His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother Lois had taught him the holy writings from infancy, instilling ‘ unhypocritical faith ’ in him, though his father was an unbeliever.
E ëma, Eunika, dhe gjyshja e tij, Loida, ia kishin mësuar shkrimet e shenjta që nga foshnjëria, duke i ngulitur « besimin e sinqertë », megjithëse i ati ishte jobesimtar.