Ms. Wilma Ellis Kazemzadeh, administrator of the Bahá'í Communication Office in NY, congratulated the National Youth Committee for choosing Indiana University as the site for the 1988 International Youth Conference.. She stated that since the Bahá'í s of Iran have been deprived of their right to higher education in their homeland that we should recall the words of the Guardian. She quoted from Shoghi Effendi's Messages to America (1947) "There is no time to lose. There is no room left for vacillation. Multitudes hunger for the Bread of Life. The stage is set. The firm and irrevocable Promise is given. God’s own Plan has been set in motion. It is gathering momentum with every passing day. The powers of heaven and earth mysteriously assist in its execution. Such an opportunity is irreplaceable. Let the doubter arise and himself verify the truth of such assertions. To try, to persevere, is to insure ultimate and complete victory.” She spoke about the promise of Bahá'u'lláh, necessity of the teaching of the Bahá'í Faith and pioneering.