Complex sentence: In 1954 Murchie toured Iran visiting several cites holy to Baha'is and in 1955 began to be more public with his faith-several news stories in the wider media noted it which were closely followed by Bahá'ís.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1954 Murchie toured Iran visiting several cites holy to Baha'is. But starting in 1955 he began to be more public with his choice of religion-several news stories in the wider media noted it which were closely followed by Bahá'ís.