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Not everything. That's clickbaity. I can't summarize Bradley's emotion and how his son's death effects him. But it did give him some degree of empathy. The idea is that alcohol consumption by the average American at that time would be considered a quite heavy drinker by today's standards. Joseph Smith Sr. did struggle with drink and at times Alvin had to take the family mantle. Nonetheless, Joseph, even from a young age (7) had a sincere relationship with his father and his choice to not drink alcohol for the pain control but only needed the comfort and strength of his father. This was in someways a rebuke of alcohol consumption of his father but not in a judgmental way. It was a relationship thing. PS: I will typically "watch" such a video at 1.5 speed and skip forward by bits and pieces. Sometimes I have to go back because I hit a section of the video that is saying something that is interesting and I was in the middle of the context. But I skip a bunch too.

With D&C 84 coming up, Don Bradley argues why Joseph Smith refused alcohol for his leg surgery. I think his thesis is fundamentally correct and my appreciation for Joseph Smith was increased by listening to this. Edit to add: there is much more that some may relate to (having compassion and grace for oneself, metaphysics of truth is good, etc.). The loss of his son was very formative for him. A deeply personal video this is.

A fairly lengthy discussion, some opinions from facial recognition professionals, and more. Spoiler, Curtis Weber is now 100% convinced it is Joseph Smith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S4ExlyzYtA