 One of the first and most prominent Scots who became a Bahá'í was John Esslemont (1874–1925).Starting in the 1940s a process of promulgating the religion called pioneering by Bahá'ís began for the purpose of teaching the religion.This led to new converts and establishment of local Spiritual Assemblies, and eventually a Bahá'í Council for all Scotland was elected under the National Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom.