This old form of a beehive is a common symbol in Utah. It has been incorporated in both the state flag and the state seal. The stylized form seen here is on the entrance staircases to the Provo City Center Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The origin of the beehive as a symbol of the pioneers who arrived following the first group in 1847 come from a scripture in the Book of Mormon: Ether 2:3 "And they did also carry with them deseret, which, by interpretation, is a honey bee"
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