Contact images in Samsung Stratosphere?

I've noticed that my Stratosphere will allow me to take images from my gallery and set them as contact pictures, however no pictures (from gmail, facebook, or what I've set) show up in my message inbox next to the person I'm texting-- it just appears to be the blank silhouette. How do I get their pictures to show up? It happened once, but then when I tried to change it to another picture it reset to the standard grey box.
Thank you!

Juneaux, our phones are a reflection of our personality so I know how important it is to personalize your phone and I want to help!
I researched this and did not find it to be a known reported issue. Are the pictures you are using ones taken on the phone or where they pictures sent to you or downloaded? Below I have provided steps on how to set Photo ID for your contacts.
1. From the home screen, select Applications.
2. Select Gallery.
3. Select a gallery.
4. Select a photo.
5. Select Menu (located at the bottom of the display, to the right of Slideshow). If necessary, touch the image to display the image options.
6. Select More.
7. Select Set as.
8. Select Contact icon.
9. Select a contact.
10. Set the crop area then select Save.
If you are still notice that the picture is not showing up run the phone in safe mode http://bit.ly/rMd6fZ and see if it appears. It may be a 3rd party App causing the issue. If this is the case then I recommend uninstalling 3rd party apps and reinstalling them one at a time to determine which one is causing the problem.
Keep me posted.
John B
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