Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 9 a.m. This is followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays; Relief Society and Elders Quorum meetings are on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. Members who are unable to attend Sacrament services in person can request a link from Bishop Mike Gravley at (562) 212-8681.

The course of study is the Old Testament. Personal reading should be those chapters in Psalms not covered in this study. The reading for the week of Aug. 22 covers Psalms Chapters 102-103, 110, 116-119, 127-128, 135-139 and 146-150. The book “Come, Follow Me,” says “The traditional Jewish name for the book of Psalms is a Hebrew word that means ‘praises.’ That word, Tehillim, is also related to the exclamation ‘hallelujah’ (meaning ‘praise the Lord’). If there was one word to sum up the main message of Psalms, ‘praise’ would be a good choice.”