Question regarding Lori's every morning "religious lessons". Is that what I call my morning devotions? Or is there more to it? Jmo
She was attending "early morning seminary". Which is considered an elective class as far as schools are concerned.
I attended in H.S. and can tell you what it was like back then.
It was typically around an hour, and was similar to what most religions would call "bible study".
Each year you would focus on one of the canonical scriptures the LDS church uses.
These include: The Bible (KJV), The Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, & the Pearl of Great Price.
If I recall correctly, the bible was taught over two years (old and new testament), The book of Mormon for one year, and D&C/Pearl of Great Price for one year.
We would study a section at a time, discuss it. Do fun activities, watch Church videos about the topics. Then have a test on it. These were not difficult tests, basically if you read the assignments you would easily pass the tests.
I can say this, it was one of the easiest classes I ever took. It was designed to give students an entry level understanding of the gospel.
I've talked to friends who attended Catholic school, they have a much better understanding of the Bible, the context and history of it as well.
Hopefully, that gives everyone a general idea of what Seminary was like back then. MOO