Other Offerings
Deseret Book operates further business units in addition to its publishing and retail activities. Under the name Zion's Mercantile it produces home decor and religious art. Events such as women's conferences in the United States and Canada are sponsored by Time Out Events. LDS Living Magazine is an LDS lifestyle magazine in print and online. The Deseret Book Direct business unit conducts direct-to-customer marketing through catalogs, e-mail, and the DeseretBook.com website. From 2000 to 2009 it also operated an auctions website for LDS books. Crafts and other handmade items are sold under the name of Mormon Handicraft (Brand purchased from the LDS Church's Relief Society in 1986) and food is offered through The Lion House Pantry brand. It also provides the texts of many of its books online with paid subscriptions at GospeLink.com.
In 2009 a few select Deseret Book locations began selling official LDS Church items, such as Temple garments, which had originally been available only in LDS Church Distribution Centers.
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