I HAVE FOUND A WAY TO FIX THIS BUG, AND IT LEAVES ALL OF YOUR SETTINGS AND WORLDS UNTOUCHED! However you need to have been backing-up... Sorry... Find one that has one with an older version of Minecraft on it. BUT FIRST, BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, BACK UP YOUR PHONE!!!!! When that's done, restore the backup with an older version of the game and open Minecraft. Tap the skin button and select custom skin, choose whatever skin you want that is in your gallery. Close Minecraft, restore the most recent backup (the one you saved prior to this) and reopen Minecraft, this should fix it. If it doesn't or if you don't have a backup with an older version of Minecraft, try the way that the Mod Mega_Spud suggested.
I started a new world after this issue, and I found some immediately. Thank you for trying to help me rplatham.
It is a new world, and thank you for helping me.
Felix michael andersmith, have you been backing your phone up?