Category: Latter-day Saint Folklore

• The "Mormon" Gold Mine

  This theory claimed that the Angel Moroni of Latter-day Saint tradition was not originally an angelic messenger at all, but a code or transformed folk figure connected to hidden treasure, especially a Spanish or ancient gold mine. It developed from the overlap between early Mormon origins and nineteenth-century treasure-seeking culture, including stories about buried wealth, guardian spirits, and seer traditions. Later western legends linked Moroni imagery to lost-mine narratives, especially in Utah.