Deseret

Deseret( /dɛz.əˈrɛt./) may refer to:

  • Deseret (Book of Mormon), term used in the Book of Mormon meaning "honeybee"
  • State of Deseret, 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 organization as a territory in 1850
    • A fictional state in the story collection "The Folk of the Fringe" by Orson Scott Card
    • A fictional breakaway state several times proclaimed by Mormon rebels and suppressed by US troops, in Harry Turtledove's alternate history Southern Victory Series
  • Deseret, California, former Mormon farming community
  • Deseret, Utah, unincorporated community
    • Fort Deseret, fortification erected by Mormon settlers during the Utah Black Hawk War, near Deseret, Utah.
  • Deseret alphabet, phonetic alphabet developed in the mid-19th century in Utah Territory to assist foreign-speaking immigrants in learning English
  • University of Deseret, original name of the University of Utah, founded in 1850
  • Deseret Management Corporation, for-profit management company of assets for the LDS Church
  • Deseret News, Utah's second-largest daily newspaper
  • Deseret Book, publisher and distributor of books relating to the LDS Church
  • Deseret Telegraph Company, first telegraphy company in Utah
  • Deseret Manufacturing Company, early attempt at sugar processing in Utah
  • Deseret Industries, Utah-based thrift store
  • Deseret Ranch in Florida, largest cattle ranch in the United States
  • Deseret First Credit Union, Utah based credit union formerly known as the LDS Church Employees Credit Union
  • Deseret Chemical Depot, chemical weapon storage area located in Utah
  • Deseret Western Railway, coal-hauling railroad in Utah and Colorado