Dedicating devotional to passed relative effective

An 85-year-old woman from the Adana cluster in Turkey told how she had started devotional gatherings three years ago, dedicating them to her late husband. Fourteen of the people she invited have since joined the Baha'i community, and all were at the conference. "I thank Baha'u'llah and wish to be able to continue these devotionals as long as I live," she said.

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