Deseret

deseret English Alternative forms en 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻 Deseret scriptUniversity of Deseret, , The Deseret second book (1868) right|thumb|the State of Deseret Etymology From the Book of Mormon, in which the word is said to mean honey bee in the language of the Jaredites. Pronunciation en /dɛz.əˈɹɛt/ /dɛz.ɚ.ɛt/ en /dɛˈsiːɹɛt/ archaic en en-us-Deseret.ogg US en De se ret De ser et Proper noun en chiefly historical A state, proposed in 1849 and never recognized, which would have included most of Utah and Nevada and parts of other states. en w:Mark Twain Appendix A w:Roughing It Hartford, Conn. American Publishing Co. 1872 In 1849 the Mormons organized a "free and independent" government and erected the "State of Deseret," with Brigham Young as its head. But the very next year Congress deliberately snubbed it and created the "Territory of Utah" out of the same accumulation of mountains, sage-brush, alkali and general desolation, -- but made Brigham Governor of it. en poetic The state of Utah itself, especially the Salt Lake Valley and environs. en Jeffrey P. Haney Lehi takes center stage at Statehood Day events Deseret News https://www.deseret.com/1998/1/4/19355908/lehi-takes-center-stage-at-statehood-day-events Lehi, Utah Deseret News Publishing Co. 4 January 1998 Nearly 1,000 people attended tours of the 15,000-resident city, a dinner and a ceremony to commemorate Utah's Jan. 4 birthday, when the land of Deseret became an arm of the Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20250816010644/https://www.deseret.com/1998/1/4/19355908/lehi-takes-center-stage-at-statehood-day-events/ 16 August 2025 A script, invented in Utah, conceived of as a radical reform and replacement of the Latin script, intended for writing English phonetically. Example: the word seven in Deseret is 𐑅𐐯𐑂𐐮𐑌. Related terms State of Deseret See also Appendix:Deseret script References Anagrams en deeerst reested steered en Alphabets Mormonism Utah, USA