Source Materials / **News** # **First Local Spiritual Assembly of Joplin, Missouri** ##### *Baha'i News*, No. 348 (February 1960), p. 13. [↓ PDF]() *** ![First Spiritual Assembly of Joplin, Missouri, April 21, 1959|1000](https://leland-jensen-info.netlify.app/1959-04-21-joplin-missouri-assembly-election.png) 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." *** **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) *** **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) *** [Site Guide](site%20guide.md)  |   [Sitemap](sitemap.md)  |   [Downloads](downloads.md)  |  [Contact Us](contact%20us.md) **Dr. Leland Jensen**: Teachings and Commentaries Archive © 2026 Baha'i Council of Dane County, all rights reserved.  [Copyright & Usage Policy](copyright.md) ***