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Elizabeth Smart: 'I Feel So Lucky'

Posted Jun 12, 08 11:33 AM CDT in Glossies,  Crime & Courts,  Gossip 

(Newser) – Elizabeth Smart was just 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom 6 years ago, but says she emerged from the 9-month ordeal unscathed. People profiles the 20-year-old, now a music major at Brigham Young University, who says, "I feel so lucky to be here. From the day I came home, I haven't wasted time looking back."    

"I feel so fortunate that I was able to come through this unscarred. I want to tell other people, 'Don't give up. Miracles do happen,' " she tells the magazine. "I'm not sorry this happened to me anymore, because it made me grow up."

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Brian Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, in March 2003 mug shots, were indicted in the spring spring on federal charges on top of the state counts they already face for the 2002 abduction.   (AP Photo/Salt Lake County Sheriff, File)
Elizabeth Smart speaks about her 9-month abduction 6 years ago, saying her story might help other children.   (People)
In 2006, Elizabeth Smart attended President Bush's signing of the Adam Walsh Child Protection And Safety bill, which she and her father helped get passed.   (Getty Images)
Elizabeth Smart accepts the Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Courage Award in 2004.   (Getty Images)
This photo of Elizabeth Smart was released after her 2002 abduction.   (Getty Images)
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