NICEVILLE — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces its Early Morning Seminary graduates.
Graduates — celebrated during a May 31 ceremony at the LDS's Niceville chapel — are as follows: Lori Lee Allen, Tamara Madden, Natalie Harris and Jacob Orse, Fort Walton Beach Wards; Chapman Tew, Crestview Ward; Tatiana Hancock, Aaron Peart and Matthew Simpson, Niceville Wards; and Stetson Cole Miller and Thomas Smartt, Sandestin Ward.
Students from eight area congregations, their teachers, church leaders and hundreds of family members and friends attended the seminary graduation ceremony.
Daily scripture study class was held at 5:45 a.m. before high school begins. The curriculum began with a year of study of the Old Testament, followed by the New Testament, the Book of Mormon and then Church History. Through games and various drills, students mastered 100 scriptures — 25 from each discipline.
These classes seek to provide a spiritual and social climate and to prepare young people for effective service and missions.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: LDS church announces Northwest Florida seminary graduates