LSA meeting with new believers - 28 February 1973

We have noted that you have advised that Local Spiritual Assemblies to meet new believers at the time of their enrollment in the Faith. While it would be desirable for new believers to become acquainted with the elected members of their community, this should not be a requirement for acceptance of the new believer in the community.

It is entirely within the discretion of your National Assembly to set up proper procedures of enrolling believers in accordance with the requirements of the areas under your jurisdiction, bearing in mind that where there are local Assemblies it would be preferable to enroll new believers in their area of jurisdiction through the local Assembly. 

- The Universal House of Justice  (Extracts from letters written by the Universal House of Justice on this subject cited in a letter to an individual believer, dated February 28, 1973; compilation: ‘Lights of Guidance’)