Religious Tension within 19th Century Families: A Conversation with Bonnie Young

“Can family relationships transcend religious differences? What factors contribute to maintaining or breaking familial ties across different beliefs? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Taylor Petrey speaks with Bonnie Young about her article in the Summer Issue entitled, “‘My Indignation Has Got the Better of My Intention’: A Case Study in Latter-day Saint and ‘Gentile’ Female Family Correspondence in Nineteenth-Century America.”  She examines the personal and cultural dynamics between a Mormon woman and her non-Mormon half-sisters in 19th-century America, highlighting the historical and emotional realities that motivated familial division and reconciliation.”

BONNIE YOUNG is a marriage and family therapist, mother of two, and author. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history with an emphasis in Mormon women’s history and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, both from BYU. Currently based in Cache Valley, Utah, Bonnie is pursuing her PhD in marriage and family therapy and specializes in treating clients with anxiety, religious OCD / scrupulosity, and sexual disorders.