Chronology of Texts in the Doctrine and Covenants

The following table lists in chronological order all the revelations and other texts that appear in the current (2013) Latter-day Saint edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. For this same list in section order, see Sources behind the Doctrine and Covenants. To compare other versions of the revelations, see Corresponding Section Numbers in Editions of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Dates given in the table were usually determined based on information found in the texts themselves and in other historical documents. In several cases, dates are approximate. For more information on the dating of the texts listed here, see the historical introductions that appear before the texts. The final five texts listed in this table did not originate with Joseph Smith, but with later church leaders. See also Sources behind the Doctrine and Covenants.