Historian Gregory Prince recently gave a lecture at Utah State University entitled “Confronting the Other: David O. McKay and Reaching Out.”
Prince spoke about LDS president David O. McKay’s amicable relations with other religions (like Catholicism), Mormon intellectuals (like Sterling McMurrin), and even apostates (like his niece Fawn Brodie). I think McKay’s ability to “reach out” made Mormonism the worldwide faith it is today.
Now, I know that you’re not all Mormon studies nerds like I am. But humor me—it’s a good lecture.
Hat-tip to John Dehlin for the audio.
Dr. Kleiner: You’d probably appreciate the discussion about Mormon-Catholic relations that can be found 2/3rds of the way into the second video.