As I write, the Greatest Holy Leaf is on a visit to the Shrine of the Master. It is over a year, I think, since she has been able to visit the shrine and until now she has not seen the new Gardens, in the laying out of which Shoghi Effendi has taken such a deep interest. The Gardens are looking lovely now and it is easy to imagine how delighted she will be. One day during the feast of Ridván she and the Holy Mother were able to visit Bahjí and the Garden of Ridván.
- Dr. Esslemont (From a letter dated 8 May 1925 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; ‘Arohanui, Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand’)