See id. (noting that fathers who seek custody prevail in half or more cases); Mason & Quirk, supra note 228, at 228 tbl.2 (citing statistics showing that fathers won custody in forty-two percent of custody appeals, mothers prevailed in forty-five percent of cases, and twelve percent of the cases involved some form of shared custody, including 9.2% with split custody and 2.8% with joint physical custody); Massachusetts Report, supra note 227, at 825 (finding that fathers obtain custody in 70% of cases). But see MACCOBY & MNOOKIN, supra note 13, at 103-04 (finding that mothers obtained their preferred custodial arrangement twice as often as fathers); Bahr et al., supra note 208, at 257 (showing that fathers in Utah were awarded sole custody in only twenty-one percent of disputed cases, mothers received sole custody in fifty percent of cases, seventeen percent of fathers were awarded joint legal custody, and thirteen percent had split custody); Fox & Blanton, supra note 101, at 261 (finding that when fathers in California sought joint custody and mothers sought sole custody, mothers prevailed in sixty-seven percent of the cases)The numbers differ because different states have different statutes and legal standards. One study only shows a small bias (42% vs 45%) but others show much larger differences (21% vs 55%, "twice as often", etc).
See id. (noting that fathers who seek custody prevail in half or more cases); Mason & Quirk, supra note 228, at 228 tbl.2 (citing statistics showing that fathers won custody in forty-two percent of custody appeals, mothers prevailed in forty-five percent of cases, and twelve percent of the cases involved some form of shared custody, including 9.2% with split custody and 2.8% with joint physical custody); Massachusetts Report, supra note 227, at 825 (finding that fathers obtain custody in 70% of cases). But see MACCOBY & MNOOKIN, supra note 13, at 103-04 (finding that mothers obtained their preferred custodial arrangement twice as often as fathers); Bahr et al., supra note 208, at 257 (showing that fathers in Utah were awarded sole custody in only twenty-one percent of disputed cases, mothers received sole custody in fifty percent of cases, seventeen percent of fathers were awarded joint legal custody, and thirteen percent had split custody); Fox & Blanton, supra note 101, at 261 (finding that when fathers in California sought joint custody and mothers sought sole custody, mothers prevailed in sixty-seven percent of the cases)The numbers differ because different states have different statutes and legal standards. One study only shows a small bias (42% vs 45%) but others show much larger differences (21% vs 55%, "twice as often", etc).
Transgender individuals face complex challenges. Members and nonmembers who identify as transgender—and their family and friends—should be treated with sensitivity, kindness, compassion, and an abundance of Christlike love. All are welcome to attend sacrament meeting, other Sunday meetings, and social events of the Church (see 38.1.1).Cool. This is a great message of acceptance and understanding. Off to a good start.
Gender is an essential characteristic of Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness. The intended meaning of gender in the family proclamation is biological sex at birth. Some people experience feelings of incongruence between their biological sex and their gender identity. As a result, they may identify as transgender. The Church does not take a position on the causes of people identifying themselves as transgender.Okay, that clarification has been needed for some time. Biological sex and the social construct of gender are two very different things. If human beings were to be wiped off the face of the earth, the concept of girls liking pink or whatever would also disappear. So if a person was assigned female at birth but identifies as a man, who married someone who was born as male and identifies as female, this would be fine in the eyes of the church. The only thing that matters here is what genetalia a person was born with. Nevermind about intersex though, that gets its own section.
Most Church participation and some priesthood ordinances are gender neutral. Transgender persons may be baptized and confirmed as outlined in 38.2.3.14. They may also partake of the sacrament and receive priesthood blessings. However, priesthood ordination and temple ordinances are received according to birth sex.If the church still wants to segregate priesthood authority along biological sex rather than on social construct of gender... fine. Nothing here states that anything is restricted. If a person assigned male at birth identifies as female, they can still get and use the priesthood. Sorry trans men, you are still ineligible. The church is also implying that trans women are not women here, just for clarification.
Church leaders counsel against elective medical or surgical intervention for the purpose of attempting to transition to the opposite gender of a person’s birth sex (“sex reassignment”). Leaders advise that taking these actions will be cause for Church membership restrictions.This is in line with the previous guidelines from before. Kinda makes sense... don’t eliminate yourself from reproducing because the plan of salvation needs that.
Leaders also counsel against social transitioning. A social transition includes changing dress or grooming, or changing a name or pronouns, to present oneself as other than his or her birth sex. Leaders advise that those who socially transition will experience some Church membership restrictions for the duration of this transition.So, intent is really key here for the last two sections. If I tell someone I am trans and I would like to be addressed as “Kate”, that would be cause for church membership restrictions. But if I did so and said “I am still a man though” It wouldn’t be cause for church restrictions. Am I reading this right? If I were to grow out my hair, would that be considered a problem? Is growing out hair on a cis person a problem? If I never tell anyone I am trans and paint my nails, is this bad? It seems again, intent is all that is at play. If I paint my nails, grow my hair out, wear a dress and I don’t try to infer that I am of another gender then thats okay? If I paint my nails to relieve my dysphoria is that intentionally trying to be the other gender? This distinction is really weird because the two are inseparable linked. Transitioning -is- the way to alleviate dysphoria. Only the trans person could ever determine if they did so with the intent to transition. If someone else decided they intended to do so, that’s impossible for them to know. It could just be that the trans person was having a reaaaally bad dysphoria day. The only way to know would be to ask the trans person. If someone else mistook them for the other gender... again if they didn’t intend for that to happen, its not a problem right?
Restrictions include receiving or exercising the priesthood, receiving or using a temple recommend, and receiving some Church callings. Although some privileges of Church membership are restricted, other Church participation is welcomed.So no more temple blessings, get kicked out of my calling and I cannot use the priesthood. Sounds like I have been disfellowshipped or put before a disciplinary counsel. And if I advocate it wasn’t my intent, will this simply not apply? Or will they just have to take it at face value? What metrics do we have to determine intent? So, a trans person has to volunteer themselves into this punishment by being honest with themselves and their leaders?
Transgender individuals who do not pursue medical, surgical, or social transition to the opposite gender and are worthy may receive Church callings, temple recommends, and temple ordinances.Okay, well its good to know that being trans in and of itself isn’t a sin. It’s only attempting to deal with it that is a problem. Got it, homosexuals and trans people have this in common.
Some children, youth, and adults are prescribed hormone therapy by a licensed medical professional to ease gender dysphoria or reduce suicidal thoughts. Before a person begins such therapy, it is important that he or she (and the parents of a minor) understands the potential risks and benefits. If these members are not attempting to transition to the opposite gender and are worthy, they may receive Church callings, temple recommends, and temple ordinances.Okay, Now we are into territory that is just a minefield. So, I am on HRT for this very reason. Before these guidelines, this wasn’t restricted and I am grateful its still open to me. However, one of the purposes of hormone therapy is to transition and relieve suicidal tendencies. HRT causes real changes to the body. Voice will drop or breasts to grow. Without it I am suicidal, and one of the great things about it is that it is causing me to change (which is a huge relief to my physical dysphoria). But I have just been told I cannot use it to transition. So... the effects can’t be cancelled out and it will likely result in sterility. If I take this pre puberty, I am going to grow up looking and sounding exactly as a girl. Post puberty, I could end up in the same boat to varying degrees. Do I then have to dress in mens clothes and tell everyone I am a man? Same goes doubly for a trans man, testosterone is much more potent at causing physical changes. Will trans men be forced to wear a dress to church despite looking and sounding like a man? If they don’t could you argue they intended to transition?
If a member decides to change his or her preferred name or pronouns of address, the name preference may be noted in the preferred name field on the membership record. The person may be addressed by the preferred name in the ward.What? Didn’t we just go through a whole section about intent? Although having someone call you by the name and pronouns I desire might ease social dysphoria, its compounded by the fact that I have to wear male clothing or have other male aspects of my appearance. You would be permitted to call me sister Kate and reference me as a she while I have to continually signal that I am not transitioning and am presenting male? Wouldn’t asking to have this updated be considered intent? But hey! I get to finally update my record with the name I wished to have been born with.
Circumstances vary greatly from unit to unit and person to person. Members and leaders counsel together and with the Lord. Area Presidencies will help local leaders sensitively address individual situations. Bishops counsel with the stake president. Stake presidents and mission presidents must seek counsel from the Area Presidency (see 32.6.3 and 32.6.3.1).So, there is some leeway in how these guidelines are applied. We just have to get approval from all the higher ups who will likely never meet us and only get representation through our local leaders. At least exceptions could be made, that is nice.
For further information on understanding and supporting transgender individuals, see “Transgender” on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.We have reached the end. Reading through that section of the website was a trip. Mostly its a rehash of what was said here and some good counsel for cis people to accept and understand trans people. One very interesting thing that stood out to me is where they stuck the recommendation to get counseling.
When it comes to gender-related concerns, you should exercise great care in selecting a therapist who respects your values and does not seek to impose one particular outcome. Therapists should respect your right to determine your values and goals for your life.Heaven forbid a trans person to seek a therapist in line with this counsel. Its completely omitted from any of the sections talking directly to the trans person. Instead this is solely focused on the partner or care giver or parent.
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11 JUNE 2018 | Long post - 15 year porn addiction | I hate porn so much. It is consuming my life and I want nothing to do with it. NOTHING. I do feel trapped by my circumstances and hereditary. My parents are both addicts. I'm an only child, but am now a 25 year old man. It's always been hard for me to connect with others, even though I've gotten better with it over the years. I understand that having real relationships with others is one of the greatest blessings and joys a person can have. Having a close relationship is so foundational to our spiritual, mental, emotional, and even physical health. Pornography is a counterfeit and mockery to relationships, but because of my only child introvertness and years of mental damage from my addictive behaviors, I struggle so hard to stay away. | Honestly you should see a counselor. As good as Bishops or other leaders can be in terms of guidance, they are not counselors (unless of course that's their day job). They simply are not given the training to deal with issues that connect so deeply to cognition and self worth. Even if you go and seek a Bishops advice, see a counselor as well. From your post it sounds like you're struggling on multiple levels, not only with the 'addiction' itself, but with the cycle of guilt and compulsion that comes with it, as well as managing your expectations of relationships. Seek professional help, a therapist is there not only to listen to you, but also to point out patterns of thought that you may be unaware of. They can give you the tools to operate on a day to day basis. |
05 JUNE 2018 | How to still have hope while having an addiction? | Today I have relapsed after 3 weeks. I'm struggling with M and it's very discouraging to start over again. I feel awful after it and I still mess up. I'm reading my scriptures and praying daily. And I have a friend that I talk to about it which helps a lot. But I still mess up and I'm still addicted. How can I stop this cycle? | Once every 3 weeks isn't an addiction. Bring it down a little and don't be so hard on yourself. I'm not saying eat drink and be merry, I'm just saying: give this an amount of effort and attention that is appropriate, which is a lot less than I think you're giving it now. |
01 June 2018 | Pornography Addictions | So then my real question is how do you overcome pornography use to the point where you despise the very thought of it? I'm hoping this community has success stories and principles to live by. | Sin is pleasurable, it's in its very nature so I'm not sure you can....at least Initially, but that's not to say that overtime one won't. What I mean by this is that in our very biology we are wired to desire sex. For guys, this testosterone is actually a good thing and other physical problems arise from low testosterone. What I mean by this is that it isn't necessarily a "temptation" from Satan, but rather a result of having a body that we learn overtimes to subjugate to holier things. Its built into our DNA to want to procreate, so to say that you are going to rewire you DNA is a pretty big step. I also think you'll fail if that is the goal. I don't think you should worry about despising the very thought of it. Rather, acknowledge its there, that sex drive in the right way is appropriate, and decide that meaningful gospel living is more valuable than expedient porn usage. |
25 March 2018 | Friend fell into addiction - Church Discipline | A friend of mine approached me about a big burden he's baring right now. He is an Elders Quorum president in his singles ward, and has been for almost a year. Problem is, he's fallen back into his addiction to porn and masturbation on a fairly regular basis, for the first time in quite a while. He attributes it to the increasing stress that being eqp, doing full time work, and nearly full time school is causing him. His worry, and therefore my own question, is what kind of church discipline can he expect to receive should he open up to his bishop and/or stake president about this? Would he be released without delay? Disfellowshipped? Excommunicated? | The handbook prohibits formal discipline for pornography usage. Worst case scenario is that he's released. |
27 July 2017 | I'm getting kinda worried | I recently did my endowments and I'm so blessed to have done them but as of late sexual urges, in particular masturbation and pornography, are creeping up on me and I don't know what to do. I know that once endowed, we are held to a higher standard and as such I'm worried that if I slip and mess up sooner or later, that I'll have some serious spiritual consequences. Any help is appreciated. | First, do whatever you have to do to get away from it. If that means using a dumbphone and selling your laptop, do it. (That probably wouldn't be the worst idea even if you didn't have this temptation.) If you're trying to lose weight, and you keep a bunch of junk food in the fridge, you'll never have the willpower - but if you make the decision not to buy it in the first place, it becomes a lot easier. Second, recognize that you've got a long road ahead, and you will not be sinless, and you are not expected to be sinless. You will need the Atonement. I'm not trying to excuse sin - you're not wrong that there are "serious spiritual consequences" for things like pornography. |
21 July 2017 | 20 years old, Porn addict. | Right now, I am feeling awful. I feel dead inside, like a living corpse with no soul. I am so angry and disappointed in myself I don’t know how to put it into words. I have been fighting PMO (Porn, Masturbation, and Orgasm) addiction for nearly 7 years now. I can’t remember when I first started watching it, but I’ve always known it was wrong. I don’t know what to do anymore. Recently, I was on a 20 day streak but I blew it on day 21. When I blow a streak, I binge because that evil little voice in my head says “What’s the point, you’ve already blown all your progress? You’re screwed, and you can’t beat this. Just go watch more porn.” So I binged. I think I’ve gone 6-7 times just within the past 48 hours. I am a heavy addict. I hate what I do. | First of all, give yourself a break. Guilt is only good when it motivates you towards positive action. Unfortunately, a lot of the guilt young men feel around pornography issues is counterproductive because it feeds the problem, rather than curing it. So cutting yourself some slack is one of the first steps. You have no idea how many men are exactly like you. In our society, men that are able to completely abstain from pornography are the exception, not the rule. When you measure your success by having zero incidents, you set yourself up for failure when you ultimately relapse. You've implemented an "all-or-nothing" reward system, so when you do relapse, you binge because you've already broken the only rule you set for yourself, so you might as well go all-in right? |
20 April 2017 | I've been watching softcore porn and masturbating since I was 11-12. I'm 17 now and will either go to a semester or two of college, or preferrably, get over my problems and go on a mission immediately. I've been meeting with the bishop for years, but nothing's working. Help? | I've been trying for 5 years, and I still can rarely get past a week without a relapse. After I started meeting with the bishop, I got to 21 days (record is 23), and then couldn't get past 4 days until a week or two ago. Hoping to be consistent with that. I make it through a streak by not having urges, or just having small ones, but once a serious or long-lasting one shows up, I can't resist forever. I haven't made ANY significant lasting progress, and I need to soon. | This highlights for me what might be a starting place. You aren't applying the atonement to yourself. Not serving a mission won't ruin you. Serving later than 18 won't ruin you. Being a sinner (no matter what the sin is) won't ruin you. |
06 November 2016 | Long term Pornography Addiction... Please Help | So, I've struggled with a pornography addiction for quite awhile now. Years. I'm only 21 years old. Before my mission I'd struggled with it, and now afterwards. I've talked to my bishop before, and have mostly gotten past it. I can go on long streaks without viewing pornography, but masturbation still is a constant. I've just always assumed I've had a pretty high sex drive, I don't know. Anyway, now for my question... I've got a very serious girlfriend, soon to be fiancé in the next few months, who once told me that me watching pornography is one thing that would really break her heart... she knows I'd had a problem with it in the PAST. Do I tell her about my issue with masturbation? | You've already decided what path to choose, so I won't suggest anything for you to do. I will say that a marriage based on total trust and honesty has helped me and my wife immensely. If she chooses to reject you based on your past or your current, then you will need to accept that. If she loves you enough that she wants to work it out with you, then you have a tell-tale sign that she is a mature woman. I can tell you that when I was no longer able to attend the temple, take the sacrament, or even pray in church, it was a pretty big sign to all the girls in my singles ward that I coudn't take them to the temple. I chose to still show up to church early and live my faith for myself and not for the praise of others. It ended up that me still participating in church when I wasn't allowed to impressed a girl enough that we started dating and we now have a few wonderful kids. |
10 June 2016 | The church has recently been implementing more resources for pornography addiction as well as being more open about how most men do struggle with it to some degree. What is the healthiest way to deal with the problem knowing that this is true? | I'm at the point where I end up with a lapse once every 4-6 months or so, and it's been that way for since my mission (6 years ago). I'm not exactly sure how to improve on that, since it seems to be an unending pattern, even though I would like to be better. At the same time, I'm trying to deal with it in a much more healthy way than I knew how to, as in my pre-mission days, or even newly-returned RM days, where self-loathing was the first reaction, so I'm trying to be realistic as in I know that a majority of men struggle with pornography in one way or another (they have said numbers like 80% in our singles ward Elders Quorum) and that I am able to avoid seeking it out more than about 3 times in an entire year, yet I still often feel unworthy, a little bit hopeless, and in some cases a bit apathetic in assuming that I'll ever be much better. | Masturbation was always a constant struggle and source of self loathing. But one day in college my bishop said "every man struggles with this." that changed everything for me. It wasn't my own unique fithiness any more. I was normal and going through the same thing as others. I wasn't a mutant. Reducing that stress level of thinking nobody could understand me and feeling like it was the greatest sin in the world finally made it possible to stop. separate your behaviors from your characterizations of yourself. you are more than your actions. everybody has these challenges. even the best people you know. |
03 March 2016 | Dating a porn addict | Are there any guys out there who do not struggle with pornography? As of late, I've been feeling like I'll never find someone to date who is not addicted it. I Understand that it is a temptation for all men but does everyone have a constant struggle with it? | It might be helpful if you'd define addiction. Consider this. Access to pornography today is almost as easy as access to impure thoughts was 20 years ago. Would it be reasonable to expect someone to never have an impure thought? With phones, tablets, computers, and media today we will almost be guaranteed access in a moment of vulnerability. The exposure will not necessarily be accidental. I think it's safe to say that almost every young man(and the majority of young women) in the church will not only view pornographic material in their lifetime, but seek it out. Many will repent, turn away, and relapse later down the road. It's a long term struggle for many many people. |
24 February 2016 | (serious) help with a few things | First of all, I've been addicted to porn for about 2 years. How do I go about repenting? I've tried stopping and the most I've gone without viewing is 2 weeks. I don't feel like talking to the bishop would help at all I feel like I would just feel embarrassed and ashamed. | First and foremost, go talk to your bishop. Guilt and shame are not bad to feel. More than just a recognition that you've done something that violates your personal ethics, they can act invitations from God to realize you've done something wrong and need to change. God does not expect us to wallow in them though, just as He knows change is often impossible on our own. Do not be so quick to use the resources He has given you, to aid you and help you. You bishop is the foremost of these aids. |
02 May 2015 | I'm having some issues | So I have been having issues with masturbation and pornography for a while now. When I was 12 I went on certain sites that were in no way pornographic, but they got me started. Fast forward a few years, and I am addicted to masturbation. I am not as much hooked on porn, but I do use it as a tool when I can. | Relax. It's really not a big deal. 99.9% of everyone man you see at church does or has done it. Even packer, he who is so harsh, put it this way: "It is not anything so wicked nor is it a transgression so great that the Lord would reject you because of it..." So don't let it destroy your self worth. It shouldn't. If it's something you want to quit, be patient with yourself. |
02 August 2014 | I am struggling with a pornography addiction, looking to repent and truly change | I have struggled with porn on and off for years, I was able to get my act together to be worthy to serve a mission. I got home and it slowly crept back into my life, once again I was able to stop for like a year and I got married in the temple at the beginning of the this year. Now it has become a problem again. I am really feeling so powerless right now, and I can feel it affecting my relationship, my motivation, my spirituality, etc. I really want to take care of this once and for all but I just....can't believe in myself right now. It is time for me to reach out. I am so terrified of this destroying my marriage (my wife doesnt know) Please guys, help me out. | Porn/masturbation can often serve as self medication for the things in life that drag you down. If guilt and shame are dragging you down, you might have created a cycle bouncing you between the cause and the effect. Just food for thought.. |
20 July 2014 | I'm only 15 and I'm severely addicted to porn. Any advice? | I'm 15 and I'm looking up porn 2-3 times a day on my iPod touch with Incognito Mode on Chrome (freakin' Google out of all people had to be the enabler to my addiction). I've even lied my way into the priesthood and the temple, which is something I could not be more ashamed of. I feel horrible. It makes me feel like crap after I look at it, and I've even felt depressed all day. I can't stand it. It's making me hate my life. Please, I'm begging of you, somebody give me some advice. | You will find more love and support by going to your bishop than you can currently imagine. The hardest part is going to him, but you can do it. You will have to do it eventually, and doing it now will be much better than later. He will help you grow closer to Jesus Christ and the Atonement. You will begin to feel a deep sense of peace and happiness as you begin to make your way back. It is scary bow, I know, but once you've confessed and begin working on it you will kick yourself for having not done it sooner. God loves you and is aware of your struggles. He is displeased, but not even close to as much as you think. He is already extending his comforting arm of love, ready to embrace you, if only you will now reach out to him. You can do it. Pray for help to have the courage to do it. Good luck my friend, and feel free to PM about anything. |
12 June 2013 | I messed up. | I discovered masturbation a few years ago while going through some really tough family struggles and I don't know why I even started. I continued doing it after my baptism a year ago. I would stop for a long time and then randomly do it. The a few months ago I was curious about pornography. I watched quite a bit of it. I feel awful and usually I would fast forward throughout it...but it is still inexcusable. I was reading about what would stop me from going on a mission and those were a couple of things. Since then I have stopped looking at pornographic material and stopped the other thing. It hasn't been that long. I don't think I could admit this to my bishop as it would be mortifying...please help? | I know other people have already kind of covered stuff, but I wanted to weigh in. Our church has developed such a shame on sex. Having a sex drive is not a bad thing. And just because you explore that does not make you a bad person nor do you lose your virtue. Repentance is there for everything. Not "you can repent unless you masturbate. If you do I will hate you forever." Seriously. Just repent, move past it and move on. Buck up soldier. You will do great on your mission because you have had experiences that have made you a stronger person :) |
24 April 2013 | I'm a 16 year old male latter day saint, and i am addicted to pornography. | Before i got baptized is when i started looking at porn. When i got baptized i thought i would stop. I couldnt. Over the years i have tried over and over again to stop. I have't told anyone. I keep telling myself "no more" and then i do it again and again. I havent really fully devoted myself to stopping. I guess thats what an addiction is. Every time i do it, i feel this terrible guilt inside of me. I hate disappointing Heavenly Father. The other day in seminary, we wrote on a piece of paper things we didnt like about ourselves. And wrote "the old me" on it, then put the piece of paper in a paper shredder. Then we got another paper, and wrote "the new me" on it, and wrote things we wanted to start doing. On the first paper i obviously put viewing pornography on it, among other things. | I am not saying you shouldn't feel guilty - but ease up a little. The great deceiver wants you to hate yourself. Don't. You're still an awesome, cool, righteous young man - you just aren't perfect.... like everyone else. You will serve a mission if you desire to. You'll get married in the Temple if you desire to. Pornography will only hold you back as much as you let it. Mercy and the atonement never end, so if/when you do "slip up" on your road to recovery just remember, IT'S OK and the world isn't over. God still loves you and the atonement is always available to you. |
24 March 2013 | How can I overcome masturbation addiction? | I'm desperate now, I have not been able to knock it for 3 years now and it's going to push back my mission call if I don't stop now. On the plus side, I've never looked at porn in my life. I usually feel sad and remorseful when I cave, but today I'm just so angry at myself. Any tips? | First, recognize that it probably won't push back your mission call. Big surprise: pretty much everyone is going through exactly the same thing, with varying degrees of success. The bishop and stake president understand this. At least you're honest with yourself and with the bishop--the same can't be said of everyone. Second, the sad and remorseful feelings help you move in the right direction. Satan will try to convince you that you're a horrible person and don't deserve to go on a mission. He'll also try to convince you that you might as well give up if you slip. Don't take a slip as a setback--take it as a stepping stone on the path of progress. Third, keep yourself busy doing other things. You might get so caught up that you think to yourself, "wow, it's been like six months now? a year?" You'll still have a libido, but that just means you're normal. |
10 March 2013 | I really, REALLY badly want to serve a mission, but... | I've had a problem with masturbation (not necessarily porn) for several years. I went and talked to this same bishop about it back in october, and he said it was a good idea to not get a temple recommend, but I could still partake of the sacrament and stuff, until I get this resolved. I've been sincerely wanting to quit; but it's been a few months since i've last spoke with him and I have not completely quit yet. The most i've been able to go is about a week and a half. I feel like I'm doing better than I was before I talked to him last, but I don't know how well-off I have to be doing to be worthy to serve. | By the way, some people have these issues on their mission also. It is up to the discretion of the Mission President to decide what exactly needs to be done about it, but I know from a trustworthy source that it is possible to continue to your mission and receive mental counseling (they have people called to do this) weekly. |
08 February 2013 | I am 20, addicted to pornography, but I want to serve. Is it too late? | I have a strong desire to serve a mission, but I am already 20 (pushing 21) and I am addicted to pornography, have been since I was a young teen. I have not yet talked to my bishop about this (I know I need to) but I was wondering, will this prevent me from serving if I repent and come clean?... Also, any tips for getting clean? Whether I am able to go or not, I want to get clean. Tips, tricks, advice? | I dealt with this as well from the age of 12 to the age of 17. I still have trouble resisting some days. However I've been called to serve in the Teresina Brazil mission. The answer to your question is its still very possible. :) /noFap is a HUGE help for these things. |
Quorum-sensing autoinducer molecules produced by members of a multispecies biofilm promote horizontal gene transfer to Vibrio cholerae. Antonova ES(1), Hammer BK. Author information: (1)School of Biology, Institute of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0230, USA. Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera and a natural inhabitant of aquatic Recently, quorum sensing (QS) has been described as a phenomenon contributing to morphogenic control in C. albicans. quorum sensing a process in which unicellular organisms secrete signal molecules that influence the behaviour of a population of identical organisms, but only when the density (number of cells per unit volume) of that population is above a certain level. Cells sense the concentration of the secreted signal molecule, often a homoserine lactone, which tells them how many other cells are in their environment. When a threshold concentration of the signal molecule is reached, the population Quorum sensing is the regulation of gene expression in response to fluctuations in cell-population density. Quorum sensing bacteria produce and release chemical signal molecules called autoinducers that increase in concentration as a function of cell density. The detection of a minimal threshold stimulatory concentration of an autoinducer leads to cholerae secretes haemagglutinin/protease (HAP) that degrades the gelatinous matrix of chironomid egg masses and prevents hatching. Quorum sensing (QS) activates HAP production in response to accumulation of bacterial autoinducers (AIs). Our aim was to define the impact of chironomid microbiota on HAP production by V. cholerae. Quorum sensing is a process of cell-to-cell communication by which individual cells regulate their phenotype in response to the extracellular concentration of small molecules. This is achieved by the secretion of small molecules into the environment that bind sensory proteins and directly or indirectly affect transcription and translation. This process, termed quorum sensing, allows bacteria to monitor the environment for other bacteria and to alter behavior on a population-wide scale in response to changes in the number and/or species present in a community. Most quorum-sensing-controlled processes are unproductive when undertaken by an individual bacterium acting alone but become beneficial when carried out simultaneously by a large number of cells. Thus, quorum sensing confuses the distinction between prokaryotes and Quorum sensing, mechanism by which bacteria regulate gene expression in accordance with population density through the use of signal molecules. Quorum sensing allows bacteria populations to communicate and coordinate group behaviour and commonly is used by pathogens (disease-causing organisms) in disease and infection processes. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that coordinates the production of many virulence phenotypes at high population density via quorum sensing (QS). The LuxR-type receptor RhlR plays an important role in the P. aeruginosa QS process, and there is considerable interest in the development of chemical approaches to modulate the activity of this protein. RhlR is activated by a simple, low molecular weight N-acyl l-homoserine lactone signal, N-butanoyll-homoserine lactone (BHL Define pathogenicity. Define virulence. Even though a microorganism may be considered pathogenic, it still may not be able to cause disease upon entering the body. Discuss why. Define and briefly describe the overall process of quorum sensing in bacteria and how it may enable bacteria to behave as a multicellular population.
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