Late last week, the shocking results of a semester-long study conducted by the BYU Department of Family History were released to the general public. The study used software from the “find my relatives” feature in the FamilyTree app to produce genealogical statistics regarding the genetic connections between students in the BYU population. The researchers found that a whopping 92% of BYU students are related.

This number left BYU researchers dumbfounded.

“Considering the student body’s diverse ethnic and geographic demographic, this has to be an error,” commented Brigham Smith, a student research assistant with pioneer heritage on both sides of the family. The numbers were subsequently checked 3 more times and no errors were found.

While Brigham may not have seen it coming, many weren’t shocked at all. Apparently, some have experienced the awkward consequences of this high percentage firsthand.

“Doesn’t surprise me. Had to break it off when I ran into my girlfriend at my family reunion in Draper,” said Parley Whitmer, a student whose family crossed the plains with the Willie handcart company.

To remedy this problem, Familysearch has announced plans to join forces with Mutual, a popular LDS dating app. A new filter will be introduced that prevents accidentally matching with your cousin. Because nothing is free anymore, this filter will only be available to those with a premium subscription.