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 on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour.
On June 20, the bishopric of the Atherton Ward was changed. Bishop Jonathan Brimley and his councilors were released after years of stellar service. The new bishop is Mike Gravley. 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 1 Kings not covered in the study. The reading for the week of June 27-July 3 covers 1 Kings chapters 17-19.
The “Come, Follow Me,” Handbook says that this week’s scriptures show the house of Israel in disarray. “The unity and prosperity achieved under David and Solomon were long past, and the nation’s covenant relationship with the Lord was, for many people, a distant memory. The Kingdom of Israel had divided, with ten tribes forming the Northern Kingdom of Israel and two tribes forming the Southern Kingdom of Judah.”
When believers read the Scriptures, they are exercising faith, which prepares hearts and minds to hear the “still small voice of the Spirit” (1Kings 19:12).
