To the Bahá'í Youth of Iran...

My heart pours out love to you all...

I am one man in the United States. However insignificant this letter may be in it's effect, none the less I feel it important to write it.

I am delighted to do the service I am doing for the Bahá'í community in the United States in your honor. My dedication to the service I render to the Cause is no doubt increased when I think of your beloved souls being denied such basic rights. I want you to know that I have written my senator and my representative in the U.S. Government asking them to please pass a resolution to help the Bahá'ís in Iran.

I also want you to know that I have been helping to start a chain of Jr Youth groups, and I do it all in your name. I promise to dedicate all of my service to you blessed youth until religious freedom is established and you are more able to openly render service to our 5 year plan and all the other future endevors asked of us by our Universal House of Justice! I pray for you daily. I cry when pondering your hardships but am bolstered by the Masters words "Be happy, be happy, be full of joy" and I am then moved to thank God for all that is happening. No doubt in the end and now we can thank God for the unity this is bringing us all!

A rush of emotions fill my heart at this moment. I want you to know that if I could travel there and embrace you each individually and tell you how much I feel like your brother I would. Instead I will stay here and continue my work for the faith making sure to dedicate every minute to your blessed souls. May Baha'u'llah accept my prayers and offerings.

Your brother in service of this Beloved Cause,

Benjamin Hartin

If anyone is reading this and doesn't know what it is about please read this.

Another Wednesday, another noodle...

A few years back a couple of my good friends began a weekly get together for all people. Turned out to be a great place to socialize with neighbors, peers, co-workers, family and friends, as well as a great way to teach people about the Baha'i Faith! The creators found pasta was something they could both buy for a low price, as well as please a lot of mouths by keeping it a vegetarian menu.

The title of this would be auspicious endeavor?

'PASTA NIGHT'

(has a nice ring to it eh?)

simple.

direct.

concise.

Why do I bring it up?

(note: I knew you would ask!)

Well, this is a pretty fantastic time to bring it up actually! It is Wednesday.

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I just saw some kids getting off the
bus outside before I came upstairs
to write this, they are all Jr. Youth.
They were asking "Hey, when can
we come to Pasta Night?" there
were 8 of them! I was like "Dudes
and Dudettes! It's tonight!!
Come at 7pm!!". So that's pretty
sweet. Hopefully they all
wanna/can come...

Whateves, we keep that in Baha'u'llah's hands and keep on keepin' on.

That's just how we do.

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(hopefully I have some left... scarce these days...)

So now it is time to tidy up what the last couple days of irresponsible living have reeked on our apt (as i look around it seems about 15 mins worth of work) and then it is time to go to the store, and come home to cook up some pasta!

Totally diggin' it.

Still.

Thanks only to the Dayspring of the morn of Reality.