Now that we've got the basic types of tattoos figured out, it is time to move on to the basic types of body piercings that are available for you to choose from. You can get piercings pretty much anywhere on your body that you'd like including, but certainly not limited to, your ears, tongue, lips, nose, eyebrows, navel, nipples and so on. These are commonly grouped as Ear, Oral, Surface, Nasal, and Abdominal piercings, and you might be surprised where all you can get yourself pierced. It is literally up to your imagination, so go for it! With all of the different types of tattoos and body piercings that are available today, you will probably find that you'll spend more time just trying to decide what you want to get, rather than whether or not you want to get one. Whether you prefer a tattoo that is realistic, or classic, or simple and elegant, or if you are looking to be a little different and add some form of metallic beauty to your body, you can find what you're looking for regardless of how crazy it might seem. So now that you know the basics of what kind of body art is out there for you to enjoy, let your imagination run wild! For many years tattoos and decorative piercings weren't a real issue for members of the Mormon Church.
Until the year 2000, there was only one reference to tattooing in all of Mormon teaching and that was in the 1965 unofficial personal publication Mormon Doctrine by Mormon Apostle, Bruce R. McConkie. It states; "Tattooing is a desecration of the human body and should not be permitted, unless all that is involved is the placing of a blood type or an identification number in an obscure place. Latter-day Saint servicemen in particular are counseled to avoid the pitfalls of tattooing. Persons who are tattooed are not, however, denied the ordinances and blessings of the temple."
Until the year 2000, there was only one reference to tattooing in all of Mormon teaching and that was in the 1965 unofficial personal publication Mormon Doctrine by Mormon Apostle, Bruce R. McConkie. It states; "Tattooing is a desecration of the human body and should not be permitted, unless all that is involved is the placing of a blood type or an identification number in an obscure place. Latter-day Saint servicemen in particular are counseled to avoid the pitfalls of tattooing. Persons who are tattooed are not, however, denied the ordinances and blessings of the temple."
