The abduction of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases of our time. At the age of 14, just before celebrating her middle school graduation, Elizabeth went to sleep in her family home just as she had always done. Awakened hours later, she was taken from her home and family and held captive for nine long months.

View the clip below to hear Elizabeth describe her first few days after being kidnapped.

Join us at this year’s Heart2Heart Mental Wellness Symposium, September 5–7, 2019, at the Hilton Anaheim, CA, to hear Elizabeth’s entire tale of perseverance in the face of unimaginable adversity.