This morning Milford Maggie and myself attended the Catholic Church. The ceremonies appears to me confused and altogether mere form, though doubtless there are many who are sincere, but to one advanced in the pure principles of Mormonism, it all appears pompous and formal. I feel more than ever to thank my God for the blessed privileges of the true Gospel. (Ellis Reynolds Shipp, Journal, April 20, 1873, in While Others Slept: Utah’s Second Doctor Tells Her Poignant and Powerful Story [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962], 119-20)
