excellent conversion story. I was baptized Jan. 1998 and it was the greatest day of my life. A lot of people (including fellow Christians) talk a lot of stuff about a lot of things. Don't listen. Follow your conscience and don't stop asking the hard questions. Most important, don't gloss over the answers that don't mesh with what you think you know. If you take my advise you will thank me someday. I wish someone had told this to me back in '98. Peace be with you, brother.

edit: Dig deep into Church history. It took me ten years to discover how rich our history is and how many writings exist from before the New Testament was even a thing. I would save you some time. They won't teach it in Sunday school, so you'll have to seek it out yourself.