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re: “Wouldn’t a mind that did not consider beliefs that contradict Scriptures, be the closed one?”

Who says I didn’t? The problem is I found the other beliefs to be false. On the other hand, isn’t it possible that a mind that refuses to be open to the idea that the Bible could, in fact, be God’s unique written Word, and that it is the absolute AUTHORITY on truth - couldn’t that mind also be closed?

If the Bible truly is God’s Word, then, unless He’s schizophrenic, it would not be contradicted by further revelation from Him. The Book of Mormon is contradicted by later writings from Joseph Smith, so he isn’t even consistent with himself, let alone the Bible.

For example:

“...God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing.” (Morm 9:9)

“...there is a God in heaven, who is infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God...” (Doctrine and Covenant 20:17)

But, Joseph Smith taught that God was once a human being like us, and became God:

“God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted Man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens. That is the great secret... It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the character of God and to know...that he was once a man like us...” (from the “King Follett Discourse” TJS 342-343, also JoD 6:3-4)

Brigham Young said the same thing:

“He [God] is our Father - the Father of our spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being.” (JoD 7:333):

If men can become gods, then, by definition Mormon doctrine is polytheistic, because there would have to be many gods in existence. Yet it says in

Book of Mormon, Alma 11:26-29

26 – And Zeezrom said unto him: Thou sayest there is a true and living God? And Amulek said: Yea, there is a true and living God. Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God? And he answered, No.

So, there is a problem. These beliefs are not consistent even within Joseph’s own writings.