Thanks to the teaching and training that Father gave me, I developed a burning desire to serve Jehovah, and in 1940, I dedicated myself to Jehovah, symbolizing this by water immersion in the now polluted Tietê River, which flows through the center of São Paulo.
Tänu isa antud õpetusele ja ettevalmistusele kasvas minus palav soov teenida Jehoovat, ning 1940. aastal pühendusin Jehoovale ja sümboliseerisin seda vee alla kastmise teel Tietê jões, mis voolab läbi São Paulo kesklinna ning mis praeguseks on saastunud.