MyBahaiLife
A library and archive of Baha'is personal stories
About
This project is dedicated to gathering, preserving, and sharing the personal stories of Bahá’ís, creating a lasting library and archive for future generations of Bahá’ís, communities, researchers, and historians.
From the earliest days of the Bahá’í Faith, personal stories have been a source of encouragement, inspiration, and joy for the generations that followed.
These unique and irreplaceable stories paint a vivid picture of how Bahá’í communities have been established, grown, and evolved, offering future researchers and historians a priceless window into their development.
Begin to add your story to this archive, today.
- Arran Kennedy, Project Lead
There are three ways to share your story with the project.
- Write your story by filling in the MyBahaiLife survey.
- Write your story by replying to the MyBahaiLife survey by email.
- Tell your story by phone interview.
MyBahaiLife Survey Online.
Write your story in the 'MyBahaiLife' survey on this website.
Click the button below to go to the survey.
You will be prompted with questions about your Bahai life.
You can also upload photos and documents to the survey.
You can pause and return anytime without losing progress.
Phone Interview.
Tell your story over the phone to a friendly project researcher, who will record and transcribe your story for the archive.
Share your story all at once, or over a few phone conversations if you prefer.
Click the button here to securely share your details and a project researcher will be in touch to set up the call.
MyBahaiLife Survey by email
Write your story by replying to the MyBahaiLife survey questions by email.
Add your email below to get the survey, write your story and send it back to the project by reply.
How to share your story
Questions to prompt your story.
Personal History
What's your name?
What country and community are you in now?
Where and when were you born?
Who were your parents and your family?
What was life like growing up?
Describe your religious background.
Encountering the Baha’i Faith
How, where and when did you first hear about the Baha’i Faith?
What were your interests and occupation at that time?
What was going on in society around you at that time?
Who first told you about the Baha’i Faith?
What were your first thoughts and feelings and reactions to hearing about the Baha'i Faith?
Embracing the Baha’i Faith
Where and when did you become a Baha’i?
What inspired or convinced you to become a Baha’i?
Were there people who were influential in this process?
What was the response of your family, friends and those around you?
Impact of Embracing the Baha’i Faith
Please describe what happened next in your Bahá’í life, in chronological order.
How did your life change after becoming a Baha’i?
What communities did you live in? Who else was in those communities?
How have your interests and occupation changed over time?
How has society around you changed since then?
What were some of your memorable experiences of Baha'i activities, and community life?
Experiencing Baha’i Life
What were your experiences of Homefront and International Pioneering?
What were your experiences of Travel Teaching and Teaching Campaigns?
What were your experiences of Membership of Spiritual Assemblies?
What were your experiences of Service, Visits or Pilgrimages to Baha’i World Centre.
What were your experiences of Baha’i Schools?
What were your experiences of National and International Conferences?
What were your experiences of Participation in Committees?
After you share your story
Once you have shared your story, you will be asked to give your permission for your story to be added to the library and archive.
Your contribution will be stored digitally, securely, and in line with data protection regulations. It will then be transferred to archival quality acid free paper.
The editorial team will review your story and may add it to this website, or prepare it for use in other digital or print formats.
