What if we could talk to the early Christians from the second century after the birth of Christ? What could they tell us about the new religion they adopted and why they became believers? What insights could we gain? This is, of course, impossible and few records remain of the lives, experiences and thoughts of the Christians of the day.

The years between 1964 and 1973 saw a large number of young people becoming Bahá’ís. What was their motivation? How did the social environment of that eventful decade influence the thought processes of that generation of youth? What were they seeking and why did they find the answers in the Bahá’í Faith?  And what has enabled them to remain actively engaged in the religion for half a century?

Vance interviewed American Bahá’ís who heard of the religion for the first time when they were still in their teens or early twenties and became the first Bahá’ís in their families – second century believers. Here are their stories. Learn about their lives, experiences and thoughts in their own voices.