Deseret

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Deseret may refer to:

  • Deseret (Book of Mormon), a term used in the Book of Mormon meaning "honeybee"
  • State of Deseret, a provisional state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by Mormon settlers in Salt Lake City; Utah Territory was also provisionally named the Territory of Deseret prior to its admission as a territory in 1850
  • Deseret alphabet, a phonetic language developed in the mid-1800s in Utah Territory to assist foreign-speaking immigrants in learning English
  • University of Deseret, the original name of the University of Utah, founded in 1850
  • Deseret Management Corporation, a for-profit management company of assets for the LDS Church
  • Deseret News, Utah's second-largest daily newspaper
  • Deseret Book, a publisher and distributor of books relating to the LDS Church
  • Deseret Industries, a Utah-based thrift store
  • Deseret Ranch in Florida, the largest cattle ranch in the United States
  • Deseret First Credit Union, a Utah based credit union formerly known as the LDS Church Employees Credit Union. Membership largely comes from employees of the LDS church.
  • Deseret Chemical Depot, a chemical weapon storage area located in Utah.
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