A blogger visiting St. Michael's Church in Cascob, Wales, found inscriptions connecting to the "Dyn Hysbys" — Welsh folk magic practitioners whose traditions parallel the treasure-seeking and folk magic culture of Joseph Smith's early New York environment.

The post argues the Welsh inscription offers another data point in understanding how folk magic practices common in the Old World carried into the New, shaping the religious culture from which Mormonism emerged.

The analysis suggests modern visitors unfamiliar with early Mormon history would likely miss the connection between the Welsh magical tradition and Smith's treasure-seeking background.