lessons & Classes

IMPORTANT NOTE: Seminary students start In Their Year 10 of school. It is not age-based.

We have our own Seminary Lesson Manuals. This is available online. Click here: D&C Teacher Manual or click here for the D&C Student Manual.

We follow the Come, Follow Me schedule. This means we teach the Sections that individuals and families are reading that week also.

We have Pacing Guides. These list the lessons for each week. Pacing Guides are on this website as:

The 4-Day Pacing Guide for classes that meet In-Person or Remote (Zoom, etc.) for 1 hour, 4 times a week.
The 5-Day Pacing Guide for classes that are Online, Home-Study, or meet for 50 minutes, 5 times a week.

2025 TYPES OF LESSONS

D&C SECTION LESSONS

These focus on the D&C Sections we are studying that week. They also now include our Doctrinal Mastery lessons - these are no longer separate lessons as in previous years.

LIFE PREPARATION LESSONS

These are brand new to Seminary this year. They are listed at the end of the Teacher's Manual. Their lesson numbers start from No. 164.

These lessons aim to help youth navigate relevant topics such as self-reliance, physical and emotional health, temple and mission preparation, preparing for future education and employment, and other topics. There are one to two life preparation lessons to complement traditional seminary lessons each week. Leaders, parents, and students should consider the opportunity to invite friends to benefit from these unique lessons.

DOCTRINAL MASTERY PRACTICE LESSONS

Doctrinal mastery passages are included in our Section lessons. For example, D&C 6:36 is taught with the lesson for Section 6. However, if these sections fall in our school holidays, we don't get to teach that DM as a lesson. Instead, we can review them in the "Doctrinal Mastery Practice" lessons that you can see in the Pacing Guides.

If you want to practice one each week, we have a suggested DM practice passage listed in the Pacing Guides for most weeks. See our "Doctrinal Mastery" page for ideas to practice Doctrinal Mastery passages regularly.

ASSESS YOUR LEARNING LESSONS

These are lessons which encourage students to explain, reflect, and review. They are now the Assessment part of Course Credit. For more information on these lessons, go to our "Assessments" page.

LIFE PREPARATION LESSON RESOURCES

PREPARING TO TEACH A LIFE PREPARATION LESSON

1-page summary on how to prepare to teach a life preparation lesson

Preparing to Teach a Life Preparation Lesson.pdf

BROTHER JASON WILLARD

4-min video on the difference it makes preparing the lessons using what we learn on the 1-page summary.

Jason Willard - S&I Broadcast 2025.mp4

A LESSON SCHEDULE

Below is a daily lesson schedule we recommend.

5 minutes Welcome, opening hymn, & prayer

8 minutes Doctrinal Mastery activity (click here for more details)

2 minutes Devotional from a student

37 minutes Lesson

8 minutes Journal writing, sharing from students, & closing prayer

TYPES OF CLASSES

IN-PERSON CLASSES

In-person classes meet in a home or at the chapel. They usually choose to meet:

4 days a week for 60 minutes, or
5 days a week for 50 minutes.

Class starts as late as possible. To decide a start time, we encourage the bishopric and teacher to meet with students and families at the beginning of the year to discuss family’s needs.

Note: For other class options, see below.

REMOTE CLASSES

Remote classes meet online over a program like Zoom or Teams. They usually choose to meet:

4 days a week for 60 minutes, or
5 days a week for 50 minutes.

NOTE: If you are using Zoom you will need to use a paid subscription account as the free ones only allow for 40-minute meetings. The paid subscriptions are free to Wards and can be set up through stake or ward leaders. The Seminary teacher is then given the Sign In and Password to use for Seminary classes.

Note: For other class options, see below.

ONLINE CLASSES

Online classes use the program Canvas to access lessons. They have 5 lessons a week. Usually they do:

4 lessons which are completed through the Canvas website.
A 5th lesson is completed together on a Gathering Day when the teacher and students meet together. The Gathering Day can be at a chapel, home, or online. Gathering Days must not be on Sundays.

Note: For other class options, see below.

HOME-STUDY CLASSES

Home-Study classes have 5 lessons a week. They usually do the option of:

Students complete 4 lessons a week using the online Student Manual. The completed lessons can be done on paper, as a Word document, or by email. Teachers & students work out which is best for their needs.
A 5th lesson is completed together on a Gathering Day when the teacher and students meet together. The Gathering Day can be at a chapel, home, or online. Gathering Days must not be on Sundays.

Note: For other class options, see below.

WHICH CLASS?

Below is a guide to which classes would suit different situations:

ALL SEMINARY CLASS OPTIONS

See the image here for all class options. To go to this resource on the Church's website, Click Here

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