The Prophet Nephi from His Garden Tower

This is my free coloring pages blog. Today I am posting a drawing I did in church. 

It is the prophet Nephi speaking to the people from his garden tower. 

Prophet Nephi from His Garden Tower 

THIS Nephi is not the Nephi who traveled to the New World from Jerusalem. This Nephi is from over 500 years later. He was the prophet when his people, the Nephites, were going downhill as far as keeping the commandments. In other words, they were BREAKING the commandments.  Gadianton Robbers controlled the corrupt government. Gadianton Robbers were gangsters or organized crime. The people were full of wickedness and pride. 

This is an amazing story. Nephi had a garden tower. He lived by the road that led to the main marketplace. He was so upset at the wickedness of the people that he went onto his tower to pray. Passersby heard Nephi's prayer, and a crowd started to gather. Nephi stood and began addressing the crowd and condemning the wickedness of the people and the wickedness of their government. He testified about Jesus and reminded the people about former prophets who testified about the Son of God.  

Nephi even prophesied that the Chief Judge had been murdered by his own brother.  (The Chief Judge was the executive of the government, like a president or prime minister.) This Chief Judge and his followers were corrupt and evil. Nephi testified of their wickedness. 

Nephi told the people that both the dead Chief Judge and the murderer were both members of the band of Gadianton Robbers. The people sent runners to check, and sure enough, the Chief Judge was dead, having been murdered. 

Some people accused Nephi of being involved in the killing. They arrested him and took him before other corrupt judges. Nephi did something that proved his innocence and revealed the murderer. Nephi told the people to send a man to talk to the brother of the Chief Judge. It is kinda complicated, but the killer confessed that he killed his own brother, and the killer even exonerated Nephi. 

Nephi was freed and left alone. He was instructed by God to go among the people and call them unto repentance. A great war broke out among the Nephites. Nephi smote the land with a draught or famine when he saw that the people were about to be destroyed by war. The famine killed many of the most wicked people ammd the remainder repented. Then Nephi asked the Lord to send rain again. 

Read all about it in The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Christ. The story is found in Heleman chapters 7-9.  By the way, Chapter 10 is where you read about how the prophet Nephi is given great power to bring his people unto repentance.

A quick note about the drawing: The clothing is similar to clothing worn by the people of ancient North America... particularly the people of the Mound Builder cultures. Some people think that the Book of Mormon events happened along the Mississippi River valley and nearby areas. 

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3 More Mermaid coloring pages

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Today's new drawings are of 3 different Mermaids. 

Tracia the Mommy Mermaid

I last drew Tracia when she was expecting. Well, the merbaby arrived a while ago. His name is Mikey!  As you can see, Tracia sometimes is a Treasure Mermaid as well. Here she has found a priceless giant diamond and a chest of treasure. Her baby, Mikey, is swimming nearby. Baby Merpeople can swim as soon as they are born. Of course, they can also extract oxygen from the water with their specialized lungs. A Mereperson can get oxygen from both the air and from water. 

Can you spot the sea anemone and a clownfish?  How about the shark, the two jellyfish, the clams, the starfish, the sea turtle, and the eel?  There is also a small striped tropical fish and a brain coral. 

A Young Mercouple in Love

This is a pair of Merpeople who are in love. They are meeting at a seastack that is in shallow water. You can see a cruise ship off in the distance. Some Merpeople like to appear briefly to cruise passengers to give them a thrill. 

Can you spot the clam? How about the starfish, the crab, the brain coral, two fish, and several barnacles on the seastack? There is also a pair of Laughing Gulls. These gulls are one of the species of gulls with a black head. Only the male has a black head.  Laughing Gulls are common all along the East Coast of North America.  With that in mind, is this the Pacific or the Atlantic Ocean? 

Cruise Mermaid on the Dunes by a Beach

This is Playa a Cruise Mermaid. She also could also be called a Beach Mermaid. As was mentioned earlier, some Merpeople like to give cruiseship passaners a brief glimpse. Playa can, like all Mermaids and Mermen, can transform into mortal form. 

The Trident that Playa is holding is like a wand that Fairies carry. In fact, some people think that Merpeople are actually a type of Water Fairy or Ocean Fairy.  These sentient beings live in cities under the sea and they use their magic to keep hidden from mortal eyes. 

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B-1 Bomber escorted by F-15s

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Today's new drawing is of a B-1 Bomber and two Fighter Aircraft. 

B-1 Bomber escorted by F-15s 

The B-1 Bomber is a large bomber operated by the United States Air Force. It has the highest payload of any bomber currently in the Air Force.  It can carry up to 75,000 lbs or 34,000 kg of munitions - and that is just internally. It has a wingspan of 137 feet when extended. But the wings can swing to be swept back and then they are only 75 feet wide. It is 146 feet long. Fully loaded the B-1 weighs up to 470,000 lbs. 

The B-1 Bomber has a range of 7,500 miles or 12,000 km. It has a maximum speed of 900 mph... or about Mach 1.25. That means 1.25 x the speed of sound... or 1,148 kph. By the way, the range can be extended by mid-air refuling. 

This B-1 is being excorted by 2 F-15 Fighters. The F-15 has never lost an air to air fight ever. It is now being produced in a new and modern form called the F-15EX. This newest version has all the bells and whistles. It has modern radar, fly by wire controls, etc. etc. That etc. includes an amazingly fast and powerful computer and digital displays. 

The F-15EX is about 64 feet long. It has a wingspan of about 43 feet. It has a top speed of Mach 2.5 or 1,900 mph or 2,655 kph. So it can fly 2.5 x the speed of sound. The speed of sound is 761 mph at sea level. Of course that speed changes depending upon the elevation - density of the air.  The F-15EX is the fastest USA fighter aircraft. It may be the fastest fighter jet in the world. 

The B-1 was built years ago. It is still in service, but althought it IS supersonic, AKA very fast, it is not a stealth aircraft. The F-15 was introduced five decades ago, but the newest version is being built now and has many modern systems. The F-15EX will be in service for many years to come. The B-1 will probably be retired sometime around 2035. However, the even older B-52 is being upgraded and will continue in service many more years. I wonder if the B-1 might get modernized rather than retired. Afterall, the B-52 is still around and it carries 5,000 lbs less payload.  That is true except there is a conjecture about the B-1 Lancer being able to possibly carry up to 125,000 lbs of armament of bombs and missiles. 

That reminds me. The B-1 in called the Lancer. The newest F-15 or the F-15EX is called the Eagle II. And in this drawing the aircraft are flying above the clouds where they can fly the fastest. Of course the Eagle II fighters are escorting the Lancer so the fighters would not be going their top speed - which is about 2 x the top speed of the bomber. 

NOTE: This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Vehicles and Military Vehicles. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list for this title. IF you are accessing this site in January or Feburtary 2026 then this drawing's title will be at or near the bottom of this list. Have fun coloring. 

Mother Nanotyrannus at Hatching Time

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Today's new drawing is of a type of Tyrannosaur called Nanotyrannus.

Mother Nanotyrannus at Hatching Time

Nanotyrannus is or was a smaller species of Tyrannosaur. It was 15 to 18 feet or 4.5 to 6.6 meters long. It weighed 1000 to 1550 lbs or massed at 450 to 700 meters. It lived as a contemporary predator at the same time as T. rex. 

Some paleontologists have postulated that Nanotyrannus was a juvenile T. rex. More recent studies ahve confirmed that it was its own unique species. It probably preyed on smaller animals so that it did not directly compete with the much larger cousin Tyrannosaurus rex. Nanotyrannus was probably covered or at least partially covered with feathers or hair-like protofeathers. 

NOTE: This drawing in printable form is found by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology" and then scrolling down to the bottom of the Mesozoic Life section. IF you are accessing this site in late January or February 2026, then you will find the title to this drawing at or near the bottom of the list of paleontology drawings. 

Jesus is Mourning for Jerusalem coloring page

 

This is my free coloring pages blog. 

Today I am posting a drawing I did of Jesus.

In this drawing He is mourning for Jerusalem.

Jesus is mourning for Jerusalem

You could call Jesus the greatest prophet. Of course, he also was and is the Son of God. He knew what was going to happen to Jerusalem 30+ years later. He prophesied of the destruction, and He mourned for the people that would be in Jerusalem when it was going to be defeated and destroyed by a superior Roman army. Jesus did not delight in the suffering that would come on the Jews and others who would be living in Jerusalem. 

Jesus came to Earth as the Son of God. He could die because of His mortal mother, Mary. Yet he had power over death because of His Father in Heaven being the Father of His temporal body. Of course, we are all spirit children of our Heavenly Parents. But Jesus was the Only Begotten in the flesh. Jesus taught the people about being kind and unselfish. Yet He also stood up to the leaders who were hypocrites. Yet Jesus' main task on Earth was to suffer and die for our sins. Then He was resurrected and made it possible for all of us to be resurrected one day. We will be resurrected with immortal bodies that will be free of imperfections and illness, etc. 

NOTE: This drawing will be posted on the printable section of this blog. Just click on the "Religious" button and scroll down to the bottom of the "New Testament" section. Have fun coloring this drawing. 

Three Cliff Fairies coloring pages

 Today on this site, my free coloring pages blog, 

I am posting 3 drawings I have done of Cliff Fairies.

These are printable coloring pages to be printed and colored at home.

Rosia the Desert Cliffrose Fairy

Cliff Fairies live high up on cliffs. They can transform to mortal size, like these three in this post. They are lookouts and watch for danger and often help keep animals safe. This first Cliff Fairy is a Cliffrose Fairy because HER village is located under a cliffrose plant that is growing out of the cliff. Almost all Fairies live under trees or plants - meaning underground in hollowed-out caverns that have high technology and magic mixed. These villages are beautiful, and the Fairies have to be their natural size to be there.  That size is around 5 inches tall or so. 

The dark stains on the rock are magnesium stains. These stains are found in the red-rock desert of the Southwest in the United States, including here in Southern Utah. 

Savannah the African Cliff Fairy

On bluffs that overlook parts of the Savannah in Africa, it is where the African Cliff Fairies live. They keep watch over the wildlife, and in fact, they help the mortal authorities find poachers. They have also known to use their own magic to discourage poachers who are after rhinos and elephants. The stupidity of thinking that rhino horns are somehow magical is something that is disgusting to the Fairy community.  The Fairies KNOW magic, and magic isn't from rhinoceros hours. 

Fairies are often friendly with elephants, and the ivory trade is just as disgusting to Fairies as the trade in rhino horns. You will never find a Fairy of Light with an ivory wand. There are a very few Dark Fairies who use ivory wands. 

Papilia the Two-Tailed Swallowtail Cliff Fairy

Papilia is from my neck of the woods. She lives high up in the Utah mountains. Her wings mimic the wings of the Two-Tailed Swallowtail butterfly. The Two-Tailed Swallowtail butterfly lives high up in the Rocky Mountains - including here in the high parts of the Utah mountain ranges. Their scientific name is Papilio multicaudata.  This name refers to them being butterflies with more than one tail on each wing. Obviously, they have two tails on each wing. One tail is longer than the other. 

You may notice that Papilia is not a slender Fairy. Many artists only draw or paint tiny, slender Fairies. Those drawings are fine. But Fairies come in many sizes and colors... or in many races, in fact. 

Obviously, the second two drawings are done from the summer perspective. Those two Fairies are wearing summer outfits to stay cool. Although Fairy Magic can also help Fairies keep warm or cool.

Many Fairies like to wear living plant matter for their clothing. All three of these Fairies are wearing outfits made of woven leaves and/or woven plants like grass. 

NOTE: These three drawings can be found in printable form by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of drawings. If you are accessing this page in late January or February 2026, then these coloring pages' titles will be further up the list.  Have fun coloring these free coloring pages. There are no fees. 

Giant Squid hunted by a Sperm Whale math counting picture puzzle & coloring page

Today's new coloring page drawing is of a Giant Squid being hunted by a Sperm Whale.  

It is also a math or counting picture puzzle

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3000 pictures for you to print and color. Have fun coloring!

 Giant Squid hunted by a Sperm Whale

Sperm Whales are one of the biggest carnivores on the planet. They are possibly the biggest true carnivores because, unlike blue whales, sperm whales don't eat plankton. Sperm whales eat giant squid. Sperm whales are the largest toothed predators since they have teeth instead of baleen. These giant squid that sperm whales eat can be up to 43 feet or 13 meters long. That's the females. The males are a bit smaller at 33 feet or 10 meters long.  A sperm whale can be up to 66 feet or 20 meters long. They can weigh up to 57 tons. 

See if you can count the number of different ocean species in this drawing.  Can you name, or basically name, the different types of animals? Then count how many total individual animals there are in the drawing. Answers located below. 

NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Animals." Just click on the Animals button, then scroll down to the bottom of the list. If you are accessing this page in January or 2026 or February 2026, then the title of this drawing will be at or near the bottom of the list of coloring page drawings.

Number of types of Animals and total number of animals, if you do the math.

 -  Can you locate them in the drawing?

1 sperm whale (Hunting the giant squid.)

1 giant squid  (Being hunted by sperm whale.)

2 sharks, 1 shark of 1 species and 1 shark of a different species, for a total of 2 species, so 2 total sharks, for 2 total species of shark. Be careful with this one. 

1 sea turtle (Turtle is hunting a jellyfish.)

1 eel

6 small bony fish of 3 different species. 3 fish of one species, 2 fish of another species, & 1 fish of the last species.  Be careful with this one, too. 

1 parrotfish (Rounded head looks kind of like a sperm whale's head.)

1 salmon  (Hunting 3 small fish.)

5 jellyfish of the same species (Portuguese man 'o war)

Total number of sea creatures?

Total number of different species?

Also, count the number of bubbles in each column of bubbles...

Number of bubbles in the column of bubbles on the right?

Number of bubbles in the column of bubbles on the left?

Do the math.  What is the total number of bubbles from both columns of bubbles? 

Answers waaaaay below...

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Total number of sea creatures?   Answer: 19

Total number of different types or species?  Answer: 11

Number of bubbles in the column of bubbles on the right?  Answer 12

Number of bubbles in the column of bubbles on the left?  Answer 23

Total number of bubbles in both columns?  Answer 35