who set up the deseret community in utah
State of Deseret The State of Deseret (/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ ( listen)[1]) 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.