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 2 Kings not covered in the study. The reading for the week of July 4-10 covers 2 Kings chapters 2-7. In these scriptures, the reader is introduced to the prophet Elisha. Throughout his ministry, there are powerful manifestations of God’s life-giving, nourishing and healing power.

When believers read the Scriptures, they are encouraged to take notice of certain phrases or passages and consider writing down why those passages are meaningful. As the “Come, Follow Me” handbook states, “Some times we do not recognize these heavenly manifestations. To see them we need to seek the miracle Elisha sought when he prayed on behalf of his fearful young servant, ‘Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see’ (2 Kings 6:17). That can easily be personalized: ‘ Lord, I pray thee, open my eyes, that I may see.’”