They didn’t speak or move, holding their hands in front of them, trying to appear as contrite as possible.Bishop Gibson remembers well what happened to him when President Faust was displeased and feared he’d be punished again. And having given the boy the honor of his Second Anointing, it seemed only right that Lee should be the one to lay down the punishment.The two young men, Elder Ingles and Bishop Gibson, stood side by side in the temple basement, waiting in the dark, quiet space for their priest leader to arrive. This alone would have been forgivable, even permitted, were it the only time Elder Ingles acted outside of his prescribed sexual activity.When it came to President Lee’s attention that Elder Ingles had not only had sex with his companion, but he filmed it as well, he knew it was time to give him the necessary discipline. Lee knew of Ingles’ tryst with Bishop Gibson but it was decided by the Brethren that this was a fault of leadership, not of the missionary.After all, Elder Ingles had been told to obey his superiors, and Gibson was certainly well above him. Still, the Order has very specific expectations for its members… even those who are yet to be ordained.Having heard of Elder Ingles’ recent transgressions, he felt the need to step in and course correct. He knows that boys will be boys and their hormones and bodies are almost beyond their control. President Lee is a patient and understanding man.
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