Baha’u’llah in is His Will and Testament appointed his eldest son ‘Abdu’l-Baha as the
Abdu’l Baha in his Will and Testament appointed his successor Shoghi Effendi as the Guardian of the Faith and wrote that:
It is incumbent upon the guardian that to appoint in his life time his successor (Guardian after him) thus Shoghi Effendi appointed in his life time his successor to Mason Remey as the second Guardian of the Faith.
Following the Will and Testament of Abdul Baha, Mason Remey appointed in his life time his successor to Joel Bray Marangella as the third Guardian of the Bahai Faith. He is The LIVING GUARDIAN for the Baha’is of the world.