The boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret (orange with black outline) as proposed in 1849. Modern state boundaries are underlaid for reference.
Status
Unrecognized state
Capital
Great Salt Lake City
Common languages
English
Deseret Alphabet (limited)
Religion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Government
Theodemocracy
• Governor
Brigham Young
• Lieutenant Governor
Heber C. Kimball
History
• Established
1849
• Disestablished
1850
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Centralist Republic of Mexico
Utah Territory
Today part of
United States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
The State of Deseret (modern pronunciation /ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ⓘDEZ-ə-RET,[1] contemporaneously /dɛsiːrɛt/dess-ee-ret, as recorded in the Deseret Alphabet spelling 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻)[2] was a proposed state of the United States, promoted by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who had founded settlements in what is today the state of Utah. A provisional state government operated for nearly two years in 1849–50, but was never recognized by the United States government. The name Deseret derives from the word for "honeybee" in the Book of Mormon.[3]
^churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved February 25, 2012), IPA-ified from «dĕz-a-rĕt´»
^"DESERET". Book of Mormon Onomasticon. Brigham Young University. Deseret Alphabet: 𐐔𐐇𐐝𐐀𐐡𐐇𐐓 (dɛsiːrɛt)
^"Ether 2". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
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