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., 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 Book of Mormon. The reading assignment for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3 is 1 Nephi 16-22.

The “Come, Follow Me” lesson manual says “As Lehi’s family journeyed toward the promised land, the Lord made them this promise: ‘I will prepare the way before you, if it so be that ye shall keep my commandment.’ Clearly, that promise did not mean that the journey would be easy.”