Source Materials / **News**
# **First Local Spiritual Assembly of Joplin, Missouri**
##### *Baha'i News*, No. 348 (February 1960), p. 13.
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Knights of Baha'u'llah Dr. Opal Jensen (first row, far right); Dr. Leland Jensen (back row, far right).
**Caption:** "First Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Joplin, Mo., formed on April 21, 1959. Front row: Mrs. John Dix, Mrs. Grace Bell, Mrs. Ola Nyberg, Mrs. Jane Altherr, and Dr. Opal Jensen. Back row: Lucian Reed, John Dix, Alfred Jensen, and Dr. Leland Jensen."
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**Sources**
- [Baha'i News, no. 348 (February 1960), p. 13.](https://file.bahai.media/a/ab/Baha%27i_News_348.pdf) (PDF)
- [(Photo) Naw-Ruz Feast, St. Pierre, Reunion Island, 1955](https://bahai.media/File:First_LSA_of_Joplin,_Missouri,_1959.png)
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**See Also**
- [[1959-04 Baha'i News, Mauritius|Pioneering on Mauritius Island]] — December, 1955, Baha'i News (April 1959)
- [[1955-11 Baha'i News, Election|Reunion Island First Spiritual Assembly]] — April 21, 1955, Baha'i News (November 1955)
- [[1955-09 Baha'i News, Naw-Ruz|Reunion Island Celebrates Naw-Ruz]] — March 1955, Baha'i News (September 1955)
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