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Deseret is a term originally derived from the '' Book Of Mormon '', a scripture of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church) and other Latter Day Saint groups. According to the ''Book of Mormon'', "deseret" meant " Honeybee " in the language of the Jaredite s, a group believed to have been led to the Americas during the time of the construction of the Tower Of Babel (see Ether 2:3 {Link without Title} ). "Deseret" was a proposed name for the State of Utah . Brigham Young — governor of Utah Territory from 1850 to 1858 and President of the LDS Church from 1847 to 1877 — favored the name as a symbol of Industry . Young thought his followers should be productive and self-sufficient, a trait he had perceived in honeybees. The U.S. Federal Government ultimately rejected the name "Deseret" because of its religious significance and its resemblance to the English word "desert." The territory was instead admitted to the Union in 1896 as "Utah," a name derived from the resident Ute Indians. Later it was discovered to mean "Top of the Mountains." Some vestiges of the name survive. For example, the state symbol of Utah is a Beehive ; this emblem is represented on both the state seal and the state flag. The state nickname is the "Beehive State." Various businesses use "Deseret" or "Beehive" as part of their name, particularly those that have connections to the LDS Church. A prominent example is the '' Deseret Morning News '', Utah's second-largest daily Newspaper . An Anachronistic name, the newspaper was established when the area was called Deseret Territory . Other examples include Deseret Book , the nation's largest LDS based bookstore chain, Deseret Industries , a Utah-based thrift store, and Deseret Forwarding International, a freight forwarding business that forwards military household goods and baggage internationally. See also: Deseret Alphabet , State Of Deseret , '' Deseret '' a movie by James Benning. EXTERNAL LINK
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