Jesus praying in the Mountains coloring page Also, the importance of communing with God in Nature

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Today's free coloring page is a drawing I did of Jesus praying in the mountains. 

Jesus goes to the Mountains to Pray

Being the God of Nature, I think Jesus loved communing with God the Father, while in Nature. Jesus created the Earth, and He was incredibly powerful, even as a sort of mortal. In fact, Jesus was a willing sacrifice. He could have used His power to stop the illegal trial and even to come down from the cross. But Jesus loved us so much that He had volunteered, in our premortal life, to suffer and die for our sins. 

Because of Jesus' atonement, we can be forgiven for our sins if we choose to repent and strive to do better. Then, because of His resurrection, we all will be resurrected one day. 

I also want to say that getting out in Nature is good for our souls. Hiking, fishing, hunting, birding, Nature photography, mountain biking, etc., get you out in Nature. There is an excellent book called  Last Child In The Woods that talks about how important being in Nature is to our kids and us.  And obviously, being in Nature was important to our Savior as well. 

In my religion, me being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we have the event of Joseph Smith going out into Nature to pray. He wondered which church was true. So, he went out early in the morning of a spring day into Nature... namely, a grove of woods near his father's farm. When he prayed, Joseph was visited by God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.  

Our understanding is that the Word (Jesus) made the world, under the direction of His Father in Heaven. In fact, we are all spirit children of our Heavenly Parents. In our premortal life, Jesus was our eldest spirit brother. 

NOTE: This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the New Testament section. There are a LOT of New Testament drawings, because I like drawing Jesus.   Below is a previously posted drawing of Joseph Smith and his first vision where he saw Heavenly Father and Jesus in what we now call the Sacred Grove. 

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Joseph Smith has his First Vision

Shoebill Bird coloring page

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Today's new coloring page drawing I have done for you is a Shoebill.

Shoebill wading in a Lake

Shoebills are amazing birds. They can be as tall as 5 feet. They can grab fish with their large bills. There is a sharp spike on the end of their bill that acts like a spear for spearfishing. These birds are found in Africa. They have a very unique sound. They clack the top and bottom half of their bill together to make a lound sound that resembles a machine gun sound. 

NOTE: To find this drawing in printable form, just click on the "Birds" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of birds. If you are accessing this blog in early 2026, then you will find the title of this picture at or near the bottom of the list. New drawings are placed at the bottom of the list. Have fun coloring this unique bird in its natural habitat!

New Raptor Dinosaur from Denmark coloring page

 

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Today's new drawing is of a newly discovered raptor dinosaur from Denmark. 

Dromaeosauroides and Caulkicephalus

This drawing is of two Early Cretaceous Period animals. One is possibly one of the very earliest Raptor dinosaurs. The other is a Pterosaur. Both lived in what is now Europe. The Raptor lived in what is now Denmark. 

Dromarosauroides was around 7-10 feet long or 2-3 meters long. It had that killer toe claw and may have been the first dinosaur to have that. 

The Pterosaur had a wingspan of 16.5 feet or 5 meters wide. So, the one in this picture is a ways off in the distance. 

NOTE: This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Mesozoic Life section. If you are accessing this in January of 2026 then this drawing's title will be at or near the bottom of the Mesozoic part of the list. 

I also want to add that Leonardo DaVinci said that an artists never completes a work of art, they abandon it.  Although I don't have his talent... I agree with that saying. I decided to UN-abondon this drawing because I realized the snout was too short on the raptor dinosaur. I also added a Eurotitan Sauropod dinosaur in the background. 

Flying Dragon coloring page

 

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Wyvern Dragon Flying High

This type of dragon is called a Wyvern. They are a type of dragon with wings and two legs. Some people do not consider them true dragons because they do not have four legs. 

NOTE:  This drawing in printable form is found 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 in January 2026 then the drawing will be at or near the bottom of the list of drawings. Have fun coloring this dragon!

Angel playing Her Harp coloring page

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I drew for you today a Heavenly drawing. 

Angel playing Her Harp

My granddaughter asked me to draw an angel playing a harp. So here it is. I actually don't believe that angels have wings. I wonder if the glory around angels can LOOK like wings. I also doubt that angels live on clouds. I actually believe that angels assigned to this planet are all souls who came to or will come to this planet. This is based on the knowledge of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Before we lived with mortal bodies, we lived as spirit children of our Heavenly Parents. We lived in what is called the Premortal Life, or sometimes called the Preexistence. Our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother sent us to Earth as a test and to receive mortal bodies. When we die, our spirit goes to the Spirit World, where we are judged for temporary placement. Good people go teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to other spirits. Good people go to Paradise while evil people must go to Spirit Prison to pay the price for the sins they did not repent of. People in Paradise repented and were cleansed through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. By the way, Jesus was there in the Premortal Life, too. He was our elder brother and volunteered to be our Savior and to pay the eternal price for our sins... so that we could be forgiven. 

Eventually, we are resurrected and face the final judgement. Then we are assigned to one of three Kingdoms of Glory. The Celestial Kingdom, The Terrestrial Kingdom, or the Telestial Kingdom. VERY evil people will be assigned to Outer Darkness. To learn more, contact missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 

NOTE: This drawing is found by clicking on the button labeled "Religious" and then scrolling down to the last drawing in "General Religious."  Have fun coloring the angel and her heart. Also, feel free to make this a colorful drawing. At the very least the clouds (I think) should be multicolored and beautiful to look out, not gray and dreary.  In fact, notice that they are "Happy Clouds." (Thank you, Bob Ross!)

Bakiribu, a Filter Feeder Pterosaur from Brazil coloring page

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Today's new drawing or coloring page is of a newly discovered Pterosaur from Brazil.

Bakiribu, a Filter Feeder Pterosaur from Brazil

This Pterosaur was a filter feeder. It had a large beak with tiny hair-like teeth like baleen in a whale's mouth. So Bakiribu ate tiny things like krill, blue-green algae, plankton, etc. It did not eat fish like most Pterosaurs.

 Bakiribu was discovered in a "regurgitite" or fossilized vomit. (Yuck!)  The regurgitite had fish bones as well, and it is thought that the Pterosaur was eaten by a Spinosaur. Spinosaurs, like Spinosaurus, were primarily fish eaters or piscivores. Apparently, a Spinosaur caught the Bakiribu when the Pterosaur was feeding in the water.

Paleontologists are not sure of the size of Bakiribu. It was probably a medium-sized Pterosaur with a wingspan of something like 10-15 feet. That is 3-5 or so meters. The name "Bakiribu" means 
"comb" in Kariri, an indigenous language of eastern Brazil. Sadly, that language is no longer spoken. The Pterosaur was named "comb" because its mouth had comb-like teeth for filter feeding in the water.

NOTE: This coloring page I drew for you can be printed by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology." Then scroll down to this title. It will be found at the bottom of the Mesozoic Life section. Have fun coloring this unique Pterosaur. 

House Finch coloring page

 

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Today the new drawing is from a photo I took near our home.

It is a drawing of a House Finch.

House Finch on a Branch

My House Finch photo

This drawing is based on the photo I took on our daily walk. Obviously, the drawing is only based on the photo, not exact. We see this House Finch frequently. The photo was taken near sunset, so the light is not great, so the orange colors are not clear. But we could see the orange with our naked eyes. If you look up House Finch, you will see the colors better. I am pretty sure this is a male bird. They have an orange stripe on their head above their eye. The males also have an orange upper chest. The House Finch is around 5 3/4 to 6 inches long. That is 14-15 cm. Their range is from Washington State down to the Baja Peninsula and over to Texas; then from the West Coast over to the Midwest USA, & on to New England. My wife Laurel and I are birders, so we notice birds. 

NOTE: This drawing is found in a printable form by clicking on the "Birds" button, then scrolling down to the bottom of the list of bird pictures. Click on this title, and you will get your House Finch coloring page.  Have fun coloring!