Body Piercing

Hi Girls,
  So, I've decided to offer you some support on everyday controversy in this section of "VALUES." 
  Question: How many times have you heard "but everybody else is doing it" or "it is the latest fashion/trend!"?? Or even "but at least I'm better than so and so..."??
   When it comes to gospel standards and your values, there is no trend, there is no excuse that all the world is committing this sin, or that you are better than someone else.  How someone else acts or lives does not affect your eternal salvation...how you do DOES. 
    Today, I'd like to talk about something I find all too common in our world. 
    Body Piercing.
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has set forth specific standards concerning multiple body piercings.  "Latter-day prophets strongly discourage the piercing of the body except for medical purposes. If girls or women desire to have their ears pierced, they are encouraged to wear only one pair of modest earrings."
     Why should we keep the standard of "one piercing?" 
     1.  Prophets of God have received revelation for the Church, stating that we should refrain from multiple piercings.
     2.  A single pair of earrings looks nice.  The more you get doesn't mean the better.  You don't need to show off your jewelry collection all on one ear cartlidge.  And then it turns to gauges, lip rings, nose piercings, and those are just unsanitary! I can promise you that you are more likely to get a good, respectible job if you only have one or even less.
     My dad is a CFP.  He was once interviewing a young man to be his secretary.  Well, this kid had his ear, face, and whole body decked out with piercings.  He quickly removed them as my dad walked in.  Sure, this kid was a genius, but my dad didn't like the piercings.  Getting a life insurance policy from a kid who has the grossest ears ever isn't too bright of an idea.
      3. Your body is a temple.  “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that 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” (1 Corinthians 3:16-17).  That was taught by one of Christ's early apostles, Paul.  If you know you are a child of God who has the capability to be an exalted being, a goddess even, and have a beautiful resurrected body, why would the piercings matter?

     So, sisters, please don't follow "the trend."  One is good. Keep being awesome.

-Flame Team.