It was not the intention of the Almighty to reveal a direct translation of the entire Book of the Law of the Lord that was lost to Israel, but to renew the Law and the Covenant for a new dispensation in modern Israel, hence, some of the plates were not translated and some were altered as indicated below to be applicable in James’s day. The Words of the Angel to James J. Strang are analogous to the words used to ordain prophet kings in many dispensations.
The chapters found this book were translated from the plates of brass, taken from the house of Laban, in Jerusalem, in the days of Zedekiah, king of Judah.
Alexei Christopher Mattanovic