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Deseret Industries (/ ˌ d ɛ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / ⓘ) [1] (known locally as DI) is a non-profit organization and a division of the welfare services provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). DI thrift stores are similar to the well-known Goodwill Industries.
In 2006, Deseret Book acquired the Seagull retail chain of twenty-six bookstores and Covenant Publishing, which publishes and distributes books, games, and gifts. [ 12 ] In June 2011, the company introduced Deseret Bookshelf, a free e-reader application for Apple and Android mobile devices, with nearly 1,500 digital titles for purchase.
Deseret Management Corporation (DMC) (/ ˌ d ɛ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / ⓘ) [1] is an American operating company, managing select global, for-profit entities affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was established in 1966 [2] by church president David O. McKay [3] to hold already-existing church media assets. [4]
According to the LDS Church, most of its revenues come in the form of tithes and fast offerings contributed by members. [15] Tithing donations are used to support operations of the church, including construction and maintenance of buildings and other facilities, and are transferred from local units directly to church headquarters in Salt Lake City, where the funds are centrally managed.
In philanthropy, donor intent is the purpose, sometimes publicly expressed, for which a philanthropist intends a charitable gift or bequest.Donor intent is most often expressed in gift restrictions, terms, or agreements between a donor and donee, but it may also be expressed separately in the words, actions, beliefs, and giving practices of a philanthropist.
The provisional 1849 boundaries of the State of Deseret, named after the word for honeybees in the Book of Mormon. The proposed boundary of Deseret is the dotted line, while the Utah Territory is blue and outlined in black; boundaries are not exact. Deseret was proposed as a name for the U.S. state of Utah.
Because of financial troubles, The Deseret News Company leased the News along with the company's jobs press (printing and bookbinding), and merchandising—on October 1, 1892—to the Cannon family. The Cannon family formed a company to be the lessee of the News and called this company the Deseret News Publishing Company. But, the Cannon family ...
The LDS Church first published "For the Strength of Youth" in 1965. [1] Subsequent editions were published in 1966, two in 1968, 1969, 1972, [2] 1990, 2001, 2011, and most recently in 2022 (10th edition).