In celebration of Pioneer Day in Utah (Pie and Beer Day for me), a celebration day that commemorates the Mormons arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, this program discussed Utah myths, legends and folklore. The stories are Mormon and Utah centric so it may or may not be interesting for others who read on this forum.
The Miracle Of The Crickets And Other Utah LegendsYou are not allowed to view links.
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LoginThere were several tales covered that I find particularly interesting. One idea that I hadn't heard bouncing around my Utah community is the story that Bigfoot is Cain, cursed to live and wander forever in a fallen state. Another idea that piqued my interest was the idea that some of the Mormon people went underground at some point in time and may someday re-emerge. The LDS Church has a vault built into granite mountain in one of our canyons here. I love to speculate about that place, what's in there, what's connected to it, etc. I know a guy who claims he worked there translating documents.
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"In 1832, Orson Hyde visited Conneaut, Ohio, and preached from the Book of Mormon. Nehemiah King, a resident of Conneaut, who knew Spalding when he lived there, felt that the Mormon text resembled the story written by Spalding years before. In 1833, Spalding's brother John and seven other residents of Conneaut signed affidavits stating that Spalding had written a manuscript, portions of which were identical to the Book of Mormon. Spalding's widow told a similar story, and stated that "the names of Nephi and Lehi are yet fresh in my memory, as being the principal heroes of his tale." These statements were published in E. D. Howe's 1834 book Mormonism Unvailed.
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