the church owned "all alcohol production in the state at one point." Catch up quick: The word "deseret" is from the Book of Mormon and means "honey bee" — an animal associated with ...

Mormon Temple, commemorating statehood ... petitioned to enter the Union as the state of Deseret. Statehood would give the region more autonomy through its own elected state government and ...

Patrick Mason, professor of Mormon history and culture at Utah State University ... pointing to how the church had managed its 290,000 acre Deseret Ranches in central Florida since the early ...

Utah will fund the purchase of a downtown thrift store owned and operated by the Mormon church for $4.46 ... told members of a state homeless committee the church would operate the thrift store ...

Mormon Temple, commemorating statehood ... petitioned to enter the Union as the state of Deseret. Statehood would give the region more autonomy through its own elected state government and ...