Have Utah's name as Deseret

I know Deseret's claim is large and practically takes up much of the present day southwest of the United States, but is there a chance for at least the name of Deseret as a present name instead of Utah. Deseret can be the same sized as Utah or smaller to satisfy Christians or something.
 

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I know Deseret's claim is large and practically takes up much of the present day southwest of the United States, but is there a chance for at least the name of Deseret as a present name instead of Utah. Deseret can be the same sized as Utah or smaller to satisfy Christians or something.

That's easy; the only reason Utah is named Utah is because the federal government wanted a name more associated with the non-Mormons that lived in the area, (and in OTL they went with a name derived from the Ute Indians) instead of a distinctly religious name. All you have to do is have a bureaucrat or two think that Utah will never catch on with the non-Mormons, and be resigned to calling the territory Deseret.
 
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