Building A Better Community: Amanda's Baháʼí Faith Story

Amanda opens up about her faith journey to the Bahá’í Faith, which she joined five years ago after growing up in a home with Christian and Buddhist parents and identifying as an atheist. She describes how a youth conference in high school introduced her to the Bahá’í focus on unity, community building, and service, shaping her sense of purpose and leading her to stay in Calgary. Amanda explains Bahá’í origins in Persia (1844) and its aim of the unity of mankind and religions, then highlights local initiatives like children’s classes, the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, and institute courses. She discusses shifting from engineering to global development studies with a goal of social work, meaningful interfaith conversations at university, the importance of community support, advice for young changemakers, and spiritual habits like prayer and reliance on God.