æz ɐ jˈuːθ hiː fˈɑːloʊd ɐ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pˈɪlɡɹɪmɪdʒ ðæt tˈʊk hˌɪm tə tɹænsɪlvˈeɪniə kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ɐ dɪsˈaɪpəlz ʌv kɹˈaɪst skˈuːl ɪn lˈɛksɪŋtən, kɛntˈʌki.
As a youth he followed a religious pilgrimage that took him to Transylvania College, a Disciples of Christ school in Lexington, Kentucky.