Betra Majmeto
Betra Majmeto | |
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| Born | 1931 Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Died | 2008 |
| NSA member | N.W. Pacific Ocean ???? - ???? |
| ABM | Australasia 1975 - 1990 |
| Counsellor | Australasia 1990 - 2000 |
Betra Majmeto (1931 - 2008) was the first Marshallese Bahá'í and served as a Continental Counselor for Australasia.
Biography[edit]
Majmeto was born on Ujae Atoll in 1931. In her youth she moved to the capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, and completed studies to become a teacher and began teaching English in 1945. The government of the Marshall Islands arranged for her to travel across the Pacific to give her the opportunity to attend seminars and during her travels she met Bahá’í pioneer Virginia Breaks in Fiji and they became friends.[1]
In 1963 Majmeto attended a Bahá’í meeting in Hawaii and she became the first Marshallese person to become a Bahá'í shortly afterwards.[1] After returning to the Marshall Islands her acceptance of the Faith was not well received by some but she was able to receive support from Virginia Breaks. After a Bahá’í couple pioneered to Majuro her husband declared and they were both elected to the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Majuro.[2]
In 1970 Majmeto was elected as a delegate to the Bahá’í Convention for the Northwest Pacific Ocean and at some point she was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the North West Pacific Ocean. In 1975 she was appointed to the Auxiliary Board of Australasia and was the first Marshallese Bahá’í to serve on the institution.[1] She spoke at a National Teaching Conference in the Marshall Islands in 1985 and at a National Peace Conference in 1986 also in the Marshall Islands while serving as a Board member.[3][4]
In 1990 Majmeto was appointed as a Continental Counsellor for Australasia and she visited Colombia to study the development of the institute process. She was inspired by the visit and dedicated herself to empowering and developing the capacity of youth and women in the Marshall Islands and developed a friendship with Amata Kabua, who had served as the first President of the Marshall Islands, and his wife. She served as Counsellor until 2000.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://bahaichronicles.org/betra-majmeto/
- ↑ Bahá'í World: In Memoriam 1992-1997, p 103
- ↑ Baha'i News (1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 649, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1986). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 668, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
