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Why I ended my membership
This Youtube video gets into my story about why I left “the Order,” which is what the members of the Davis County Cooperative Society (DCCS) and Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ (LDCJC) call their cultural group. The quick answer is that I left because I had to in order to feel good about myself,…
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John Bull and Ann Speechley – My Ancestors
– DRAFT – I descend from a man named John Bull and a woman named Ann Kingston whose maiden name was Speechley. References Family Central: http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=4987:1368&ref2=4987:1369 DCCSociety.org: https://www.dccsociety.org/dccs-biographies/frederick-kingston-biography
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Paul’s Second Granting Of Numbers
Following up his first granting of numbers a few weeks prior, on May 23, 1988 Paul gave out more numbers in a Monday meeting. Document
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Paul’s First Granting Of Numbers – New Numbered Men
It had been 35 years since numbers were last given out in 1953 by John Ortell Kingston, the second leader of the Davis County Cooperative Society (DCCS). In this meeting Paul Elden Kingston, the third leader of the DCCS, granted fourteen new numbers in one of Paul’s first major activities as the new leader of…
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Third Governing Board meeting on the Transfer of Power from Ortell to the next Leader
This is the third of three meetings in this series. See the prior post for the meeting earlier in the day on Sept 5th, 1987. Document Summary Worried about the problems he had seen with Eskel, LaDonna, and Paul, Merlin called this meeting at the homeplace, Ethel’s house in Bountiful, with only the governing board…
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Second Governing Board Meeting on the Transfer of Power from Ortell
Document Summary In the first transfer of power meeting Wendell and Elden Kingston (Gustafson) signaled their support of Paul and their concerns about Merlin’s health. In this meeting Ivan, Raymond (Ray), and Merlin discuss the voice and concerns of the Order people. Again, Wendell, Elden, and Paul stress the need to be harmonious and united…
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Site Launch
Welcome to ThePollardBull.com! This is the place to be for the conversation on community growth for those in the Bull family or genetic tree or those influenced by the Bull family in Utah. For a quick introduction to the site see the Channel Rename video from my ThePollardBull YouTube channel, @thepollardbull. Future topics for publications…
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Vanguard Academy: What’s Going on?
What is going on at Vanguard Academy? Is the board being replaced? Is there anything suspicious going on in the case Vanguard is presenting? Find out in my latest video: Useful links Charter School Board meeting on August 22nd, 2022 YouTube stream: Utah State Charter School Board Meetings Page KUER’s Story: Utah reverses course on…