▁his ▁mother ▁would ▁pass ▁away ▁exactly ▁forty ▁years ▁from ▁that ▁date ▁( August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ). ▁ ▁Much ▁later , ▁Dra ves ▁reported ▁the ▁prop he cy ▁came ▁true ▁— ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁— ▁exactly ▁as ▁specified , ▁confirm ing ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁had ▁experienced ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁bapt ism ▁in ▁the ▁R L DS ▁church , ▁Dra ves ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁N uc la , ▁Colorado , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁bapt ized ▁into ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁there . ▁Dra ves ▁later ▁test ified ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁une asy ▁at ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁taking ▁water ▁( inst ead ▁of ▁wine ▁or ▁gra pe ▁ju ice ) ▁for ▁commun ion , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁usual ▁practice ▁among ▁the ▁" U t ah ▁M orm ons ", ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁ref rained ▁from ▁taking ▁the ▁Sac r ament ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁Bible ▁and ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on ▁during ▁these ▁years , ▁prepar ing ▁himself ▁for ▁an ▁as - y et ▁unknown ▁mission ▁within ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁a ▁sevent een - year - old ▁Dra ves ▁heard ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁revel ations ▁being ▁given ▁to ▁Otto ▁F et ting , ▁an ▁apost le ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁( Tem ple