In October 1973, the Universal House of Justice gave the
“Continental Board of Counsellors the discretion to authorize individual
Auxiliary Board members to appoint assistants … The exact nature of the duties
and the duration of the appointment of the assistants is also left to each
Continental Board to decide for itself. Their aims should be to activate and
encourage Local Spiritual Assemblies, to call the attention of Local Spiritual
Assembly members to the importance of holding regular meetings, to encourage
local communities to meet for the Nineteen Day Feasts and Holy Days, to help
deepen their fellow-believers' understanding of the Teachings, and generally to
assist the Auxiliary Board members in the discharge of their duties.
Appointments may be made for a limited period, such as a year or two, with the
possibility of reappointment. Believers can serve at the same time both as
assistants to Auxiliary Board members and on administrative institutions.”
- The
Universal House of Justice (Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963
to 1986)
