Whatsapp!!?

[Sarah]

If I uninstall the whatsapp on my phone (just the app not the account), am I still gonna be able to receive messages from my contacts? - If I uninstall the whatsapp on my phone temporarily, am I still gonna be able to receive messages from my contacts? Lets say after some period, I reinstall it again, will I be able to receive messaged that my contacts sent when my app was uninstalled??
And what will my contacts see as my status and dp? when i uninstall? will my status n dp b blank or what my last dp status??