Elizabeth Smart Marks 20 Years Since Her Life-Altering Abduction
Elizabeth Smart never set out to become a figure recognized worldwide for fighting sexual violence and kidnapping — but 20 years after her abduction in Utah, that's where she finds herself.
We all hear the phrase: "One person can make a difference," Smart notes, "but in my mind, that person was never me, it was always somebody else."
A natural introvert, Smart says she found her voice — and her purpose — little by little with each opportunity to speak out until it became a part of her identity.
"And so as I met all of these other survivors and heard their stories and heard what they've been through, it made me think: 'Maybe I can be that one person. And maybe I can do something more than just live my life the way that I thought it would go,'" Smart said during an interview with KSL.com at the Elizabeth Smart Foundation office in downtown Salt Lake City.
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