Good discussion. Of course it is possible that Moroni gathered up the entire collection of things that were hidden up before that last day of battle, and carried them to upper state New York (I don't believe they would NOT have hidden them up before that last day). It just seems like a simpler and more logical explanation for Moroni that he went back to the spot they were buried and only took what he needed to finish the record. This way he knew they were safe, and didn't know if he was going to get the chance to write in them.
Had there been more empty plates, and he was carrying them around with him, it seems like he would have known that. Mormon had control of them before that last day, suggesting Moroni didn't know much about them when he "sat down to finish his father's record" in Mormon 8. It seems most other authors tells who they give the plates to, but Mormon didn't, making it appear he didn't know any more would be written. Even Mormon told of how he got the plates from Ammaron. It "appears" that Mormon buried them *for good* before that last day. That's one strong impression I've had as I've studied this section of the book.
Thanks for the discussion. I obviously don't know what happened, I just like to ponder about events and picture them in my mind and how they may have happened. I've discovered a lot of interesting things doing this.
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