Posted by:
Myron Donnerbalken
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Date: June 30, 2016 06:54AM
Actor Fred Hunting used to play John in the temple movie. Apparently (nobody seems to know) he was on the outs with the church over LGBT issues. So LDS Inc. actually edited him out of the existing movie, replacing him with another actor. I would have taken some green screen technology, and is a testament to how far the church will go to make it appear as if nothing has happened. "Nope. Nothing to see here," they like to say. "Please move on." But on the Wheat & Tares website they tell the story and include a nice poem about Temple John:
//I'd include the link, but I'm afraid it may not fly with admin. So just google this poem and read the article.//
Temple John: Where do the Fallen Go?
You disappeared without the slightest trace,
Your face erased, estrangement none knows why.
To Punic marble pillars in the sky
A new disciple came to take your place.
And ne’er a hole to mark the spot you took,
For from your sacred calling did you swerve.
Though stalwart in the background one may serve,
Once fallen, soon forestalled in God’s grim book.
The leather sandals that you used to wear,
The apostolic staff you held in hand,
Are gone, as well as angels at your side.
The mighty Priesthood that you used to bear
Cleaves even now unto another man,
Replacing you in temples far and wide.