Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago
Why would a 7-year-old Joseph Smith turn down alcohol before going through an absolutely brutal leg surgery—no anesthesia, just raw pain—years before the Word of Wisdom was even a thing?
Once an ex-LDS atheist, now a faithful Latter-day Saint and renowned Joseph Smith expert, Don Bradley shares one of the most powerful discoveries he’s ever made about Joseph’s life. We dig into the deeper context most people have never heard—what was going on in his family and why this moment matters way more than just a “refused alcohol” story.
It’s real, it’s raw, and it just might change the way you see Joseph Smith.
Why would a 7-year-old Joseph Smith turn down alcohol before going through an absolutely brutal leg surgery—no anesthesia, just raw pain—years before the Word of Wisdom was even a thing?
Once an ex-LDS atheist, now a faithful Latter-day Saint and renowned Joseph Smith expert, Don Bradley shares one of the most powerful discoveries he’s ever made about Joseph’s life. We dig into the deeper context most people have never heard—what was going on in his family and why this moment matters way more than just a “refused alcohol” story.
It’s real, it’s raw, and it just might change the way you see Joseph Smith.
