Seminary Offers Life Preparation Lessons
Beginning in January 2025, seminary classes now include new Life Preparation lessons. These additional lessons help students draw on the power of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life while maintaining a foundation in scripture and an alignment with the Come, Follow Me...
Seminaries & Institutes Help Center Provides Support to Teachers, Leaders, Parents, Students
Seminaries and Institutes of Religion has published a new online Help Center that provides 24/7 self-service support to instructors, leaders, parents, and students. The site includes two key self-service features: Knowledge Library. Provides quick access to...
Nearly 1 Million Latter-Day Saint Youth & Young Adults Participate in Church Education
Nearly one million teens and young adults are enrolled in Church Educational System colleges, universities, seminaries, and institutes. The following are the numbers for Fall 2024: 35,767 at BYU 22,904 at BYU-Idaho 2,907 at BYU-Hawaii 53,741 with BYU-Pathway 1,885 at...
CES Letter to Parents of Youth
Elder Clark G. Gilbert, the Commissioner of the Church Educational System, has written a letter to parents of youth ages 14 to 18 about using the Church Educational System to strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ. In high school, students can benefit from attending...
Seminaries Will Add Life Preparation Lessons
Beginning in January 2025, seminary classes will include new Life Preparation lessons. These additional lessons will help students draw on the power of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life while maintaining a foundation in scripture and an alignment with the Come,...
MySeminary and MyInstitute Apps
The Church provides the MySeminary and the MyInstitute apps to help parents and students manage their experience in seminary and institute. With the MySeminary app (available as a mobile app and online at MySeminary.ChurchofJesusChrist.org) parents can enroll students...
Seminary and Institute Graduation Exercises
The Church has updated its guidelines for seminary and institute graduations. See A Guide to Seminary and Institute Graduation Exercises both online and in the Gospel Library app. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Church leaders will determine how to distribute diplomas...
Home-Centered, Seminary-Supported Study of the Scriptures
Today, the First Presidency announced that beginning in 2020, the course of study for seminary will shift to an annual calendar and classes will study the same book of scripture used for the Come, Follow Me curriculum each year. Students will continue to attend...
Introduction to CES Schools
Have you thought about what you will do after high school? Page through a series of informational photos on the LDS Seminary Facebook page. Watch the video below. Go to the Introduction to CES Schools event on the LDS Seminary Facebook page on Tuesday, November 14, at...New Doctrinal Mastery in LDS Seminary
Next year, LDS seminaries around the world will be implementing a new Doctrinal Mastery that will replace the existing Scripture Mastery. Instead of having students memorize specific scriptures, the new Doctrinal Mastery program will focus on doctrinal topics to...
New Seminary & Institute Manuals Cover Church History In Depth
You may be interested in reviewing the new institute and seminary manuals on the topic of Church history: Foundations of the Restoration institute manual (text, PDF, or Gospel Library app) Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual (text, PDF,...
Member Video: Go to Early Morning LDS Seminary
A member has created a video, “Don’t be a dip for a chip, go to early morning seminary,” to encourage youth to go to LDS seminary. Here is a list of other member-created videos I have shared. If you find other videos you think I should share, please...
Video: Seminary Funk – LDS Seminary Parody
Here’s a Seminary Funk parody video that a group of LDS seminary teachers created on their last day of class. You may want to share it with your children or with others as a fun way to reinforce the value of seminary. Here is the description posted with the...
Elevate Seminary Video
Below is the new Elevate Seminary video from the LDS Seminary Facebook page. It shows how seminary students have been blessed by elevating their experience this year. Find other stories about the benefits of Seminary by following the hashtag #elevate. Post by LDS...Follow on social media