a book or a person?

Dear friends, Which is more true for you? I learned about the Orthodox Church by reading in a book? I learned about the Orthdoox Church by meeting a person who knew about it and/or was Orthodox himself? As for me, I had actually been in an Orthodox church in high school, but it didn\'t make any impression on me. I forgot all about it completely. All I knew at the time was dispensationalist fundamentalism, and the Lutheran tradition. I learned from Lutheranism and from Reformed people to distrust dispensationalism and fundamentalism. I also learned from some Protestant authors about the Orthodox Church. Eventually, I read about the Orthodox Church from Orthodox Christians themselves. One former Protestant who became Orthodox, Peter Gillquist, played a key role in my learning of even the EXISTENCE of the Orthodox Church. I had no idea of Orthodoxy until I read people like Fr. Gillquist who made a journey into the Church. So far, my experience of church services is limited. I am at the book reading stage, but I have learned about Orthodoxy by meeting a few Orthodox priests and laity. Take care. Scott