Summary: <br> <br> [dropcap]H[/dropcap]uge news this past week as the <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/first-presidency-moves-to-align-seminary-curriculum-with-come-follow-me-materials">Church moved to align seminary's curriculum with the Come, Follow Me materials</a>. What does this mean? It means kids will still attend seminary following their academic year, but they will follow the calendar year for gospel study, effectively splitting each academic year across two different books of study.<br> <br> In more administrative news, ward financial <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/you-can-now-receive-reimbursements-electronically">clerks may now issue reimbursements electronically</a> through the online donation portal. This is an awesome way to save time and paper for all involved!<br> <br> We've got plenty of predictions and thoughts on the upcoming General Conference. Will the mutual program be altered? Will the Word of Wisdom be rescinded? Will passive voice continue to be used as we move further away from the tenure of President Monson?<br> <br> New research shows that <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/majority-of-us-latter-day-saints-approve-of-donald-trump-poll-finds">Latter-day Saints approve of Donald Trump</a>, but not at the same level as they typically do for Republican presidents. Jana Riess has the rundown.<br> <br> Awesome-but-legally-iffy filtered streaming service VidAngel was back in court a few weeks ago, where it <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/vidangel-found-liable-for-copyright-infringement">lost the copyright infringement lawsuit</a> brought against it by the big studios. Will the service survive? VidAngel stands to be fined millions of dollars.<br> <br> President Nelson turns 95 in September. As such, <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/save-the-date-everyone-is-invited-to-president-nelsons-95th-birthday-soiree">the Church has decided to throw a grand celebration in his honor</a>. While this is all good fun and happiness, does it lean on hero worship? When do we cross the line in revering a prophet?<br> <br> Excellent website CityLab ran <a href="https://www.citylab.com/design/2019/03/why-mormon-lds-temple-look-same-religion-church-architecture/584578" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a piece about the nature and purpose of temple architecture</a>. It's great to see a mainstream site going in depth on such things.<br> <br> In keeping with mainstream coverage, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/22/us/mormon-lds-name-change-revelation/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN ran a lengthy piece</a> about why the Church is moving away from all things "Mormon."<br> <br> Relative Race is back on the air, and our own Jeff Borders is publishing <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/relative-race-season-5-day-2-recap-mystery-fathers-start-to-take-shape">reviews of each episode</a>. As best as we can tell, not even the Deseret News is covering it.<br> <br> Coming back to the Word of Wisdom, new research shows that <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/health/hot-tea-linked-to-higher-cancer-risk-study-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scalding hot tea may cause cancer</a> because of damage to the esophagus. Scalding hot anything might damage the esophagus, of course.<br> <br> Russell Stevenson, the Mormon History Guy, <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/whitewashing-the-church-how-we-erase-the-voice-of-latter-day-saints-abroad">ran a piece about the "whitewashing" of the Church</a> - how international coverage focuses too much on the experience through the eyes of expats as opposed to the lived experience of true natives.<br> <br> Latter-day Saint Video Vault is <a href="http://thisweekinmormons.com/2019/03/latter-day-saint-video-vault-the-mailbox-guilts-us-into-calling-our-parents">back with a terrific review of The Mailbox,</a> a dour 1970s classic!
