A collection of excerpts containing chronologically issued answers to some of the questions submitted by individual believers and institutions

12/26/2020

Formation of a Local Spiritual Assembly – no reason to delay when “nine or more adult believers reside” – 13 November 1975

A Local Spiritual Assembly should be formed in any locality where nine or more adult believers reside. The fact that some of them are not well grounded in the Faith is not a reason for delaying formation of the Assembly, but is a matter to be dealt with separately."

- The Universal House of Justice  (From a Letter written by the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly, November 23, 1975: Teaching and Commitment, a compilation from the World Centre; compilation: ‘Lights of Guidance’)