Regardless of a person’s hope, being baptized in water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit is a necessary step that one must take in order to be acceptable to God.
إِلَّا أَنَّ هذِهِ ٱلْمَعْمُودِيَّةَ هِيَ أَيْضًا مَطْلَبٌ أَسَاسِيٌّ لِمَلَايِينِ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَاءِ فِي زَمَنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَرْجُونَ ٱلْعَيْشَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ .‏