Thanks for this info, It looks like that the theme was in fact out of date and updating it allowed me to change the variant "swatch" setting. 

I have a pre existing product with variant descriptions that is working properly when I click a variant it switches to the proper image.  I have new product that will be coming out soon, however with this product even though i have all the variant de...

I know this is a common question, but to me it seems like a hard one to narrow down.  I feel like I'm doing all the "right" things, making sure checkout experience is simple and quick, decent product descriptions, testimonials and reviews on every pa...