Editing Elizabeth Smart (section)

==Personal life==
On November 11, 2009, Smart left [[Salt Lake City]] to serve as a [[Mormon missionary|missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Reavy, Pat |title=Elizabeth Smart could testify before leaving for LDS mission |date=September 17, 2009 |work=[[Deseret News]] |url=https://www.deseret.com/2009/9/18/20341070/elizabeth-smart-could-testify-before-leaving-for-lds-mission |access-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922213842/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705330748/Smart-may-testify-before-mission.html |archive-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=McEntee, Peg |title=For Dorotha Smart, it is time to move on |date=November 19, 2009 |work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/ci_13819040 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126103115/http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13819040 |archive-date=November 26, 2009 }}</ref> Smart temporarily returned from her mission in November 2010 to serve as the chief witness in the federal trial of Brian David Mitchell. After the trial, she returned to France to finish her mission, coming home to Utah in early 2011.<ref>{{cite web |author=Pat Reavy |url=https://www.deseret.com/2011/5/19/20372592/elizabeth-smart-wants-to-use-her-trials-to-inspire-others|title=Elizabeth Smart wants to use her trials to inspire others|publisher=Deseret News |date=May 19, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref>

While serving as a missionary in the Paris Mission, Smart met [[Scotland]] native Matthew Gilmour. In January 2012, after a courtship of one year, they became engaged.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/20/10201087-former-utah-kidnapping-victim-elizabeth-smart-gets-engaged |title=Former Utah kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart gets engaged |date=January 20, 2012 |publisher=MSNBC |access-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122223458/http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/20/10201087-former-utah-kidnapping-victim-elizabeth-smart-gets-engaged |archive-date=January 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/elizabeth-smart-weds-matthew-gilmour/|title=Elizabeth Smart Gets Married |date=February 18, 2013|magazine=People |access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Elizabeth Smart marries boyfriend in private, spur of the moment Hawaiian ceremony |url= https://www.foxnews.com/us/elizabeth-smart-marries-boyfriend-in-private-spur-of-the-moment-hawaiian-ceremony/ |access-date=February 19, 2012 |publisher=NewsCore |date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> They married on February 18, 2012, in a private ceremony in the [[Laie Hawaii Temple]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/2/19/20498802/elizabeth-smart-marries-in-hawaiian-mormon-temple|title=Elizabeth Smart marries in Hawaiian Mormon temple |last=Lee |first=Jasen |date=February 18, 2012 |newspaper=Deseret News |access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nelson |first=James |title=Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart marries in Hawaii |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-elizabethsmart-wedding-idUSTRE81I01K20120219 |access-date=February 19, 2012 |newspaper=Reuters |date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> Since then, the couple have had three children: daughter Chloe Rose on February 7, 2015; son James on April 2, 2017; and daughter Olivia on November 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastidahonews.com/2015/05/ed-smarts-big-screen-mission-to-stop-child-sex-trafficking/ |last=Eaton |first=Nate |title=ED SMART'S BIG SCREEN MISSION TO STOP CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://people.com/babies/elizabeth-smart-second-child-birth-boy/ |title=Kidnap Survivor Elizabeth Smart Shares First Photo of Her New Baby Boy on Easter Sunday |date=April 16, 2017 |website=people.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/4/17/20610453/elizabeth-smart-shares-first-photo-of-adorable-baby-boy-on-easter |title=Elizabeth Smart shares first photo of adorable baby boy on Easter |date=April 17, 2017 |website=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.etonline.com/elizabeth-smart-is-pregnant-with-her-third-child-105025|last=Calvario |first=Liz |title=Elizabeth Smart is Pregnant With Her Third Child |date=June 26, 2018 |access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.srnnews.com/elizabeth-smart-gives-birth-to-third-child-a-baby-girl/|title=Elizabeth Smart gives birth to third child, a baby girl|date=November 19, 2018|website=SRN News}}</ref> As of 2023, the family lives in [[Wasatch County, Utah]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Free |first=Cathy |date=2023-03-11 |title=Elizabeth Smart, rescued 20 years ago, now teaches others to fight back |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/03/10/elizabeth-smart-kidnap-rescue-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

In 2019, Smart's father, Ed, [[Coming out|came out]] as [[gay]] and left the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leading to the divorce of her parents. Smart stated that she would support both of her parents during this time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gajanan |first=Mahita |date=2019-12-10 |title=Elizabeth Smart's Father on Coming Out as Gay, Leaving Mormon Church |url=https://time.com/5747294/elizabeth-smart-father-gay/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-09 |title=Elizabeth Smart's father says coming out as gay was his 2nd 'miracle' |url=https://www.today.com/news/elizabeth-smart-s-father-says-coming-out-gay-was-his-t169471 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref>

Also in 2019, while traveling home to Utah aboard a [[Delta Air Lines]] flight, Smart alleged that she was awakened by a male passenger next to her rubbing her inner thigh. She reported the incident and began a self-defense program for women and girls called Smart Defense.<ref name="delta">{{cite news |title=Elizabeth Smart says she was sexually assaulted on an airplane last year |author1=Doha Madani|author2=Joe Fryer |author3= Elisha Fieldstadt |work=[[NBC News]] |date=February 7, 2020 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elizabeth-smart-says-she-was-sexually-assaulted-airplane-last-year-n1131856/ |access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref>