Our Body is a Temple.

St. George, UT LDS Temple

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 it says 

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."

One of the 1st things I did when started living an un-happy life was get some tattoo's.  This may not seem like a big deal to some, but it is a constant reminder to me of where I have been... and they will always be there.
I got 3 tattoo's about 3-4 years ago, and got one more about 4 months ago on a really hard day.... not too long before I got my temple recommend back. It was one of those days where Satan was working overtime to make me feel alone and that I had no value, and that my efforts to be good did not mean much... so I went quickly and got a tattoo without much thought...a big one.
Upon reviewing this recent tattoo I realized that the artist did not do a good job, the lines aren't straight, the filling isn't all the way filled, it is extremely smeared, etc. So I went and asked for my money back thinking that it would help me feel better since this tattoo I will now have to live with does not even look good....but when I went in and talked to the shop they tried to talk me into letting them fix it.
I told them that I did not want it fixed, that I had made life changes and getting more ink on my body was not something I would do, and wasn't something I should have done in the first place. The tattoo artist says "Are you one of them Mormons? We tattoo Mormon's all the time." I replied, "Yes, I am one of those Mormons, but it is a personal choice for me not to get more ink on my body."... He replied, "In your Mormon Temple's don't you hang up fine art? Aren't you surrounded by pretty things inside your Mormon Temple?" I got so upset that he was trying to change my mind that I just needed to leave the tattoo shop right then before I said something I rude.
Our bodies are our temples, and its out duty to keep them clean.
I know that I must now live with my choice until I can get my tattoo's removed...think twice before you make the same mistake for yourself that I did in getting them in the first place. I truly feel as if I defiled my body when I look at my body, but until you get to know me better you will understand that I felt I deserved that punishment for a long time.
Satan is good at what he does, that I can assure you. But he is not right, nor does he have the best interest for us in mind...he is selfish and wants us to be miserable like he is himself.