The Church Educational System (CES) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners. Approximately 1.2 million individuals were enrolled in CES programs in approximately 135 countries during the 2003 (03-04) school-year. CES courses of study are separate and distinct from religious instruction provided through an LDS ward. The Commissioner of the Church Educational System is W. Rolfe Kerr of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Kerr replaced Henry B. Eyring of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as Commissioner on January 13, 2005. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... W. Rolde Kerr is the current commissioner of education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... The World in Plate Carrée Projection In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is Age of Man. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... For other uses, see Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other uses, see Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation). ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... Post-secondary education is a form of secondary education that is taken after first attending a secondary school, such as a high school. ... An adult learner is any person older than 15 years and under 25 years of age who has not participated in the formal educational process. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a ward is the larger of two types of local congregations (the smaller being a branch). ... W. Rolde Kerr is the current commissioner of education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... In Mormonism, a Quorum of the Seventy is one of a group of up to seventy traveling ministers charged with the mission of preaching to the entire world, under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ... Henry B. Eyring Henry Bennion Eyring (b. ... The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

General administration

Church Board of Education and Board of Trustees

Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since March 12, 1995. ... Thomas S. Monson Thomas Spencer Monson (born August 21, 1927) holds two of the most senior positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Richard Gordon Scott (born November 7, 1928) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1988 and was ordained an apostle on October 6, 1988 following the death of Marion G. Romney. ... Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 1994 and ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. ... Earl Carr Tingey (b. ... Julie B. Beck Julie Bangerter Beck (b. ... Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since March 12, 1995. ... Thomas S. Monson Thomas Spencer Monson (born August 21, 1927) holds two of the most senior positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Richard Gordon Scott (born November 7, 1928) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1988 and was ordained an apostle on October 6, 1988 following the death of Marion G. Romney. ... Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 1994 and ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. ... David A. Bednar David Allan Bednar (born June 15, 1952) was sustained on October 2, 2004 as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the youngest man named to that body since Dallin H. Oaks in 1984. ... Earl Carr Tingey (b. ... Julie B. Beck Julie Bangerter Beck (b. ... Susan W. Tanner Susan Winder Tanner (b. ...

Office of the Church Commissioner of Education

W. Rolde Kerr is the current commissioner of education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

Presidents of institutions of higher education

Cecil O. Samuelson (born August 1, 1941) has been the 12th president of Brigham Young University since May 1, 2003. ... , Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, is the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church). ... Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... Kim B. Clark, (Born March 20, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah) Dean of the Faculty at Harvard Business School from 1995 to 2005, was the George F. Baker Professor of Administration. ... Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho or BYU–I) is a four-year college owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, in the United States. ... Brigham Young University Hawai‘i is located at the historically Latter-day Saint town of Lā‘ie on the island of O‘ahu. ... Lā‘ie is a community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ko‘olauloa District on the Island of O‘ahu, City & County of Honolulu. ... LDS Business College (LDSBC) is a two-year college in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on training students in business and industry. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ...

Religious education

Seminaries

See also: Seminary#LDS Youth seminaries

Religious education programs designed for secondary students are called “seminaries." In areas with large concentrations of Latter-day Saints such as Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming in the United States, and in some places in Alberta, Canada, instruction is offered on a released time basis during the normal school day in meetinghouses, or facilities built specifically for seminary programs, adjacent to public schools. Released-time seminary classes are generally taught by full-time employees. In areas with smaller LDS populations early-morning or home-study seminary programs are offered. Early-morning seminary classes are held daily before the normal school day in private homes or in meetinghouses and are taught by volunteer teachers. Home-study seminary classes are offered where geographic dispersion of students is so great that it is not feasible to meet on a daily basis. Home study seminary students study daily, but meet only once a week as a class. Home study classes are usually held in connection with weekly youth fellowship activities on a weekday evening. For the Ecuadorian artist, see Manuel Rendón Seminario. ... Religious education teaches the doctrines of a religion. ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and should not to be confused with the different, though similar term Latter Day Saint. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English [1] Capital Boise Largest city Boise Largest metro area Boise metropolitan area Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²)  - Width 305 miles (491 km)  - Length 479 miles (771 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Released Time is a concept used in the United States public school system wherein pupils enrolled in the public schools are permitted by law to receive religious instruction. ... The term public school has two contrary meanings: In England, one of a small number of prestigious historic schools open to the public which normally charge fees and are financed by bodies other than the state, commonly as private charitable trusts; here the word public is used much as in...

The first seminary was established in 1912 adjacent to Granite High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, under the supervision of Joseph F. Merrill.(View Image) Thomas J. Yates was the first seminary teacher.^{[citation needed]} 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Granite High School is a public high school located at 3305 South 500 East in South Salt Lake, Utah. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Joseph Francis Merrill (1868–1952) was born August 24, 1868 in Richmond, Utah. ... Thomas J. Yates was the first seminary teacher in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

Institutes of Religion

Main article: Institute of Religion

Religious education is also provided for students who enroll in post-secondary education, or those of student age, through institutes of religion. Many colleges throughout the United States either have institute buildings or active programs near their campuses. Institute classes are offered in leased or owned facilities adjacent to institutions of higher education. Institute buildings are designed to provide a place for institute students to congregate and socialize. Institutes of Religion are organizations, usually situated near colleges or universities, which offer classes on the doctrine and scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). ... Religious education teaches the doctrines of a religion. ... ... Institutes of Religion are organizations, usually situated near colleges or universities, which offer classes on the doctrine and scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ...

Secular education

CES institutions that provide secular education, in addition to religious education, include elementary and secondary schools in Mexico and in the Pacific Islands, BYU Adult Continuing Education, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and LDS Business College. A primary school in ÄŒeský Těšín, Poland Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. ... →this is tuff i mean kyle carters tuff Tuamotu, French Polynesia The Pacific Ocean contains an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands; the exact number has not been precisely determined. ... , Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, is the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church). ... Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU-Idaho or BYU-I) is a four-year college owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Brigham Young University of Hawai‘i is located at the historically Latter-day Saint town of Lā‘ie on the island of O‘ahu. ... LDS Business College (LDSBC) is a two-year college in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on training students in business and industry. ...

Elementary and secondary schools

• Mexico
  • Academia Juárez
  • Preparatoria Benemérito de las Américas
• Pacific Islands
  • Moroni High School (Kiribati)
  • Church College of New Zealand (New Zealand) (To be closed in November 2009)^[1]
  • LDS Primary School (Fiji)
  • LDS Church College (Fiji)
  • Church College of Western Samoa (Samoa)
  • Sanuniatu Primary School (Samoa)
  • Pesega Primary School (Samoa)
  • Vaiola (Fusi) Primary School (Samoa)
  • Church College of Savaii (Samoa)
  • Liahona High School (Tonga)
  • Saineha High School (Tonga)
  • Liahona Middle School (Tonga)
  • E'Ua Middle School (Tonga)
  • Havelu Middle School (Tonga)
  • Saineha Middle School (Tonga)
  • Pangai Middle School (Tonga)
  • Pakilau Middle School (Tonga)

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Higher education

• BYU Adult Continuing Education, Provo, Utah
• Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
• Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho
• Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Laie, Hawaii
• LDS Business College, Salt Lake City, Utah

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History

There were a series of Academies under the Education System for the Church. These included:

• Bannock Stake Academy
• Cassia Stake Academy
• Oneida Stake Academy

There were other colleges and schools that fell under the Education System later. These included:

• Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah
• Latter-day Saint's University

Brigham Young College was founded by Brigham Young in Logan, Utah on the 6th of August, 1877, 23 days before he died. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• LDS Student Association

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References

• Arrington, L. J. (1967). The founding of the L.D.S. Institutes of Religion. Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 2, 137-47.
• Berrett, W. E. (1988). A miracle in weekday religious education: A history of the Church Educational System. Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake Printing Center.
• Berrett, W. E. (1992). Church Educational System (CES). In D. H. Ludlow (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan.
• Church Educational System (2005). Church Educational System annual information update. Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve Inc.

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Footnotes

External links

• BESMART.COM: Preparing Youth for Higher Education
• Church Educational System
• Brigham Young University
• BYU Adult Continuing Education
• Brigham Young University-Hawaii
• Brigham Young University-Idaho
• LDS Business College
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Histories

• Brief History of Institutes of Religion.
• News Release: Salt Lake City University Institute
• William E. Berrett
• Hong Kong and Taiwan
• Laie, Hawaii
• Rexburg, Idaho
• Emery Stake Academy