| 50 - 100 AD | Josephus mentions Herod's polygamous marriages. | Josephus | Translation Ancient |
| 100 - 100 AD | Josephus reports the name of Moses' Cushite wife as Tharbis. | Josephus | Translation Ancient |
| 1830 | Ether 1:40–41 and 6:20 in the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Translation |
| Jul 1830 | Joseph reveals Church to be governed "by common consent." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1831 - 1833 | JST edits to passages in 1 Kings on the polygamy of David and Solomon. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| 1835 | 1835 First Presidency explains why they included a section on government in the Doctrine and Covenants. | First Presidency | Direct |
| 1835 | 1835 First Presidency explains significance of content in Doctrine & Covenants. | First Presidency | Direct |
| Aug 1835 | 1835 D&C declares that the Church believes in monogamy. | Oliver Cowdery | Direct |
| 1837 | Ether 1:40–41 and 6:20 in the Kirtland 1837 edition of the Book of Mormon describe the families of Jared and the Brother of Jared. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Translation |
| 1840 | LaFayette C. Lee recalls Joseph saying that his words were, at times, cited as if scripture. | Lafayette C. Lee | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Jul 12, 1843 | Joseph C. Kingsbury manuscript copy of D&C 132. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1855 | Brigham teaches that there is no singular revelation that "is perfect in its fulness"; God speaks to people according to our abilities. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1876 | First canonical edition of D&C 132 in the 1876 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1878 | The 1878 Pearl of Great Price contains the text of D&C 132. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| 1879 | Ether 7:1–2 in the 1879 Book of Mormon. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Translation |
| 1879 | 1879 Book of Mormon Ether 1:40–41 speaks of the brother of Jared's "families." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Translation |
| Oct 10, 1880 | John Taylor comments on importance of submitting decisions to body of Church. | John Taylor | Scribed Summary |
| Nov 15, 1880 | George Q. Cannon discusses canonization process. | George Q. Cannon | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1882 | John Taylor provides a summary statement of the LDS view of marriage in the 1880s; emphasizes that plural marriage is the divinely ordained means for the human race to be propagated. | John Taylor | Direct |
| 1883 | Erastus Snow relates what Joseph told him about contents in the 116 pages. | Erastus Snow | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Late |
| 1884 | Text of the 1882 Edmunds Act. | Tribune Printing and Publishing Co. | Direct |
| 1886 - 1911 | John W. Taylor copy of the 1886 Taylor revelation. | John W. Taylor | Reprint |
| 1886 - 1923 | Anonymous Taylor family member copy of John Taylor's 1886 revelation. | John Taylor | Direct |
| Sep 27, 1886 | Original handwritten copy of John Taylor's 1886 revelation. | John Taylor | Holograph |
| Sep 27, 1886 | Photographic reprint of the 1886 Taylor revelation. | John Taylor | Holograph Direct |
| Sep 27, 1886 | Photographic facsimile of the John Taylor 1886 revelation. | John Taylor | Holograph Direct |
| Aug 3, 1887 | Deseret News announces the death of John Taylor. | Deseret News | Journalism |
| Apr 13, 1889 | Deseret News reports Wilford Woodruff sustained as Church president. | Deseret News | Journalism |
| Nov 24, 1889 | Revelation to Wilford Woodruff dated November 24, 1889. | Wilford Woodruff | Holograph Direct |
| Sep 25, 1890 | The Manifesto is first published in the Deseret Evening News on September 25, 1890. | Deseret Evening News | Direct |
| Sep 30, 1890 | Heber J. Grant hears John W. Taylor tell the Quorum of the Twelve about his (Taylor's) father's 1886 revelation. | Heber J. Grant | Direct |
| Oct 6, 1890 | Official text of Wilford Woodruff's 1890 manifesto ending plural marriage. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1892 | B. H. Roberts' biography of John Taylor records the place of his death. | B. H. Roberts | Secondary |
| 1892 | B. H. Roberts describes John Taylor going into hiding in 1885 after passage of the Edmunds Act. | B. H. Roberts | Direct Secondary |
| Apr 1, 1892 | Abraham H. Cannon records that in quorum meeting John W. Taylor mentioned his father's revelation. | Abraham H. Cannon | Direct |
| Apr 6, 1904 | JFS releases 1904 Manifesto ending plural marriage definitively. | Joseph F. Smith | Direct |
| 1908 | Ether 1:16 (LDS Ether 1:41) RLDS 1908 edition of the Book of Mormon uses the singular "family" for the Brother of Jared. | Community of Christ | Translation |
| Aug 3, 1909 | 1909 copy of the 1886 John Taylor revelation by Joseph Fielding Smith. | Joseph Fielding Smith | Direct |
| Feb 22, 1911 - Mar 1, 1911 | Reprint of minutes of membership trial of John W. Taylor; mentions the quorum discussion around the 1886 Taylor revelation. | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Feb 22, 1911 - Mar 1, 1911 | Reprint of minutes of membership trial of John W. Taylor; mentions the quorum discussion around the 1886 Taylor revelation. | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| May 13, 1911 | Salt Lake Tribune reports on John W. Taylor's excommunication in 1911. | The Salt Lake Tribune | Journalism |
| Aug 1, 1915 | Nathaniel Baldwin hears of the John Taylor revelation at a fundamentalist meeting. | Nathaniel Baldwin | Holograph Direct |
| Aug 18, 1921 | B. H. Roberts comments on canonization process. | B. H. Roberts | Direct |
| Mar 12, 1922 | Joseph W. Musser records account of the 1886 Taylor revelation and copies it in his journal. | Joseph W. Musser | Direct |
| 1927 | Broadbent publishes the Taylor revelation circa 1927. | Joseph Leslie Broadbent | Reprint |
| Jun 17, 1933 | First Presidency (Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins, J. Reuben Clark) publish official statement denouncing the practice of plural marriage in the Church. | First Presidency | Direct |
| Jul 18, 1933 | Memorandum from J. Reuben Clark explaining how the First Presidency came in possession of the Taylor Revelation. | J. Reuben Clark | Direct |
| Jul 18, 1933 | Memorandum from J. Reuben Clark explaining how the First Presidency acquired the 1886 revelation. | J. Reuben Clark | Direct |
| 1934 | Reprint of the 1886 Taylor revelation circa 1934. | John Taylor | Reprint |
| Feb 10, 1934 | Letter of Anthony W. Ivins written in 1934 disputes the binding authority of the Taylor revelation. | Anthony W. Ivins | Direct Reprint |
| Sep 1, 1934 | Douglas M. Todd, Sr. records an account of how the Taylor revelation was returned to the Church. | Douglas M. Todd, Sr. | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Dec 31, 1934 | Apostle Melvin J. Ballard addresses the Taylor revelation in a 1934 letter. | Melvin J. Ballard | Direct Reprint |
| Oct 1938 | Joseph W. Musser in Truth magazine publishes photographic facsimile of the Taylor revelation. | John Taylor | Direct Reprint |
| 1940 - 1949 | Unknown Fundamentalist source claims B. H. Roberts thought the 1886 revelation was authentic. | Unknown | Unsourced |
| 1940 - 1949 | Anonymous Fundamentalist publication from circa 1940s reprints the John Taylor revelation. | John Taylor | Reprint |
| Nov 1940 | Joseph W. Musser quotes the Taylor revelation in a 1940 article on John Taylor. | Joseph W. Musser | Direct |
| Feb 1942 | Joseph W. Musser reprints the Taylor revelation in a 1942 article. | Joseph W. Musser | Direct |
| 1959 | Chapter 5 of Dean C. Jessee's dissertation discusses the 1886 Taylor revelation. | Dean Jessee | Direct Secondary |
| 1963 | 1963 Fundamentalist reprint of the John Taylor revelation. | John Taylor | Direct Reprint |
| Jul 8, 1964 | Harold B. Lee offers criteria for doctrinal authoritativeness. | Harold B. Lee | Direct |
| 1969 | Hugh B. Brown comments on what makes teachings binding. | Hugh B. Brown | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| 1970 | Kenneth W. Godfrey writes on the 1886 John Taylor revelation in Dialogue. | Kenneth W. Godfrey | Direct Secondary |
| Apr 25, 1972 | Typescript copy of Joseph Fielding Smith's copy of John Taylor's 1886 revelation. | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| 1974 | Mark E. Petersen disputes the authenticity of the 1886 John Taylor revelation. | Mark E. Petersen | Direct |
| 1976 | Samuel W. Taylor writes about the 1886 revelation in biography of his grandfather. | Samuel W. Taylor | Direct Secondary |
| 1979 | J. Max Anderson writes on the 1886 revelation in his 1979 book. | J. Max Anderson | Direct Secondary |
| Jun 4, 1979 | Samuel W. Taylor discusses his grandfather's 1886 revelation. | Samuel W. Taylor | Direct Reprint |
| 1985 | D. Michael Quinn discusses the archival history of the John Taylor revelation. | D. Michael Quinn | Direct Secondary |
| 1985 | Samuel W. Taylor and Raymond W. Taylor record the 1886 revelation among John Taylor's papers. | Samuel W. Taylor and Raymond W. Taylor | Direct Secondary |
| Mar 1989 | Elden J. Watson discusses the 1886 John Taylor revelation; disputes the Fundamentalist reading of the text. | Elden J. Watson | Direct |
| 2001 | Lawrence R. Flake writes on the ecclesiastical tenure of John W. Taylor. | Lawrence R. Flake | Direct Secondary |
| 2009 | Grant Underwood writes on the human and divine nature of prophetic revelation. | Grant Underwood | Direct |
| 2009 | BYU Religious Studies Center publication on John Taylor discusses the 1886 revelation. | Richard Neitzel Holzapfel et al. | Secondary |
| 2012 | Mary Jane Woodger explains approval and canonization of D&C 137 and 138. | Mary Jane Woodger | 2nd Hand |
| 2013 | Esau in the Old Testament is depicted as marrying multiple wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | David in the Old Testament is depicted as taking multiple wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Official Declaration 1 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | Wilford Woodruff | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Jacob says God commanded Lehi to practice monogamy. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Moses 5:43–55 in the current (2013) edition of the standard works. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV 1 Tim 3:2, 12 instructs church leaders to be the husband of one wife. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Elkanah the father of Samuel in the Old Testament is depicted as having two wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Ether 7:1–2 in the 2013 edition of the Book of Mormon. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Solomon is depicted in the Old Testament as having hundreds of wives and concubines. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV 2 Sam 12:7–8 depicts Nathan the prophet as saying God gave David plural wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Amulek speaks of his "women," suggesting a plurality of wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Jacob 2:28–32 says the Lord will command people to practice polygamy at specific times. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Jacob/Israel in the Old Testament is depicted as having four wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Ether 10:5 depicts the wicked Riplakish as a polygamist. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Exodus 21:7–11 regulates plural marriage. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Deuteronomy 17 instructs good kings not to multiply wives unto themselves. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | 2 Chronicles 11:18–23 KJV depicts king Rehoboam as a polygamist. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | 2 Chronicles 24:1–3 KJV depicts king Joash as having two wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Esau in the Old Testament is portrayed as having multiple wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Current canonical (2013) edition of D&C 132. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Ether 1:40–41 and Ether 6:20 in the 2013 Book of Mormon describe the families of Jared and the Brother of Jared. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | David is depicted in the Old Testament as having multiple wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | 1 Chronicles 2:18–20, 46–48 depicts Caleb as a polygamist. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | 1 Chronicles 4:1–8 mentions Ashur, a descendant of Judah, who had two wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Opening chapter of book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon says the Nephites practiced polygamy. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Genesis 4:19 depicts Lamech as the first polygamist. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Leviticus 18:17–18 regulates polygamy. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Wicked king Noah in the Book of Mormon is depicted as a polygamist. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | 2 Chronicles 13:21–22 depicts king Abijah as a polygamist. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Esther 1–2 KJV mentions the royal household of the Persian king Ahasuerus; mentions Vashti and Esther as his wives, and a harem with concubines. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Matthew 2 in the LDS standard works. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Genesis 36:9–13 mentions Esau's son Eliphaz and his concubine Timna. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | 1 Kings 20:1–12 KJV contains detail of Ahab having multiple wives. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Judges 8:29–31 depicts Gideon as a polygamist. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | The Old Testament depicts Abraham as having a wife and a concubine. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Deuteronomy 21:15–17 regulates plural marriage among the Israelites. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2013 | KJV Titus 1:6-7 appears to indicate bishops must be the husbands of one wife. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2014 | Reprint of the 1886 Taylor Revelation in a 2014 volume on Mormon documents and sources. | Terryl Givens et al. | Reprint Secondary |
| 2015 | Brian C. Hales reviews John Taylor's 1886 revelation. | Brian C. Hales | Direct Secondary |
| 2015 | Brian C. Hales describes Mormon Fundamentalist interpretations of John Taylor’s 1886 Revelation. | Brian C. Hales | Direct |
| 2020 | Volume 2 of Saints briefly mentions the 1886 John Taylor revelation in its narrative about the Manifesto. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| 2023 | Church handbook policy on plural marriage. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| 2025 | Joseph Smith Papers comments on the revision of Joseph Smith’s revelations before publication. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct |
