It is 6:12 a.m. -- 12 minutes late. But just in time for the main part of the lesson: "Nephi then took the sharp and mighty sword of Laban and chopped off his head!" Such stories from Mormon ...

Early morning seminary is underway for the youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). According to the LDS Newsroom, “seminary is a worldwide, four-year religious educational ...

Kayleigh Grant (center) responds to a question in seminary class. In the Collin County area, 1,100 students are enrolled in seminary. Photo by ANJA SCHLEIN - special contributor Angela Belnap teaches ...

It’s not that Harper Auston doesn’t want to attend her 6:15 a.m. Latter-day Saint seminary class. Her friends are there, and the Denver 15-year-old likes starting her day learning about Jesus. “But ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Nearly every high school in Utah is coupled with an LDS seminary, and this year, the program celebrates 100 years of that weekday high school student tutelage. The church program is ...

It's not quite 7 a.m. as a dozen teenagers swiftly thumb through their Bibles, flipping to Matthew 6:24. Sitting in pairs, the first to find the passage slaps the other teen's book. The winner moves ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is raising the bar for high school students enrolled in seminary, adding tests and reading requirements to a program that ...