as he related some of his visions, matitta claimed that he had been in heaven and witnessed god and satan argue over who he belonged to. while in heaven, he was taught by an angel to read and write. upon his return, he spent 40 days and 40 nights on the mountain without food. when he returned, he then decided to become an evangelist under the paris evangelical mission society (pems) which was established in lesotho in 1833.