State of Deseret 𐐝𐐻𐐩𐐻 𐐲𐑂 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻 (Deseret alphabet) | |||||||||
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| 1849–1850 | |||||||||
.svg)  Flags of the State of Deseret | |||||||||
 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 | ||||||||
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||||||||
| Government | Theodemocracy | ||||||||
• Governor | Brigham Young | ||||||||
| Heber C. Kimball | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1849 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1850 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | United States | ||||||||
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.