1996 - 1999

1999 The Friend Magazine Coloring Pages

January 1999, page 39, mini-pictures depicting a Hired shepherd; Wolf; Sheep; Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd; Thief, who doesn’t enter by the door. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, The Good Shepherd

February 1999, page 34, mini-pictures of Jesus Christ; Peter; John the Baptist; The Twelve Apostles. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, The Special Witnesses

March 1999, page  18, My Story of Jesus, 8 mini-pictures to be made into a mini-book beginning with portrait of Jesus and John 3:16, the creation, Mary and baby Jesus, Jesus when 12 years old, his baptism, teaching the people, healing the sick and clearing the temple of wicked men. (continued in April 1999)

March 1999, page  39, 6 mini-pictures showing the Shepherds; Star; Angel; Sheep; Jesus in manger; Mary and Joseph. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the Christmas story, The Nativity

April 1999, page 13, Savior and Redeemer, picture of the Jesus Christ holding a lamb and shepherd's staff

April 1999, page 28, 29, My Story of Jesus, (to be added to the mini-book begun in March 1999), 8 mini-pictures of Jesus and the Last Supper, sacrament, Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected on the third day, visiting many people, etc.

April 1999, page 39, 4 mini-pictures of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, being crucified, the stone rolled away from the tomb, the women. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, Our Savior and Redeemer

May 1999, page 39, 6 mini-pictures depicting the Inn; Money; Levite; Good Samaritan; Priest; Wounded man. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, The Good Samaritan

May 1999, page 45, Make a Kindness Bouquet, flowers and their parts to be colored, cut and assembled on sticks for the flower stems.

June 1999, page 10, 4 mini-pictures showing a Man with a pitcher of water; Sacrament cup; Unleavened bread; Jesus Christ with the Twelve Apostles. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, Remembering Jesus Christ

July 1999, page 13, a CTR Poster intended to be cross-stitched, but the pattern could be a coloring page.

July 1999, page 47, 7 mini-pictures of the House; Wise man; Foolish man; Fallen house; Storm: Rain, wind, floods; Rock hill; Sand hill. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, The Wise Man and Foolish Man.

August 1999, page 15, 4 mini-pictures of the Dove; Heavens opening up; Sacrament trays; John the Baptist baptizing Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story,  The Baptism of Jesus Christ

September 1999, page 15, 3 mini-pictures depicting the Calling of the Twelve (Jesus with the Twelve on the hillside); Peter and John healing a lame man; Philip testifying. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story

October 1999, page 15, mini-pictures of the blind man begging; Jesus Christ; man with sight restored; Pharisees. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story Jesus Christ Heals the Blind Man

November 1999, page 39, mini-pictures of Saul receiving a vision on the road to Damascus; Saul praying; Ananias blessing Saul; Saul (now Paul) preaching in the synagogues. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story Saul's Conversion

December 1999, page 10, 5 mini-pictures of sunrise; fallen temple; The Savior’s Second Coming; Jesus Christ teaching some of His disciples; War, famine, pestilence, and earthquakes. Can be used as flannel board figures to tell about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ

1998 The Friend Magazine Coloring Pages

January 1998, page 28, Scripture Peek-a-Boo Book, featuring mini-pictures of the stories Moses at the Red Sea, Daniel and the lion's Den, Lehi goes to the promised land, David defeats Goliath, Esther gives a banquet.

January 1998, page 42, 5 mini-pictures of Alma the Younger; John the Beloved; Joseph Smith; Malachi; Enoch. Can be used as flannel board figures to talk about Prophets.

February 1998, page 10, mini-pictures of Josiah at age eight, when he became king; The temple being repaired; The book of the law; The high priest; Josiah, grown up, standing by the pillar of the temple. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story of Josiah, the righteous king.

February 1998, page 17, Reading the Scriptures, a family of a father, mother, brother and sister reading together from the Bible.

March 1998, page 34, 5 mini-pictures of Isaiah writing on a scroll; The Savior teaching a child; Mary holding Baby Jesus; The Savior on the Cross; The New Testament. Can be used as flannel board figures to tell about some of the prophecies that Isaiah made about the Jesus Christ.

March 1998, page 45, The Sea of Galilee, find hidden pictures of objects related to the life of Jesus.

April 1998, page 42, 5 mini-pictures of the whale, a ship, The Savior, Jonah, People of Nineveh. Jonah and The People of Nineveh. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, Jonah and the People of Nineveh.

May 1998, page 36, A poster to color with four pictures and room in the center for a mirror or child's picture. The topic is Liken the Scriptures to Myself and The Lord is Talking to Me. The mini-pictures depict: Moses and the Ten Commandments, King Benjamin, Jesus Teaches the Sermon on the Mount, Joseph Smith and the Word of Wisdom.

May 1998, page 42, 5 mini-pictures of Tablets with the Ten Commandments; Moses; Mount Sinai in a cloud; The Red Sea parted, and the children of Israel. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, Moses and the Ten Commandments.

June 1998, page 12, a dot-to-dot picture to color of Rebekah and Abraham's servant from Genesis 24 on the topic He Shall Direct Thy Paths.

June 1998, page 34, 5 mini-pictures of the King’s servant; Daniel; Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah; and King Nebuchadnezzar. Can be made into flannel board figures to retell the story, Daniel Obeys The Lord. (Word of Wisdom)

July, 1998, page 42, 5 mini-pictures of Potiphar’s wife; Joseph as a 17-year-old Israelite; Reuben; Joseph, as an overseer in Egypt; The other brothers. Can be made into flannel board figures to retell the story Joseph Holds to the Iron Rod

August 1998, page 12, Signs of a Covenant, 4 mini-pictures of the stone under an oak tree (Joshua 24), a rainbow, a sacrament tray, someone being baptized, with scripture references for each symbol.

August 1998, page 34, 5 mini-pictures of a Knife; Altar; Isaac; Abraham; Sarah. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story, Abraham Covenants with The Lord (the sacrifice of Isaac).

September 1998, page 12, I Can Pray to Heavenly Father Anytime, Anywhere. A color-by-number picture of a girl praying by her bedside.

September 1998, page 39, 5 mini-pictures of Haman; Esther; Group of Jews praying; Mordecai; King Ahasuerus. Can be made into flannel board figures to retell the story Esther Saves Her People.

October 1998, page 48, 4 mini-pictures to be colored and made into flannel board figures to retell the story Enoch Builds Zion.

November 1998, page 34, mini-pictures of Eve; Adam; Light, darkness; Earth; Trees, flowers, etc.; Sun, moon, and stars; Animals; Fish and fowl. Can be made into flannel board figures to retell the story of The Creation.

December 1998, page 9, Joseph Smith Receives the Golden Plates, full page to color.

December 1998, page 16, mini-pictures that depict Care for the Earth; Read the Scriptures; Be Baptized; Love One Another; Obey the Commandments; and Serve Others. Can be made into flannel board figures to talk about some of the many gifts that the Savior has given us and the gifts we can give Him

1997 The Friend Magazine Coloring Pages

January 1997, page 12, 5 mini-pictures of Joseph Smith plowing, Joseph praying, Joseph reading the Bible, the grove of trees, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Can be used as flannel board figures to retell the story of The First Vision.

February 1997, page 29, make a Heart Gift Box, could be colored or decorated in any number of ways, some cutting and assembling required.

March 1997, (none)

April 1997, page 36, Repentance: Turning from Wrong to Right, 3 mini-pictures showing a child being unkind, feeling sorry, and making amends. Minor cutting and assembly if desired.

May 1997, page 13, Baptism: My First Covenant, a "certificate" that could be decorated with coloring. Spaces for a photograph, child's name, date, names of those that performed the baptism and the confirmation, and lists of promises child made and promises that Heavenly Father made.

June 1997, (none)

July 1997, page 36, I Will Invite the Holy Ghost By....  A page that can be colored and folded to look like an invitation. It says I will invite the Holy Ghost by Remember Jesus (picture of Jesus), Praying (boy praying), Choosing the Right (CTR ring) and Keeping the Commandments (girl reading).

August 1997, page 34, My Heroes and Heroines, a blank page with a fancy border depicting scriptural heroes including Jesus Christ. Child is encouraged to draw pictures of heroes or paste pictures of heroes on the page.

September 1997, page 11, Pioneer Covered Wagon, a very detailed picture, with arrows pointing to wagon parts

September 1997, page 36, What Does Jesus Want Me to Do, a picture of Jesus with two modern children, and mini-pictures depicting prayer, paying tithing, being kind, and being baptized.

October 1997, page 11, Joseph Smith -- Valiant Servant of God, back view of the prophet Joseph Smith rebuking the prison guards

November 1997 (none)

December 1997 (none)

1996 The Friend Magazine Coloring Pages

January 1996, page 12, Earth Decoration, a symbolic representation of the earth intended to be colored and hung from a string for decoration. Suitable for a lesson on the Creation

February 1996, page 32, Valentine Express, cowboy rider picture and maze, could be colored

February 1996, page 43, Nephi Gets the Brass Plates, 6 mini-pictures that need to be put in the correct order and assembled as a book.

March 1996, page 46, Scripture-Study Sam, picture of a boy with scriptures, including minis of "difficult situations" and a scripture reference with the solution. Some assembly needed.

April 1996, page 4, Ponder, Pray and Listen, a three-sided holder with pictures to remind a child to pray morning and evening. Coloring and assembling needed.

May 1996, page 44, Remembering Jesus, picture of mother and son taking the sacrament. A jigsaw puzzle that maybe easier to color after assembling?

June 1996, page 5, Nephi and the Murdered Judge from Helaman 8 & 9. Six mini-pictures to be colored, put in the correct order and assembled as a book

June 1996, page 44, Love at Home, a house to be colored and assembled. When put together there is a slot in the top for collecting paper hearts as a way to track when love is shown to a family member.

July, 1996, page 44, Look, Feel and Help. Inspired by Mosiah 18:8 (i.e. bear one another's burdens, etc.) these items to color are a Helping Hands Badge, and Feeling Eyeglasses, to remind one to look with one's spiritual eyes. Assembling.

August 1996, (none)

September 1996,  page 21, Reverence Crown, an unadorned crown pattern that could be colored.

September 1996, page 44, Reverence for Creation, a stand-alone coloring page or it could be cut in pieces for a shadow box of garden pictures with animals and plants, birdhouse, picket fence, etc.

October 1996, page 44, Honest and Truthful at All Times, the story Joseph F. Smith at camp with a crowd of threatening ruffians. Some assembly so men can "shake hands" with Joseph.

November 1996, (none)

December 1996, page 23, a scrambled picture puzzle  of Joseph Smith that could be colored after assembling