Summary: <br> <br> BYU-Hawaii gets a new president. Al, our resident alumnus, has his thoughts on outgoing president Steven C. Wheelright and inbound president John S. Tanner.<br> <br> A youth Sunday School teacher was allegedly released from his calling for using the church-produced essay on race and the priesthood as supplemental material. If this is true, we cry foul. If it's not true, we cry foul on the other guy.<br> <br> The Los Angeles Temple is not immune to California's drought problems, and the Church has decided to let its vast lawn die in an effort to save water. It's a cool gesture, and Solomon's temple had no lawn.<br> <br> Christianity is shrinking in the US, according to a new PEW study, and Mormonism is about flat, so we're not shrinking, but nor are we growing.<br> <br> Also, Mormons have the largest families of all families in all religions in America, shocking no one.<br> <br> What's up with back rubs at Church? Is it too much? IS THERE TOO MUCH RUBBING?<br> <br> BYU is now basically paying its "amateur" athletes via some loopholes in tuition scholarship regulations. Will this make them win? No.<br> <br> Also, Utah eats candy at twice the national average, Heavenly Mother makes an appearance via a BYU art school project, the Church's approach to LGBT issues has improved its favorability ratings, a rad mission prep app that Al hates, and... your mail!<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-mormons/id354973564?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=34249&refid=stpr" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/feed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/twimormons" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Click this stuff now<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/byu-hawaiis-board-of-trustees-announces-new-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New BYU-Hawaii president</a><br> * <a href="http://www.ksl.com/?sid=34533460&nid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BYU to pay players</a><br> * <a href="http://arizonabeehive.com/regarding-church-back-rubs-and-other-irreverence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rub the backs. All the backs.</a><br> * <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/2475803-155/mormon-bishop-dismisses-teacher-for-using?fullpage=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunday school teacher dismissed for using Church materials</a><br> * <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/westside/la-me-temple-drought-20150511-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Temple dries up</a><br> * <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-12/with-booze-and-coffee-taboo-utah-leads-nation-in-eating-candy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Utah loves candy</a><br> * <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/2488214-155/byu-art-exhibit-focuses-on-a?fullpage=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heavenly Mother at BYU</a><br> * <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865628480/Mormon-families-are-Americas-largest-new-study-finds.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mormons have huge families</a><br> * <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/2500019-155/christianity-shrinking-in-us-mormon-numbers?fullpage=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christianity shrinks in US</a><br> * <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-knoll/mormon-middle-way-approac_b_7243834.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People like Mormons more when Mormons like gays more</a><br> * <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ldsmissionprep/lds-mission-prep-app-a-mormon-missionary-preparati?ref=video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mission prep app</a><br>
