How do I permanently delete my messages on my iphone4S? I delete them, but they come back if my phone turns off. I currently have 7.3GB of saved messages on my internal storage.

My iMessage also turns itself off on its own

Open messages.
tap edit.
tap the - to delete each thread.
or.
tap a contact and delete selected messages.

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    you cant but you can hide em see
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