In 1847 pioneer Jane Dillworth held the first classes in
her tent for the children of the first LDS families. In the last part of the
19th century, there was much controversy over how children in the area should
be educated. LDS and non-LDS could not agree on the level of religious
influence in schools. Today, many LDS youths in grades 9 through 12 attend some
form of religious instruction, referred to as seminary. Students are released from
public schools at various times of the day to attend seminary. LDS seminaries
are usually located on church-owned property adjacent to the public school and