Deseret (,
Deseret alphabet
The Deseret alphabet (; Deseret: or ) is a phoneme, phonemic English-language spelling reform developed between 1847 and 1854 by the board of regents of the University of Deseret under the leadership of Brigham Young, the second President of t ...
: 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻) is a word in the
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1830 by Joseph Smith as ''The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi''.
The book is one of ...
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Deseret may also refer to:
Places
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Deseret, Utah
Deseret () is a census-designated place in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 353 at the 2010 census. Deseret is located approximately southwest of Delta, and about southwest of Salt Lake City. The name ''Deseret'' com ...
, an unincorporated community
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Fort Deseret
Fort Deseret () is a former fort located in northeastern Millard County, Utah, United States, just south of Deseret.
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Description
The fort was built in 1865 during the Utah Black Hawk War to protect settlers in western Utah from th ...
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Deseret Ranches
Deseret Ranches () refers to the ranching operations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida, in Central Florida. The Ranches include several organizations: Desere ...
, Florida, United States
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State of Deseret
The State of Deseret (modern pronunciation , contemporaneously , as recorded in the Deseret alphabet spelling 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻) was a proposed U.S. state, state of the United States promoted by leaders of the Church of Jesus Chri ...
, a provisional U.S. state, 1849–1851
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''Deseret'' (film), a 1995 experimental documentary film
*Deseret, a fictional state in ''
The Folk of the Fringe
''The Folk of the Fringe'' (1989) is a collection of post-apocalyptic stories by American writer Orson Scott Card. These stories are set sometime in the near future, when World War III has left America in ruins. The stories are about how a few ...
'' (1989) by Orson Scott Card
* Deseret, a fictional state in Harry Turtledove's
Southern Victory Series
The ''Southern Victory'' series or Timeline-191 is a series of eleven alternate history novels by author Harry Turtledove, beginning with '' How Few Remain'' (1997) and published over a decade. The period addressed in the series begins during th ...
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Deseret News
The ''Deseret News'' () is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS ...
'', a Utah newspaper
Other uses
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Deseret (Book of Mormon)
Deseret (; Deseret: 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻) is a term derived from the Book of Mormon, a scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and other Latter Day Saint groups. According to the Book of Mormon, "desere ...
, meaning "honeybee"
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Deseret alphabet
The Deseret alphabet (; Deseret: or ) is a phoneme, phonemic English-language spelling reform developed between 1847 and 1854 by the board of regents of the University of Deseret under the leadership of Brigham Young, the second President of t ...
, a 19th c. phonemic English spelling reform
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Deseret Test Center
The Deseret Test Center was a U.S. Army operated command in charge for testing chemical and biological weapons during the 1960s. The Deseret was headquartered at Fort Douglas, Utah, a former U.S. Army base.
History
Progress toward standardizin ...
, 1960s U.S. Army CBW test facility
* University of Deseret, 1850–1892, now
University of Utah
The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...
* Deseret Nation, or
#DezNat; users described as alt-right Mormons
See also
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