| Stage | Description |
| Stage 1 | Denial/Divert |
| Stage 2 | Ad Hominem |
| Stage 3 | Justify/Rationalize |
| Stage 4 | Diminish Consequences |
| Stage 5 | Acknowledge/Obey |
| *Bearing Testimony is the punctuation mark for each stage. | |
[1] familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SP6X-Q65
[2] wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Mar_Kimball
[3] lds.org/scriptures/bofm/jacob/2.24-30#23
[4] gapminder.org World Census Data 1840
[5] gaymarriage.procon.org
