President and Sister Nelson coloring page

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There are over 3000 free-to-print coloring pages on this blog site. 

I drew all but a few.  Those were drawn by grandnieces or grandnephews or my granddaughter.

Today, I am posting several drawings in honor of 

the funeral of the former President of 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

President and Sister Nelson

This post is from a drawing done previously.  It is of our former prophet who died recently.  He was an innovative heart surgeon.  He was also a member of the Quorum of the 12 or a prophet for decades. His funeral was today.  His testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ has been very inspiring for me. His name is Russel M. Nelson.  His wife is Wendy Nelson.  President Nelson taught us to have faith in Jesus Christ and to love one another and to treat each other with kindness and forgiveness. 

Early in his medical career, Dr. Nelson witnessed a senior surgeon get very angry and throw a scalpel.  The scalpel hit Dr. Nelson in the hand, I think.  So Dr. Nelson chose to never get angry during surgery.  He was beloved and admired. He was also brilliant!  He helped develop the heart-lung machine.  He pioneered open-heart surgery, as well.  Russell M. Nelson lived a Christlike life.  Like Jesus, Russell M. Nelson went about doing good.  He was a devoted husband and father. And when he put up his scalpel, he became an amazing and kind Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ.

NOTE: This drawing is from a previous post.  To get to the printable form of the drawing, click on the button labeled "Portraits" and scroll down to the title of this coloring page drawing. 

Wood Duck Family coloring page re-posting

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Today's post is actually a re-posting of a previous drawing. 

I DID soup the drawing up from the original version.

Wood Duck Family

Wood ducks are a beautiful species of duck. They are colorful and quite striking.  They are also found in many parts of North America.  Here in Utah, USA, they are only found near the feeding streams of the Great Salt Lake area.  This drawing shows the drake and the mother duck with 3 ducklings.  The male wood ducks are more brightly colored, but both sexes have a feathered crest. 

Wood ducks have been helped greatly by breeding boxes placed by groups like Ducks Unlimited.  Sometimes hunters are some of the greatest naturalists and environmentalists.  Odd but true, in my opinion.

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, will be found at the bottom of the "Birds" section.  Just click on the "Birds" button and scroll down.  This drawing will be at the bottom if you are accessing the drawing near the beginning of October 2025.

Esther outside the Palace coloring page

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I apologize for not posting in a while.  

Quite honestly, the things happening in my country have had me upset.

Today I am posting a picture of Esther.  The very brave queen. 

Esther outside the Palace

Esther was an incredibly brave woman.  She was chosen to be the queen.   She was very, very beautiful, but even more impressive was she was full of faith.  Encouraged by her Uncle Mordicai, she asked her people to fast before she presented herself before the king.  She managed to outmaneuver the evil Haman and save her people, the Jews, from destruction. 

NOTE:  This coloring page, in printable form, is found by clicking on the "Religious" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the Old Testament section to find this title. 

Spicomellus the Oldest Ankylosaur and Tendaguriterus - of the Jurassic Period from Africa

 Today on this, my free coloring pages blog, 

we have a coloring page of two Jurassic animals from Africa.

Spicomellus and Tendguriterus from Africa

Spicomellus is a recently discovered Ankylosaur.  It was from the Middle Jurassic Period.  It was 14 feet or 4.26 meters long and covered in spikes. The longest spikes were almost a yard or just under a meter long!  This was a seriously armored animal.  Its name means spiked collar. But nearly its whole body was spiked. It needed protection from Theropods like the 26-foot-long Afrovenator. 

Tendaguriterus was a small Pterosaur, also from Africa in the Jurassic Period.  Its wingspread was only about 32 inches or 1 meter wide. It had a mouthful of sharp, long teeth and fed on fish. 

NOTE:  This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the Paleontology button and scrolling down to the bottom of the Mesozoic Life section.  

Jesus is the Answer - coloring page of Jesus near Jerusalem

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Today's new drawing I have done is of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Jesus with Jerusalem in the Background

Jesus was and is our Savior.  He volunteered to be our Savior.  He died to pay the eternal price for our sins,  so we can repent and return to live with our Heavenly Parents.   Jesus was the greatest of men - His father of his flesh being God.  Jesus never sinned.  His mortal mother meant he could die, yet his Heavenly Father meant that Jesus could be resurrected.  Jesus had an imperfect body.  

The Bible implies that  Jesus was not particularly handsome.  Notice that I drew Him with a lazy eyelid.  I have this same trait.  One eye is slightly less open than my other eye.  I thought that maybe Jesus had a trait like this.  Yet He was truly beautiful because the inner person is where true beauty lies. 

In these turbulent times, we need to remember that Jesus IS the answer.  He taught love and compassion for others.  He condemned violence and hypocrisy.  He was almost certainly a skilled craftsman, yet He gave up his profession to be an itinerant (homeless) preacher.  His message of love and forgiveness is one we all need to be living by.  THAT is the answer to the troubles in our world.  We all need to truly follow Him and live by His teachings.  He welcomed the stranger. He taught forgiveness of others. He taught against violence.  He taught that we can be forgiven of our own sins.  His example and teachings were to take care of the poor, sick, and needy.  He taught us to be kind and comforting to those who were sad or suffering.  There is no greater example in history of such compassion.  We need to follow His example of caring for and being kind to others.  If we disagree with someone, we need to work it out and not have conflict over the disagreement.  The spirit of contention is not of Him.  It is of the Devil..  We need to learn to disagree with others peacefully.  We absolutely should NEVER do violence to others because we disagree with them.  

NOTE:  This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious" and then scrolling down to the bottom of the New Testament section.  

Cretaceous Friends - Baby Dinosaur Friends coloring page

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This site has over 3000 free printable coloring pages.

Today's new drawing is of some baby dinosaurs. 

It is a cartoon-style drawing. 

Cretaceous Friends

Although this is a fun cartoon-style drawing, it is not totally inaccurate scientifically.  This is because there have been footprints found of dinosaurs, and the footprints have been of several different types or species of herbivore dinosaurs.  They obviously were traveling together in a mixed-species herd... or a mixed herd. These are obviously baby herbivorous dinos.

Another scientific accuracy is the volcano in the background.  Triceratops lived at the end of the Cretaceous Period, and there was a real uptick in volcanic activity the last several million years of the Cretaceous - BEFORE the asteroid hit and finished off the non-avian dinosaurs.  The baby Sauropod would have to be a baby Titanosaur of some kind. 

NOTE:  Since this is a drawing of dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era, you can find the printable version by clicking on the "Paleontology" button and scrolling down to the Mesozoic Era section.  Click on the title and you'll get your free coloring page.  Have fun coloring this fun picture that is designed for younger kids to color.  FYI, there were 3 periods of the Mesozoic Era.  Triassic Period, Jurassic Period, and Cretaceous Period.  The  Mesozoic Era was divided into 3 periods. 

Coloring Pages of Jesus and John the Baptist

 Today on this, my free coloring pages blog, 

I am posting some drawings of Jesus and

John the Baptist.  

These are drawings that I have drawn for 

you to print and color. 

Portrait of Jesus after His Resurrection

You can see the marks of the nails in Jesus' hands.  This drawing is of Jesus.  It could be His second coming, Or it could be Him ascending into Heaven. It could be Jesus descending from Heaven to appear to His people in the New World... as told in the Book of Mormon.  Notice the bird in the distance.  If you frequent my blog, you may have noticed that every time I draw Jesus, I include a bird that is supposed to be a Dove.  The Dove represents the Holy Ghost, who is the third member of the Godhead.  There is the Father or Heavenly Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.  The Father and Son have bodies of flesh and bone, but the Holy Ghost has a Spirit Body so He can dwell in us. 

I will add that you can feel free to add a background to the portrait.

John the Baptist by the River Jordan

John the Baptist was the voice in the wilderness preparing the people for the advent of the Savior, Jesus Christ.  He dressed in camel hair, so his raiment was coarse.  He baptized his cousin Jesus.  And John was very brave, taking on the evil political leaders in his sermons.  This cost him his life. Almost 2 millennia later, John the Baptist visited Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowderty and John, as a resurrected being, laid His hands on Joseph's and Oliver's heads to give them the Aaronic Priesthood. So, John the Baptist had the keys to the Aaronic Priesthood.

Baptism of Jesus Christ

Jesus was baptized by his cousin, John the Baptist or John the Baptizer.  John baptized people in the River Jordan or Jordan River.  He wore camel hair clothing and ate wild locusts - kind of like Elijah did when he was on the run from King Ahab.  John's nemesis was King Herod.  

NOTE:  These drawings can be found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious" and then scrolling down to the bottom of the "New Testament" section.  I will also post the portrait on the Portrait page.  So click on the Portrait button, then scroll down to the bottom fo the list of drawings.