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Deseret
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'''Deseret''' is a term originally derived from the ''
Book of Mormon'', a scripture of
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church) and other
Latter Day Saint groups. According to the ''Book of Mormon'', "deseret" meant "
honeybee" in the language of the
Jaredites, a group believed to have been led to the Americas during the time of the construction of the
Tower of Babel (see
Book of Ether Ether 2:3 [http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/2/3#3]).
"Deseret" was a proposed name for the State of
Utah.
Brigham Young — governor of
Utah Territory from
1850 to
1858 and President of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS Church from
1847 to
1877 — favored the name as a symbol of
Industry. Young thought his followers should be productive and self-sufficient, a trait he had perceived in honeybees.
The
U.S. federal government ultimately rejected the name "Deseret" because of its religious significance and its resemblance to the
English language English word "desert." The territory was instead admitted to the Union in
1896 as "Utah," a name derived from the resident
Ute Tribe Ute Indians. Later it was discovered to mean "Top of the Mountains."
Some vestiges of the name survive. For example, the state symbol of Utah is a
beehive (beekeeping) beehive; this emblem is represented on both the state seal and the state flag. The state nickname is the "Beehive State."
Various businesses use "Deseret" or "Beehive" as part of their name, particularly those that have connections to the LDS Church. A prominent example is the ''
Deseret Morning News'', Utah's second-largest daily
newspaper. An
Anachronism anachronistic name, the newspaper was established when the area was called
State of Deseret#Territory of Deseret Deseret Territory. Other examples include
Deseret Book, the nation's largest LDS based bookstore chain,
Deseret Industries, a Utah-based thrift store, and Deseret Forwarding International, a freight forwarding business that forwards military household goods and baggage internationally.
'''See also:'''
Deseret alphabet,
State of Deseret, ''
Deseret (movie) Deseret'' a movie by James Benning.
External link
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"Deseret" — ''Definition and Origin''
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