"I am returning home today with my heart full of happiness and a new sense of confidence as a Bahá’í,” said one participant who attended the recent Kingdom Project Special Visit Program for the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh.  This program -- attended by a randomly selected group of one hundred believers from across the country who have pledged to the Project -- acknowledges the generous and sacrificial support of the American Bahá’í community for the Kingdom Project.

The day began joyously with a welcome from National Treasurer, William Roberts. Visitors enjoyed a moving and informative tour of the Temple restoration site, and partook of a truly memorable lunch with National Spiritual Assembly members, Ken Bowers and William Roberts.

Many friends shared their thoughts and feelings about the day and the meaning the Temple has held in their lives.  One of the friends shared, “The tour of our House of Worship gave a renewed appreciation of the monumental task the dear staff has to maintain and preserve it, and we are so proud and blessed to know and see how and where any efforts made on our part are helping to fulfill its great destiny.”

The friends also shared a renewed commitment to supporting the Kingdom Project and bringing back to their communities news of both the significant accomplishments and the continuing needs of the Project, including completion of the Temple restoration efforts and the building of the new Visitors Center.

The Holy Day program concluded with a special viewing of some of the holy relics of Bahá'u'lláh in the Temple’s Foundation Hall, a very precious treat for everyone who attended.

The National Spiritual Assembly is deeply grateful for the tremendous support of the Kingdom Project by the friends and institutions to restore and maintain the beloved Mother Temple of the West.  We hope that everyone had a wonderful Birth of Bahá’u’lláh!