Baháʼí Faith in Chile

The sixth of the tablets was the first to mention Latin American regions and was written on April 8, 1916, but was delayed in being presented in the United States until 1919 — after the end of World War I and the Spanish flu.

[4] The sixth tablet was translated and presented by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab on April 4, 1919, and published in Star of the West magazine on December 12, 1919.

[5] "His Holiness Christ says: Travel ye to the East and to the West of the world and summon the people to the Kingdom of God.

...Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the seventh country Belize...The teachers going to those parts must also be familiar with the Spanish language.

The Baháʼí National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada was appointed the Inter-America Committee to take charge of the preparations.

Artemus Lamb, the second Baháʼí pioneer in Chile arrived on October 2, 1944 in Punta Arenas, and thus relieving Atwater from her outpost.

In 1947 the Baháʼí international teaching committee for South America (CEPSA) was appointed and the first members were Walter Hammond, Rosy Vodanovic, Esteben Canales, Betty Rowe, and Artemus Lamb, all of Chile.

This movement already has affiliated groups established in all the major countries of the world, which function by means of the collective consultation of all their members.

[13] Lucha G. de Padilla, wife of the former consul-general of Chile to the United States, went to Costa Rica in May 1948 to see the process for herself.

[18] The religion entered a new phase of activity when a message of the Universal House of Justice dated 20 October 1983 was released.

[22] Other mentions of the religion included in well-known Chilean Isabel Allende's book The Infinite Plan: A Novel (1991) which states: "Gregory's journey is marked by the contending philosophies of his mother's Baháʼí Faith.

The second national conference, in February 1995, was the culmination of a month-long teaching project undertaken by the youth in sixteen cities of Chile.

[25] In 2000, Chile rose in support of a United Nations human rights resolution about concern over the Baháʼís in Iran as well as taking steps to further document conditions.

[32] In 1998 Siegel moved to the Seattle area of the United States where he gained experience as a game artist and designer and in 2004 founded his own production and animation company.

[33][34] Other Chilean Baháʼí artists include musician Rebecca Johnston-Garvin who moved to Chile in 1979, who has produced three CD's,[35] singer/songwriter Dario Cardoso, who in 1991 participated in a Baháʼí music group called Planeta Paz and toured Brasil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay,[36] architect and musician Javier Duhart,[37] and rap duo "New Vision" with Vahid Masrour and Kioumars Balazadeh.