State of Deseret
| State of Deseret | ||||||||||
| Unrecognized state | ||||||||||
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 The boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret (orange with black outline) as proposed in 1849. Modern state boundaries underlaid for reference.
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| Capital | Salt Lake City | |||||||||
| Languages | English | |||||||||
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |||||||||
| Government | Theodemocracy | |||||||||
| Governor | Brigham Young | |||||||||
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| • | Established | 1849 | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 1850 | ||||||||
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| Today part of |
 United States
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The State of Deseret (
i/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/) was a provisional state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by settlers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Salt Lake City. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the United States government. The name derives from the word for "honeybee" in the Book of Mormon.
When members of LDS Church (the Mormon pioneers) settled in the Salt Lake Valley near the Great Salt Lake, they wished to set up a government that would be recognized by the United States.
Initially Brigham Young, President of the Church, intended to apply for status as a territory, and sent John Milton Bernhisel eastward to Washington, D.C. with the petition for territorial status. Realizing that California and New Mexico were applying for admission as states, Young changed his mind and decided to petition for statehood.
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