My Story by Elizabeth Smart with Chris Stewart
Book Review by Jackie
Paulson
Why did you pick this
book? I am an avid reader whom is addicted to true life
stories and especially transformational stories when a person can overcome
pain. Elizabeth Smart went from victim
to victor.
What did you like about this book? On May 25, 2011,
Judge Dale A. Kimball sentenced Mitchell to two life sentences in prison. Mitchell
is currently serving his life sentence at the United
States Penitentiary, Tucson, in a high-security federal prison.
Quotes I love? “If you will pray to do what God wants
you to do, He will Change your life,” and “commit to the Heavenly Father, He
will guide your way.”
What did you not like about this book? I believe Wanda Barzee should
serve the same sentence as Mitchell as she was married to him at the time of
the occurrence. On November 17, 2009, Wanda Barzee,
the wife of Elizabeth Smart's captor, was sentenced to 15 years for her role in
the kidnapping. Her husband, the captor, was still considered as unfit to stand
trial. However, on December 1,
2009, a psychiatric nurse who observed Brian David Mitchell stated she believed
Mitchell had faked psychiatric symptoms and behaviors to avoid prosecution and
remain at a state hospital. Barzee is currently serving her 15-year sentence at
the Federal Medical
Center, Carswell in Texas, which holds female inmates in need
of special medical and mental health services; she is scheduled for release in
2016.
Favorite from the
book? She had a choice to be taken by this
evil man and evil life or embraced the good in it.
Would you tell other
people to read this book? I would tell others who may need to recognize
the symptoms of a master manipulator, narcissistic personality disorder to name
a few of what Mitchell was.
On June 5, 2007 until March 12, 2003
Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped out of her bedroom in the middle of the night
while her sister lays quietly and observed a stranger take Elizabeth at knife
point. This all took place in Salt Lake
City Utah, she was 14 at the time.
Background: Elizabeth is from a family
of six children and two adults.
Elizabeth is a quiet, not popular, intelligent school girl. Two days before she was captured by Brian
David Mitchell she prayed in her closet and asked God what He wanted her to do
with her life. This made her feel
betrayed by God when kidnapped from her own bedroom.
Brian Mitchell was very intelligent in
the fact that he saw Elizabeth and her mother shopping one day and observed
them and followed them everywhere, it was his obsession. To think that he planned to kidnap Elizabeth
months before it happened sickens me to write a review of such horror she lived
through. As crazy as it sounds I feel
that God has a plan for each of us and hers turnout out from tragedy to
treasure as Elizabeth Smart turned her life into helping crimes against
children, she is a public speaker and advocate for children to name a few. She lived in fear of her captors and the
reason why Wanda Barzee is also charged with this crime is because she chose to
leave her own six children inn order to marry Brian Mitchell and become a part
of his evil demise.
So how did Brian Mitchell kidnap
Elizabeth when the Family had a security system? A total stranger had overcome all of their
safety measures and was able to get into the house, up the stairs, to kidnap
Elizabeth. I don’t know about you but as I sit here writing this review please
know that my focus is in security and security law. What might this
message tell you? Only you can make that
decision and take the measures to secure your own family. Anyhow, Brian cut a screen out of a window
and was able to prey open the window to get inside the house.
ABOUT Brian David Mitchell Facts:
Teenage conviction for pedophilia
Married three times
Has thirteen children and step
children
Emotionally, mentally, physically and
psychologically abused others to his advantage
He used culture and religion to manipulate
others
He has charges against him form his
own step children
He threatened others with violence
Controlling personality
Raped Elizabeth Smart against her will
daily
Twisted relationships including
polygamous wives
He was rejected as a child
His own mother had to put a
restraining order on him
He used drugs, alcohol, and
pornography
Elizabeth was his second wife
Anti-social personality
Narcissistic personality
Master manipulator
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