Conversation so far:
What interesting information is there about Grigori Rasputin's conversion?
In 1897, Rasputin developed a renewed interest in religion, and left Pokrovskoye to go on a pilgrimage.
Where did he go on pilgrimage to?
Holy Znamensky Monastery at Abalak and to Tobolsk's cathedral.
Did he have a reason for goin on pilgrimage?
His reasons for doing so are unclear.
How old was he when he went on pilgrimage?
In 1897.
Did he ever go back?
He returned to Pokrovskoye a changed man.
How had he changed when he returned?
looking disheveled and behaving differently than he had before.
Did he learn anything while on pilgrimage?
Rasputin may have spent several months at Verkhoturye, and it was perhaps here that he learned to read and write.

Question: Was he happy at Verkhoturye?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Grigori Rasputin happy at Verkhoturye?