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.

Relief Society and the Elders Quorum meetings are held 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 this year is the Book of Mormon. Personal study for Sept. 2-8 should be centered on Helaman 7-12.

The “Come, Follow Me” Manual says “Nephi’s father, Helaman, had urged his sons to ‘remember, remember.’ He wanted them to remember their ancestors, remember the words of the prophets, and most of all, remember ‘our Redeemer, who is Christ’ (see Helaman 5:5–14). It’s clear that Nephi did remember because this is the same message he declared years later ‘with unwearyingness’ to the people (Helaman 10:4). ‘How could you have forgotten your God?’ he asked (Helaman 7:20). All of Nephi’s efforts—preaching, praying, performing miracles, and petitioning God for a famine—were attempts to help the people turn to God and remember him.”