Ether 4:1

And the Lord commanded the brother of Jared to go down out of the mount from the presence of the Lord, and write the things which he had seen: and they were forbidden to come unto the children of men, until after that he should be lifted up upon the cross: and for this cause did king Benjamin keep them, that they should not come unto the world until after Christ should shew himself unto his people.

The Lord told the brother of Jared to come down from the mountain. He told him to write the things he had seen. But the Lord said these writings should not go to people until after he was lifted up on the cross. This is why King Benjamin kept them hidden. They could not go to the world until after Christ showed himself to his people.

The Lord told the brother of Jared to come down from the mountain and write down everything he had seen. But these writings were to remain sealed—no one could read them until after Christ was lifted up on the cross. That’s why King Benjamin kept them hidden until after Christ appeared to his people.