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Thinking Vacation – taking the site in a different direction
ThePollardBull is going in the direction of discovery rather than controversy. My goal is to describe things as they are with up-front and acknowledged biases and perspectives. This means I need to take time to ponder and re-imagine every article from a new place. The mission of ThePollardBull is to assist my family, my former…
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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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1940 Meeting Followup
On Sunday, January 21, 1940 a follow up discourse and question and answer session was given by C. Elden Kingston regarding the “Law of Satisfaction” or “Law of One Above Another” given in the January 1st, 1940 discourse on the subject.
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The 1940 Meeting
On Monday, January 1st, 1940 a major event occurred in the historical development of the Davis County Cooperative Society. This event is known as “The 1940 Meeting” at which C. Elden Kingston delivered the address known by many as “The Law of One Above Another” or “The Law of Satisfaction.”
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A New Power
People deeply desire to be free. It is time for a new power to rule in the DCCS community. That power is the people. There are many good reasons for this. As the people of the DCCS take control of the situation by ousting the controlling family, electing a new board and trustee in trust…