Today in the Bloggernacle: Obama family tree, Mormons in college and in Mexico

Thursday, May 7Presidential genealogy: There’s  “A Mormon in the Family Tree,” and it’s not just any family tree, it is President Obama’s family tree. How cool is that? And this has virtually nothing to do with his mother being posthumously baptized, as reported yesterday.Unique challenges: “Do Mormons face unique challenges at universities?” It’s an intriguing question that Natalie B. answers affirmatively in four sections, explaining that Mormons in educational settings can run into problems with “1. Ideas about truth and certainty,” “2. Obedience to authority,” “3. Differing ideas about gender and families” and “4. Coping with ‘inappropriate’ behavior and material.” Click to add your experiences.Bloggernacle stats: “In this five and a half year period, the 18 blogs in the sample had a total of 18,382 posts and 557,152 comments.” Whoa! Ziff’s at it again with some fascinating information on “‘Nacle Numbers, 2003-2008, Part 1.” Includes awesome graphs so you can watch how the Bloggernacle grows beginning in 2003!Mexican Mormons: This post detailing the LDS presence in Mexico would have been perfect for my planned column on Cinco de Mayo. But even though it is a few days late,  “Mormon Mexico” is a fascinating read. Did you know that the first missionaries went to Mexico in 1875? And that “Church members are generally young. Nearly 60% of Church members are under 29 years of age, and just 6.4% are over 60, the lowest percentage of any religion in the census.” Click to learn more!