1985
Bill Davis says the audience has been given the Message of the Universal House of Justice dated 20 October 1983. He advises them to find paragraph three. He explains that the message embraces “organic change”. He asks the audience to consider what might the difference be between Bahá’í development and secular social and economic development. And then further asks how social and economic development fits into Bahá’í Administration. Bahá’ís of the West should ask their Iranian brothers and sisters what it was like to live in a “real” Bahá’í community. They have a lot to offer us. Until we apply the Bahá’í spiritual principles to our own community we will see only limited growth. In closing he calls for an open forum to discuss this issue.