The removal of the three Cokeville paintings during the COVID-19 pandemic followed the 2014 removal of another Teichert painting, The Song of Quetzalcoatl (over which the estate did not claim copyright ownership), to the Star Valley Wyoming Temple over the family's objections. The Teichert estate said the artist had placed the paintings in the Cokeville meetinghouse in 1955 with the understanding they would remain there, and if they were ever removed, they would be returned to estate heirs. Members of the family said they had reached out to LDS apostle L. Tom Perry, (whose wife, Barbara Dayton Perry, grew up in Cokeville and whose father had served as one of Teichert's models for Christ).
Following the 2014 removal of The Song of Quetzalcoatl from the Star Valley Wyoming Temple to avoid family objections, the removal of three Cokeville paintings during the COVID-19 pandemic also occurred. The estate claimed the artist placed these paintings in the Cokeville meetinghouse in 1955 with the understanding they would remain there and be returned to heirs if removed. Family members stated they had reached out to LDS apostle L. Tom Perry, (whose wife, Barbara Dayton Perry, grew up in Cokeville and whose father was a model for Teichert).