Why is the group that established this church, known as the Real Illuminati^®, a secret group?

The group behind the establishment of this church introduced themselves in their new American scripture, the Book of Mormon, as the “Three Nephites” and “John the beloved.” They introduced themselves in the storyline given in 3 Nephi, chapter 28.

Except for their chosen TRUE MESSENGER, Christopher—whose given name means “Bearer of Christ,” this group is not known or meant to be known by the general populace. This is to protect its existence from the societal or cultural authorities who control human life upon Earth. If this group’s initiated members were publicly known, each would be propagandistically branded a threat to society (by the spreading of false information) and would be removed, either by incarceration or assassination (imprisoning or killing them).