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Nathaniel H Felt lived an abundant and fruitful life of service to his family, church and community.  Although he is not a "famous" figure in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he is a fine example of someone willing to sacrifice almost everything for the causes he loved most.  Born at Salem, Massachusetts in 1816 he got a liberal start in an environment that groomed him for a prosperous future.  Mr. Felt was one of Brigham Young's closest associates, and was entrusted with Young's daughter Vilate in 1844 (Vilate was sent to Salem for educational opportunities).  From his service as pastor of London, a defender of Nauvoo, as an active emigration agent for his church in the United States and Europe, as Conference President in St. Louis, to his calling as Assistant Presiding Bishop and many other assignments, Nathaniel Felt made his own mark on the Restoration.  Now his many descendants dedicate this website to his memory and legacy.
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What Now?

Monday, June 25, 2007

We attended the meeting at the Cemetery, but (and alas) we have no streaming video for you to view.  In a week or two my brother and I will post the still photos.  The Nathaniel H. Felt Family is alive and well.  Participants on Saturday and Sunday totaled about 25 (if David P. Felt and the rest of us were counted twice) for both days which is about what I expected.  We wanted to down-play this year's event and we accomplished our goal. 

It sounds like our NHFFA president will take us to a new 3 year cycle of meetings where we take two years off between the big events.   That would mean our next get-together will occur in the year 2009.  What is your vote for what we do and where we meet?  I think we still want to meet in the Cemetery and go to the temple on the off years (2008, 2010 and 2011).  Do you agree?  Send me your thoughts by clicking on the envelope to start an email.

Yours Truly,

Jonathan C. Felt, Secretary

 

Monday, May 21, 2007

The 4th Sunday in June approaches quickly again this year.  What to do for the annual Felt Memorial Day has been more difficult a decision than we expected.  Not everyone agrees there should be a gathering each and every year.  On the other hand, father Nathaniel asked us to be there (at the grave) every year.  As a board we will carry out his request for as long as we are able, but it is wise to lower the bar of expectation for a season or two in regards to programming.

The president of our board, David P. Felt, wishes to invite you to attend a short prayer meeting and devotional at the gravesite.  It will start promptly at 6:00 PM on Sunday the 24th day of June.  A webcast of the event will be made available from this website within 24 hours in order that all may experience it first-hand.  We look forward to your webside attendance.

Also of importance to us will be to formally ratify the bylaws of the Nathaniel H. Felt Family Association in accordance to United States and Utah law.  It is the intention of D. P. Felt to file for official 501c3 status before the end of June 2007.  He will conduct a meeting for that purpose in the Relief Society Room of the 27th Ward Chapel starting at 7:45 PM on Saturday, June 23rd.

Mr. Felt would also like to invite interested Nathaniel H. Felt descendants to participate in a special temple session also on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 4:00 PM.  Please be dressed by 3:30 PM.  Family File names of our kindred will be provided up until the session starts.  Please obtain a current temple recommend to participate.  We will meet for dinner in the temple cafeteria immediately following the endowment session.

Attend what you can.

Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:00 PM A short devotional at the Nathaniel H. Felt gravesite
Monday, June 25, 2007 6:00 PM A webcast of the 2007 events will stream from this website
Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:45 PM A brief meeting to ratify the official bylaws of the Nathaniel H. Felt Family Association will be conducted by David P. Felt from the Relief Society Room of the 27th Ward Chapel, 185 P Street, Salt Lake City, UT
Saturday, June 23, 2007 3:30 PM For those who desire, be dressed and in the Salt Lake Temple for an endowment session.  Family names will be provided.  We will eat dinner in the temple cafeteria.

Donations Accepted
c/o David P. Felt, COL (ret)
1652 Pages Place Drive
Bountiful, UT 84010
(888) 207-1872

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan C. Felt, Secretary

 

 

Friday, January 5, 2007 by Jonathan C. Felt

As I was leaving Salem, Massachusetts in the first week of June 2005, I assumed then I would return.  Unfortunately that has not yet occurred, but I remain hopeful.  It was in that same week when I felt inspired to start CousinIT LLC, the company I am now endeavoring to grow.  CousinIT LLC should provide the necessary funding for me to do what I most want to do. 

As a family association, we went forward on our annual gathering (also in June 2005) with a speech from Steve Valentine who represented the Genealogical Society of Utah.  One year later we were amazed to experience the skill and generosity of Clive Romney's famous hymn band, Enoch Train; it also helped for us to have a cousin (Daron Bradford) in the band.  Enoch Train's performance was magical for us, and I want to deal more with that subject in future writings.  Even before I left Salem in '05 we did the most important meeting of all back in October 2004 honoring Nathaniel Henry Felt's home with a plaque ceremony, and I am sorry to report the plaque ceremony has yet to be properly chronicled.  For more information go to the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation's link to the house.

The next thing clearly is form a proper 5013c organization and solicit donations for the Felt Papers project.  Hopefully our little pilot project will be a good start for the Phillips Library to do even more with digitization in the near future.  I still believe in John R. Grimes' original vision, and I will strive diligently to bring it to pass.