Deseret League Baseball

Building testimonies one home run at a time. The official fantasy baseball league of The Restoration.

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

“Pure baseball and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit each base around the diamond in their proper order and station, and to keep himself unspotted from tagging.”- Deseret League Baseball Official League Rules, 1:27

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

“It is a very useful, integral part of the city and region… acres and acres of green grass filled with baseball and softball diamonds.” —Elder Shayne M. Bowen Of the Seventy; The Atonement Can Clean, Reclaim, and Sanctify Our Lives, October 2006 General Conference

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“A young man once long ago claimed he had found a large diamond in his field as he was ploughing.” — Boyd K. Packer quoting Hugh Nibley in April 1974 General Conference talk, “We Believe All That God Has Revealed.”

[joahbalboa @JoahFussell]

@DeseretBaseball we also have some baseball/softball skills in the south

[Michael ‘Current Events Reference' Sorensen @MJSo_and_so]

Deeply relatable line from the article:

[joahbalboa @JoahFussell]

Reading the history of @DeseretBaseball in @the_ARCH_HIVE zine and have to say I will always be rooting for the Restoration league over the Exodus league.

Can't wait to add the baseball cap to this fit.

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⚾️NEW HIVE BLOG⚾️

“I hope this zany sports fiction inspires you to love Church history a little more. I hope it makes you strive for a future where Latter-day Saints are culturally prolific.”

See what inspired @zachisatourist to make our new zine:
https://t.co/s0P697EMBH

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🧢We also have new merch on our Etsy shop, designed by the talented @zachisatourist ! Show your support for your favorite team in the Restoration League.

On sale now for $35!! Get one here:
https://t.co/bb8zSWWdd0

[joahbalboa @JoahFussell]

Hey, @DeseretBaseball check out Charles Callis, president of the Southern States Mission (later of the quorum of the 12), playing baseball with missionaries circa 1924.

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

⚾️ It’s here. ⚾️

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✨NEW ZINE✨

@zachisatourist made a full color zine about Deseret League Baseball — the official baseball league of the Restoration. Church history sites come to life as fully fledged teams that build testimonies one home run at a time.

Snag one:
https://t.co/q6l3hofOlU

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

“In baseball, good pitchers… are masters at deceiving batters. In life, he who is the greatest deceiver of all has tremendous influence. He has many names but is best known as Satan, or the devil.” - Bishop H. David Burton, 1993

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

“You see, waiting until the end of your life to be baptized would be like waiting until the end of a baseball game before putting on your catcher���s equipment.” - The Friend, 1989

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“And it came to pass after I had prayed unto the Lord I beheld a large and spacious ​​​field​.” - 1 Nephi 8:9

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

@thmazing States of Deseret is so good. It is a widely read work around the league. You’d be hard pressed not to find at least one copy in each DLB dugout across the country.

[Theric Jepson @thmazing]

I mean---I'm not saying DON'T buy States of Deseret but you can also get excellent Mormon alt-history right here on Twitter.

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

The Messengers won the Latter-day Saint World Series in 2019, their first and only championship appearance to date. They are one of two DLB teams to win their sole appearance in the World Series. Through 2021, the franchise’s all-time record is 2092-2108 (.498).

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

The Cumorah Messengers are a Latter-day Saint professional baseball team based in Palmyra, New York. The Messengers compete in Deseret League Baseball (DLB) as a member club of the Restoration League (RL).

[Deseret League Baseball @DeseretBaseball]

With the loss of such a major local cultural event, a desire to publicize and celebrate the Hill Cumorah led to a resurgence in Messenger popularity.