Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., in Long Beach. The sacrament service is held every Sunday at 10:30 a.m., followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays, and Relief Society and Elders Quorum 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 562-212-8641.

The reading source for this year is the New Testament. The reading assignment for the week of Aug. 14-20 is Romans 1-6.

The devotional “Come, Follow Me” says “As he opened his epistle to the Romans, Paul greeted church members by calling them ‘beloved of God’ who were ‘called to be saints.’ He remarked that their faith was spoken of throughout the whole world. Even though Paul spent much of his epistle correcting false ideas and flawed behavior, it seems he also wanted to assure these new Christian converts that they truly were saints who were beloved by God.”