
The John Taylor 1886 Revelation Explained. Is polygamy supposed to be an everlasting law? Why did the Church deny this revelation existed in 1933?Stephen O. Smoot is a doctoral student in Ancient Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literature and has published research on Church History topics, including the 1886 Revelation by John Taylor on the New and Everlasting Covenant. Smoot was a contributing author to the Mormonr article that was just barely published on the John Taylor 1886 Revelation.