Deseret Laboratories, Inc.
A Community Thriving Within Our Community
T
he people of southern Utah and Utah in general have long had histories of thriving amidst difficult situations. This is especially true for its early Native-American inhabitants, whose literal existence depended upon their ability to adapt to nature’s changes and to carve out an existence by drawing life and wisdom from nature, and for the early pioneer settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who overcame privation, droughts, floods, harsh winters, cricket infestations, prejudice, bigotry, and government persecution to eventually thrive in the wilderness that they called home. They accomplished this unprecedented task by working tirelessly together with a strong spirit of industry and community. In recognition of this spirit, these early settlers adopted the beehive to symbolize the cooperative effort and hard work that would eventually make the desert bloom. To this symbol, they attached the name Deseret (honeybee).
10 Southern Utah Business Magazine :: Spring 2022
