Mormon faithful gather in Utah to celebrate return of Smart

Monday, March 17, 2003

SALT LAKE CITY -- Mormon faithful gathered to pray Sunday at Elizabeth Smart's church, where her grandfather declared that the 15-year-old was so robbed of her free will by her captors that she didn't try to escape even when left alone for a day.

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