[Miss Marple]

Is the legend of Viracocha the basis of the Mormon belief that Christ visited the Americas after the Assumption?

[Unmarked Package]

"Is the legend of Viracocha the basis of the Mormon belief that Christ visited the Americas after the Assumption?"

I had the same question in my mind when I read this post.

I’m not sure about Viracocha, but extensive research on the legend of Quetzalcoatl, conducted by Mormon church member Brant Gardner, concluded there is no connection between Quetzalcoatl and the Book of Mormon’s account of Christ in the Americas.

Digging for Quetzalcoatl's Christian Roots

[blam]

"Is the legend of Viracocha the basis of the Mormon belief that Christ visited the Americas after the Assumption?"

Sorry, I don't know anything about the Mormons.

[Arthalion]

Is the legend of Viracocha the basis of the Mormon belief that Christ visited the Americas after the Assumption?

Not likely. The earliest versions of the legend that we've found predate Christ by a thousand years, and there's some evidence that they may be far older than that.