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Welcome to the Seminary Neighborhood
You are here because you either teach early morning seminary or have been newly called to be a teacher. Teaching seminary is not just a normal calling, you will work harder and put in more hours than for almost any other church assignment.
The teacher's manual and resources provided by your CES administrators are just not enough; you need more. Perhaps your class is smaller or larger than you woud like, or your students are not responding to your presentations. We have resources to help you. Read the filing cabinet information (green tab) below, and then click any other BROWN tab for information on other seminary resources we offer.
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 Seminary Filing Cabinet (Knowledge Base)
- We began collecting teaching resources shared by other seminary teachers in 1997. We first offered them as LDSSeminaryFiles.com and in 2005 merged with PrimaryETC.com to form Latter-dayVillage.com
The filing cabinet contains almost 5000 articles (and growing) and over 3500 downloadable files (growing too) covering the four year curriculum, scripture mastery, and general seminary/institue teacher resources. You will find object lessons, glue quotes, stories, activities, games, or just teaching insights and tips from some of the best teachers there are world wide. These are neatly organized in a searchable knowledgebase so you can quickly find the help you need, right down to the exact lesson block! NOTE: New material is added regularly! The article counts as of October 2008 are:
Included in the knowledgebase are complete lesson plans from MarGene Von Forell, a master seminary teacher. Her lessons coordinate with current CES manuals, but add many additional object lessons, games, and fun activities.
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Barbara Gardner's Annotated LDS Scriptures -
Master Scriptorian Barb Gardner authors this fantastic online resource designed to augment any scripture study or doctrinal lesson preparationg. She has enchanced the LDS scriptures with critical church leader commentary, explanatory notes, and references inline. She also provides Powerpoint Presentations and other Gospel references all aligned with the scriptures. This is a fantastic resource for anyone called to teach.
Note: the section links here require a paid subscription of just $9.95 for an entire year. New members sign up here for a free one week trial! Existing members, sign up on your membership page.
 The Book of Mormon - annotated and cross-referenced with the Bible dictionary, General Authority quotes, seminary manuals, and more.
 The Doctrine & Covenants - cross referenced with all six volumes of Church History (included). Includes The Scriptures; six volumes of the History of the Church; insights from the Institute and Teacher's manuals, biographies of important participants in the Restoration; Maps; and quotes from the General Authorities of the Church. Rather than choose what someone else might feel is important, the entire History of the Church is available, easily cross referenced, for you to find as little or as much as you need.
 The Four Gospels, an interactive study help for teaching. The Gospels are presented in both chapter and harmony format with links to applicable comments from The Writings of Joseph Smith, The Teachings of Joseph Smith, the Seminary New Testament Teacher's Manual and General Authorities of the Church. Includes:
- The Gospels in Harmony - chronological events of the four gospels in parallel columns
- The Gospels by Table of Contents - Books and chapters arranged in normal order
 The Old Testament contains:
- Music - Fun songs such as “Jonah and the Whale,” “Ezekiel and the Wheel,” and “Go Down Moses,” to add some fun to your lessons.
- PowerPoint Presentations - The story of Judah, Joseph and the rise and fall of empires are a few of the presentations available for you to use on their own or incorporated into your own lessons.
- Text Comparisons- comparisons of the Book of Moses with Genesis, OT Isaiah with the Book of Mormon Isaiah as well as the JST highlighted throughout.
- The Book of Jeremiah - is presented in its current form in the OT as well as in its chronological sequence as delineated by the historical events that Jeremiah includes in his record.
- Cross References You will find the same system of cross-references as in the other Annotated Scriptures including
- General Authorities
- Insights from noted scholars
- Teaching Emphasis
- Object Lessons
- Stories
- Graphics - MormonAds as well as Gospel Library Art are placed in their appropriate places as a reminder of their availability as you prepare your lessons.
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Seminary
Seminary provides weekday religious instruction for members of the Church in grades nine through twelve (ages fourteen through eighteen). Young people who are not members of the Church are also welcome to participate. Three types of seminary are available: released-time, early-morning, and home-study. The following one-year courses are taught in seminary: Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants and Church History. The Church Educational System (CES) provides selected teacher and student materials. Students provide their own scriptures. There is no fee to enroll in seminary.
Early-Morning Seminary
Early-morning seminary classes are available in many places where there is no released-time seminary. Students meet each day school is held, usually before school. Occasionally, because of school schedules or other factors, students may meet at another time. Classes are held in meetinghouses or member homes and are taught by volunteer teachers.
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