Nauvoo Supply Co.

Be Yourself Deseret Shirt

$26.00

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Color: Black

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Because sometimes the best way to be true to yourself is through a 19th-century phonetic alphabet that literally means "honeybee."

This shirt features "Bee Yourself" in English letters styled to look like the Deseret alphabet - Brigham Young's ambitious 1850s spelling reform project. It's not actual Deseret script (that would be unreadable to most people), but rather a clever visual nod that captures the aesthetic while keeping the message clear. If you know, you know. And if you don't know, well, this shirt just became a conversation starter about one of the most fascinating (and short-lived) chapters in LDS history.

The cultural layers

Deseret means honeybee in the Jaredite language from the Book of Mormon
The Deseret alphabet was designed to reform English spelling
This design manages to be both historically nerdy and pretty decent life advice
The lettering style mimics Deseret alphabet characters while spelling out the English words
Only people with serious LDS history knowledge will catch all the references

Product details

Premium 100% Airlume combed cotton (the soft one)
True-to-size fit, pre-shrunk
Printed in the USA
Runs true to size. When in doubt, size up for that relaxed fit.

Care instructions

Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. The Deseret alphabet survived from 1854-1877; your shirt will last longer with proper care.

Perfect for:

Confusing normies at Institute
Representing both honeybees and phonetic alphabets

By Latter-day Saints, for Latter-day Saints - Supporting independent LDS creators, one culturally literate tee at a time.

Production and shipping

_ Printed in the US on a premium quality American-made shirt🇺🇸

_ Expect 6 to 10 days for arrival. That's about 1 day for processing, 2 - 5 days for production, and 3 - 4 days for shipping.

_ Ships for FREE to the US 🚛🇺🇸

Returns and refund policy

We guarantee our items will arrive in the time we listed above and will be undamaged, and of good quality.

If items arrive later than the expected arrival date, we will refund the cost of shipping.

However, because this item was made to order, we can't refund clothes that don't fit, orders of the wrong color, or if you changed your mind.

That said, we're a small family business and offer full refunds for damaged goods if they have production errors or misprints, or if you just plain got the wrong item. Our reputation is important to us, so if there are issues with your order, we want to make it right.We guarantee our items will arrive in the time we listed above and will be undamaged, and of good quality.

However, because this item was made to order, we can't refund clothes that don't fit, orders for the wrong color, or if a customer changes their mind.