Original template file before my changes.

orginal-home.php

<?php $pageOne = get_theme_mod( 'page_one', '2' ); $pageTwo = get_theme_mod( 'page_two', '2' ); $pageThree = get_theme_mod( 'page_three', '2' ); ?>
	<?php if ( 'false' == ( $pageOne ) || '' != ( $pageOne ) && 'false' == ( $pageTwo ) || '' != ( $pageTwo ) && 'false' == ( $pageThree ) || '' != ( $pageThree ) ) { ?>
	
	<!-- BEGIN .row -->
	<div class="row featured-pages">
	
		<!-- BEGIN .content -->
		<div class="content">
		
			<!-- BEGIN .sixteen columns -->
			<div class="sixteen columns">
		
				<!-- BEGIN .postarea full -->
				<div class="postarea full">
					
					<?php if ( 'false' == ( $pageOne ) || '' != ( $pageOne ) ) { ?>
						
						<?php $recent = new WP_Query(array('post_type' => 'page', 'page_id' => get_theme_mod('page_one', '2') ) ); ?>
						<?php if ($recent->have_posts()) : while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post(); ?>
												
							<?php get_template_part( 'content/page', 'featured' ); ?>
						
						<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
						
					<?php } ?>
					
					<?php if ( 'false' == ( $pageTwo ) || '' != ( $pageTwo ) ) { ?>
						
						<?php $recent = new WP_Query(array('post_type' => 'page', 'page_id' => get_theme_mod('page_two', '2') ) ); ?>
						<?php if ($recent->have_posts()) : while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post(); ?>
												
							<?php get_template_part( 'content/page', 'featured' ); ?>
						
						<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
						
					<?php } ?>
					
					<?php if ( 'false' == ( $pageThree ) || '' != ( $pageThree ) ) { ?>
						
						<?php $recent = new WP_Query(array('post_type' => 'page', 'page_id' => get_theme_mod('page_three', '2') ) ); ?>
						<?php if ($recent->have_posts()) : while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post(); ?>
												
							<?php get_template_part( 'content/page', 'featured' ); ?>
						
						<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
					
					<?php } ?>
		
				<!-- END .postarea full -->
				</div>
			
			<!-- END .sixteen columns -->
			</div>
		
		<!-- END .content -->
		</div>
	
	<!-- END .row -->
	</div>
	
	<?php } ?>