Deseret Book (/dɛz.əˈrɛt./) is the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher and also owns a chain of LDS bookstores in the western United States. Over 150 people work in its Salt Lake City headquarters.Deseret Book is wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, the holding company for business firms owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Deseret Book is a for-profit corporation registered in Utah.