LDS Church spokesman Wayne Davis said Arizona ... Paradigm High School senior Kendall Edmunds has attended seminary classes at both a traditional public school and a charter school.

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.

UTAH COUNTY -- Former LDS seminary principal Michael Pratt pleaded ... She would often spend time in his office instead of class, and eventually the two would leave the campus during school ...

She says this building will benefit Cienega’s LDS students because their current seminary is about 30 minutes away and with this, students can utilize their release-time seminary classes more ...

Released-time is when a student takes seminary instead of an elective class. Right now, the closest seminary for Korth is about half an hour away. He attends seminary for an hour before school starts.

The school district's governing board unanimously approved the seminary in March. The building would have been owned and managed by the district under a lease agreement with the LDS Church ...

Under that lease, the LDS church would have had use of the seminary building between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, and the building could be used for other school or community needs. The church ...