The other day I had the wonderful opportunity to listen to and meet Elizabeth Smart. Elizabeth spoke to an audience of captivated women, and I of course was one of them. She shared just a few of her many horrible memories of when she was kidnapped. It was remarkable to see how eloquent, and enlightened she was. She shared these stories with a profound strength, and of course with the underlying message of perseverance. Her message to us is so important. She described that the night that she had returned home safely her mother gave her extremely important advice. To paraphrase, she told Elizabeth that her kidnappers had put her through enough, and the best way to get back at them was to be happy. I think that it safe to say that she has done that. She is involved in so many wonderful things. She also is a newlywed and seems to be very much in love. I am very grateful that she shared her wisdom with me. She really is a "smart" girl :)
What a neat experience!! I look up to her so much.
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