Year Plan (1937–1944) of
502:. The seventh of the Tablets mentioned taking the Baháʼí Faith to the Marshall Islands and was written on 11 April 1916, but was delayed in being presented in the United States until 1919 — after the end of
556:, who the appointed successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. Marcia Steward first settled in Santiago de Chile. She continued to serve across Latin America for a number of years as plans proceeded for the religion. See
518:(Tablet 7) "A party speaking their languages, severed, holy, sanctified and filled with the love of God, must turn their faces to and travel through the three great island groups of the Pacific Ocean —
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The 13th Annual Conference of the International Environment Forum integrated into the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies - North America on the theme Environments
898:, the next president of the Marshall Islands, along with over 250 Baháʼís from across the Pacific. President Kessai Note, and his wife, Mary Note, also paid an official visit to the
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982:(Paperback ed.). Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. pp. 40–42.
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as well is shown to have a group. In March the Department of Secretariat at the
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dinner for the President and other government officials in Majuro as well as a
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2062:(3). Haifa, Israel: Baháʼí International Community. October–December 2005
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The Baháʼís have had a long positive relationship with the government.
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in 1916–1917; these letters were compiled together in the book titled
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2088:. Haifa, Israel: Baháʼí International Community. 7 December 2005
2028:. Baháʼí Community of the Marshall Islands. 2001. Archived from
1948:. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. p. 41.
1864:. Baháʼí Community of the Marshall Islands. 2002. Archived from
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473:. The community continued to grow and in 1977 elected its first
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local centers, and two revised translations of a prayer book.
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International Religious Freedom Report 2001: Marshall Islands
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as witness to the convention and election in April when the
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623:. Thirty-five Baháʼís and their children were present.
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covering the Caroline, Marshall and Mariana Islands.
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1597:"Education of women and socio-economic development"
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868:Baháʼí Faith in Kiribati
839:public peace program in
614:Growth across the nation
592:Local Spiritual Assembly
467:Local Spiritual Assembly
2664:Bahá'í Faith by country
2588:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
181:Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh
157:Some Answered Questions
2151:Pacific Islands Report
1508:Jamir, Vinson (1983).
536:
372:Progressive revelation
2566:and other territories
1658:Baháʼí Studies Review
1601:Baháʼí Studies Review
558:Baháʼí Faith in Chile
549:Knight of Baháʼu'lláh
516:
312:Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh
277:Letters of the Living
2403:(14 September 2001).
2386:on 30 November 2012.
2349:"IEF presenter Bios"
906:Focus to the society
902:on 1 December 2005.
886:seminar held at the
857:Marshallese language
749:class=notpageimage|
201:Spiritual Assemblies
186:Administrative Order
1576:. Bahai-library.com
1193:Messages to America
900:Baháʼí World Centre
794:Baháʼí World Centre
765:Collis Featherstone
610:of the same atoll.
1024:on August 2, 2020.
847:in February 1987.
837:United Nations Day
803:former Peace Corps
566:nuclear bomb tests
257:Hands of the Cause
117:Nineteen Day Feast
2646:
2645:
2638:Wallis and Futuna
2583:Clipperton Island
2541:Associated states
2259:10.3354/esep00080
2002:on 6 January 2009
1134:cite encyclopedia
860:Baháʼí literature
845:Baháʼí pilgrimage
762:Hand of the Cause
451:
450:
324:Shrine of the Báb
97:Unity of religion
92:Unity of humanity
2671:
2628:Pitcairn Islands
2598:French Polynesia
2578:Christmas Island
2507:Papua New Guinea
2487:Marshall Islands
2460:Sovereign states
2446:
2439:
2432:
2423:
2404:
2399:. United States
2394:
2388:
2387:
2371:
2365:
2364:
2362:
2360:
2345:
2339:
2338:
2336:
2334:
2315:
2309:
2308:
2296:
2290:
2289:
2277:
2271:
2270:
2268:
2266:
2261:
2243:
2234:
2228:
2227:
2225:
2223:
2214:. Archived from
2203:
2197:
2196:
2194:
2192:
2173:
2167:
2166:
2164:
2162:
2142:
2136:
2135:
2133:
2131:
2116:
2110:
2104:
2098:
2097:
2095:
2093:
2078:
2072:
2071:
2069:
2067:
2048:
2042:
2041:
2039:
2037:
2032:on 20 April 2001
2018:
2012:
2011:
2009:
2007:
1992:
1986:
1983:
1959:
1933:
1927:
1926:
1924:
1922:
1917:on 26 March 2009
1906:
1900:
1899:
1890:(4 March 2004).
1884:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1873:
1854:
1848:
1847:
1845:
1843:
1824:
1818:
1817:
1815:
1813:
1808:on 20 April 2001
1798:
1792:
1791:
1772:
1766:
1765:
1746:
1740:
1739:
1720:
1714:
1713:
1694:
1688:
1687:
1668:
1662:
1661:
1649:
1640:
1639:
1615:
1609:
1608:
1592:
1586:
1585:
1583:
1581:
1565:
1556:
1555:
1532:
1526:
1525:
1523:
1521:
1504:
1498:
1497:
1478:
1472:
1471:
1460:
1454:
1453:
1451:
1449:
1437:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1415:
1410:on 14 April 2010
1396:
1390:
1389:
1378:
1372:
1371:
1360:
1354:
1353:
1342:
1336:
1335:
1324:
1318:
1312:
1306:
1305:
1294:
1288:
1287:
1276:
1270:
1269:
1258:
1252:
1251:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1184:
1178:
1177:
1167:
1161:
1160:
1150:
1144:
1143:
1137:
1129:
1127:
1125:
1110:
1101:
1100:
1088:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1056:
1047:
1046:
1035:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1012:
1003:
994:
993:
970:
851:Modern community
829:Baháʼí teachings
767:represented the
756:by the mid-1980s
754:Marshall Islands
735:
734:
719:
718:
703:
702:
687:
686:
671:
670:
655:
654:
639:
638:
632:
583:Caroline Islands
532:Marshall Islands
512:Star of the West
443:
436:
429:
413:
307:House of Worship
191:The Guardianship
150:The Hidden Words
41:
18:
2679:
2678:
2674:
2673:
2672:
2670:
2669:
2668:
2649:
2648:
2647:
2642:
2565:
2559:
2542:
2536:
2517:Solomon Islands
2455:
2450:
2413:
2408:
2407:
2395:
2391:
2373:
2372:
2368:
2358:
2356:
2347:
2346:
2342:
2332:
2330:
2317:
2316:
2312:
2298:
2297:
2293:
2279:
2278:
2274:
2264:
2262:
2241:
2236:
2235:
2231:
2221:
2219:
2218:on 18 July 2011
2205:
2204:
2200:
2190:
2188:
2175:
2174:
2170:
2160:
2158:
2144:
2143:
2139:
2129:
2127:
2118:
2117:
2113:
2109:7 December 2005
2105:
2101:
2091:
2089:
2080:
2079:
2075:
2065:
2063:
2050:
2049:
2045:
2035:
2033:
2020:
2019:
2015:
2005:
2003:
1994:
1993:
1989:
1980:
1962:
1956:
1940:Effendi, Shoghi
1938:
1934:
1930:
1920:
1918:
1908:
1907:
1903:
1886:
1885:
1881:
1871:
1869:
1856:
1855:
1851:
1841:
1839:
1838:on 10 June 2002
1828:"Jar an Baháʼí"
1826:
1825:
1821:
1811:
1809:
1800:
1799:
1795:
1774:
1773:
1769:
1748:
1747:
1743:
1722:
1721:
1717:
1696:
1695:
1691:
1670:
1669:
1665:
1651:
1650:
1643:
1617:
1616:
1612:
1594:
1593:
1589:
1579:
1577:
1568:Momen, Moojan.
1567:
1566:
1559:
1534:
1533:
1529:
1519:
1517:
1507:
1505:
1501:
1480:
1479:
1475:
1462:
1461:
1457:
1447:
1445:
1439:
1438:
1423:
1413:
1411:
1398:
1397:
1393:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1362:
1361:
1357:
1344:
1343:
1339:
1326:
1325:
1321:
1313:
1309:
1296:
1295:
1291:
1280:"South Pacific"
1278:
1277:
1273:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1242:
1241:
1237:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1204:
1188:Effendi, Shoghi
1186:
1185:
1181:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1130:
1123:
1121:
1112:
1111:
1104:
1090:
1089:
1080:
1070:
1068:
1058:
1057:
1050:
1037:
1036:
1029:
1021:
1010:
1005:
1004:
997:
990:
972:
971:
964:
959:
942:
929:
908:
876:
853:
816:
759:
758:
757:
751:
745:
744:
743:
742:
736:
728:
727:
726:
724:Kwajalein Atoll
720:
712:
711:
710:
704:
696:
695:
694:
688:
680:
679:
678:
672:
664:
663:
662:
656:
648:
647:
646:
640:
616:
604:Kwajalein Atoll
541:
488:
483:
447:
402:
401:
362:
354:
353:
302:
294:
293:
247:
239:
238:
214:
206:
205:
176:
168:
167:
130:
122:
121:
77:
69:
68:
49:
48:Central figures
12:
11:
5:
2677:
2675:
2667:
2666:
2661:
2651:
2650:
2644:
2643:
2641:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2618:Norfolk Island
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2575:
2573:American Samoa
2569:
2567:
2561:
2560:
2558:
2557:
2552:
2546:
2544:
2543:of New Zealand
2538:
2537:
2535:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2494:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2463:
2461:
2457:
2456:
2451:
2449:
2448:
2441:
2434:
2426:
2420:
2419:
2412:
2411:External links
2409:
2406:
2405:
2389:
2366:
2340:
2310:
2301:Climate Ethics
2291:
2272:
2229:
2198:
2187:on 27 May 2010
2168:
2137:
2111:
2099:
2073:
2043:
2013:
1987:
1985:
1984:
1978:
1960:
1954:
1928:
1901:
1879:
1868:on 1 June 2002
1849:
1819:
1793:
1767:
1741:
1715:
1689:
1663:
1641:
1610:
1587:
1557:
1527:
1499:
1473:
1455:
1421:
1391:
1373:
1355:
1337:
1319:
1307:
1289:
1271:
1253:
1235:
1217:
1202:
1179:
1162:
1145:
1102:
1078:
1048:
1027:
995:
988:
961:
960:
958:
955:
954:
953:
948:
941:
938:
928:
925:
907:
904:
875:
872:
864:Ruhi Institute
852:
849:
815:
812:
790:Enewetak Atoll
747:
746:
740:Enewetak Atoll
738:
737:
730:
729:
722:
721:
714:
713:
706:
705:
698:
697:
690:
689:
682:
681:
674:
673:
666:
665:
658:
657:
650:
649:
642:
641:
634:
633:
627:
626:
625:
615:
612:
554:Shoghi Effendi
540:
537:
487:
484:
482:
479:
449:
448:
446:
445:
438:
431:
423:
420:
419:
418:
417:
404:
403:
400:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
363:
360:
359:
356:
355:
352:
351:
346:
341:
336:
331:
326:
321:
320:
319:
309:
303:
300:
299:
296:
295:
292:
291:
290:
289:
284:
279:
269:
264:
259:
254:
252:Shoghi Effendi
248:
245:
244:
241:
240:
237:
236:
231:
226:
221:
219:Baháʼí history
215:
212:
211:
208:
207:
204:
203:
198:
193:
188:
183:
177:
174:
173:
170:
169:
166:
165:
160:
153:
146:
139:
131:
128:
127:
124:
123:
120:
119:
114:
109:
104:
99:
94:
89:
84:
78:
75:
74:
71:
70:
67:
66:
61:
56:
50:
47:
46:
43:
42:
34:
33:
27:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2676:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2656:
2654:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2613:New Caledonia
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2593:Easter Island
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2570:
2568:
2562:
2556:
2553:
2551:
2548:
2547:
2545:
2539:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2464:
2462:
2458:
2454:
2447:
2442:
2440:
2435:
2433:
2428:
2427:
2424:
2418:
2415:
2414:
2410:
2402:
2398:
2393:
2390:
2385:
2381:
2377:
2370:
2367:
2354:
2350:
2344:
2341:
2329:on 2010-07-11
2328:
2324:
2320:
2314:
2311:
2306:
2302:
2295:
2292:
2287:
2283:
2276:
2273:
2260:
2255:
2251:
2247:
2240:
2233:
2230:
2217:
2213:
2209:
2202:
2199:
2186:
2182:
2178:
2172:
2169:
2157:on 2011-06-15
2156:
2152:
2148:
2141:
2138:
2125:
2121:
2115:
2112:
2108:
2103:
2100:
2087:
2083:
2077:
2074:
2061:
2057:
2053:
2047:
2044:
2031:
2027:
2023:
2017:
2014:
2001:
1997:
1991:
1988:
1981:
1979:1-85168-002-0
1975:
1971:
1970:
1965:
1961:
1957:
1955:0-87743-231-7
1951:
1947:
1946:
1941:
1937:
1936:
1932:
1929:
1916:
1912:
1905:
1902:
1897:
1893:
1889:
1883:
1880:
1867:
1863:
1859:
1853:
1850:
1837:
1833:
1829:
1823:
1820:
1807:
1803:
1797:
1794:
1789:
1785:
1781:
1777:
1771:
1768:
1763:
1759:
1755:
1751:
1745:
1742:
1737:
1733:
1729:
1725:
1719:
1716:
1711:
1707:
1703:
1699:
1693:
1690:
1685:
1681:
1677:
1673:
1667:
1664:
1659:
1655:
1648:
1646:
1642:
1637:
1633:
1629:
1625:
1621:
1614:
1611:
1606:
1602:
1598:
1591:
1588:
1575:
1571:
1564:
1562:
1558:
1553:
1549:
1545:
1541:
1540:to Lae Atoll"
1539:
1531:
1528:
1515:
1511:
1503:
1500:
1495:
1491:
1487:
1483:
1477:
1474:
1469:
1465:
1459:
1456:
1443:
1436:
1434:
1432:
1430:
1428:
1426:
1422:
1409:
1405:
1401:
1395:
1392:
1387:
1383:
1377:
1374:
1369:
1365:
1359:
1356:
1351:
1347:
1341:
1338:
1333:
1329:
1323:
1320:
1316:
1311:
1308:
1303:
1299:
1293:
1290:
1285:
1281:
1275:
1272:
1267:
1263:
1257:
1254:
1249:
1245:
1239:
1236:
1231:
1227:
1221:
1218:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1203:0-87743-145-0
1199:
1195:
1194:
1189:
1183:
1180:
1175:
1174:
1166:
1163:
1158:
1157:
1149:
1146:
1141:
1135:
1119:
1118:Adherents.com
1115:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1098:
1094:
1087:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1066:
1062:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1044:
1040:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1020:
1016:
1009:
1002:
1000:
996:
991:
989:0-87743-233-3
985:
981:
980:
975:
969:
967:
963:
956:
952:
949:
947:
944:
943:
939:
937:
935:
926:
924:
920:
917:
912:
905:
903:
901:
897:
893:
889:
885:
881:
873:
871:
869:
865:
861:
858:
850:
848:
846:
842:
838:
834:
830:
826:
821:
813:
811:
808:
804:
798:
795:
791:
787:
786:Ujelang Atoll
781:
779:
774:
770:
766:
763:
755:
750:
741:
725:
709:
693:
677:
661:
660:Ujelang Atoll
645:
631:
624:
622:
613:
611:
609:
605:
600:
598:
593:
587:
584:
578:
576:
571:
570:Horace Holley
567:
563:
559:
555:
550:
546:
538:
535:
533:
529:
525:
521:
515:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
496:United States
493:
480:
478:
476:
472:
468:
464:
460:
456:
444:
439:
437:
432:
430:
425:
424:
422:
421:
416:
412:
408:
407:
406:
405:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
364:
358:
357:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
335:
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
318:
315:
314:
313:
310:
308:
305:
304:
298:
297:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
275:
274:
273:
270:
268:
267:Other Baháʼís
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
253:
250:
249:
243:
242:
235:
232:
230:
227:
225:
222:
220:
217:
216:
210:
209:
202:
199:
197:
194:
192:
189:
187:
184:
182:
179:
178:
172:
171:
164:
161:
159:
158:
154:
152:
151:
147:
145:
144:
140:
138:
137:
136:Kitáb-i-Aqdas
133:
132:
129:Key scripture
126:
125:
118:
115:
113:
110:
108:
105:
103:
100:
98:
95:
93:
90:
88:
85:
83:
80:
79:
73:
72:
65:
62:
60:
57:
55:
52:
51:
45:
44:
40:
36:
35:
32:
28:
24:
20:
19:
16:
2564:Dependencies
2550:Cook Islands
2486:
2392:
2384:the original
2379:
2369:
2357:. Retrieved
2352:
2343:
2331:. Retrieved
2327:the original
2322:
2319:"Highlights"
2313:
2304:
2300:
2294:
2285:
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