Elizabeth Smart has shown her support for her father by sharing a photo of herself enjoying the great outdoors with him, two weeks after he publicly announced he is gay, divorcing his wife, and leaving the Mormon church.

The child safety activist took to Instagram on Wednesday to post the family snapshot, which shows her, her husband Matthew Gilmore, and their three children posing in the woods with her father Ed Smart.

'Nothing like spending time around a bonfire! #familiesareforever,' the 31-year-old mom captioned the heartwarming image.

Family: Elizabeth Smart, 31, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of herself enjoying an outdoor bonfire with her husband, their three children, and her father Ed Smart

In the snapshot, Elizabeth is holding her nine-month-old daughter Olivia while her dad has her two-year-old son James in his arm. Elizabeth's eldest daughter, four-year-old Chloe, is happily standing on a piece of wood between her grandfather, little brother, and dad.

The post received more than 200 comments, many of which were positive and praised Elizabeth for standing by her dad.

'It’s one thing to talk about forgiveness and Christlike love, but another to live that way. Thank you for being an example of both,' one person wrote.

Announcement: Ed, 64, publicly came out as gay in a Facebook message shared with his family and friends in mid-August

'You AND your dad have such courage. Supporting you both with love,' someone else commented.

The family outing comes just a few weeks after Ed, 64, came out as gay in a Facebook message he shared with family and friends in mid-August.

In what he called one of the 'hardest letters' he has ever written, the Mormon father also revealed he is divorcing his wife Lois and no longer sees a place for himself in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

'I have recently acknowledged to myself and my family that I am gay,' he wrote. 'The decision to be honest and truthful about my orientation comes with its own set of challenges, but at the same time it is a huge relief.

'Living with the pain and guilt I have for so many years, not willing to accept the truth about my orientation has at times brought me to the point where I questioned whether life was still worth living,' he admitted.

As a member of the Mormon Church, he recalled how he could only stand by in silence as LGBTQ people were ridiculed, shunned, rejected, and humiliated.

'I didn't want to face the feelings I fought so hard to suppress, and didn't want to reach out and tell those being ostracized that I too am numbered among them,' he wrote. 'But I cannot do that any longer.'

News: In his letter, Ed also said he is divorcing his wife Lois doesn't see a place for himself in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is pictured with Lois and Elizabeth in 2003

'My faith is strong, and unwavering, however, after considerable study, prayer and pondering I have come to a change in my beliefs. It is because of this change, that I can finally acknowledge and accept my orientation. Had I not had a change in my beliefs, I would have likely remained closeted the rest of my life.

'As an openly gay man, the church is not a place where I find solace any longer. It is not my responsibility to tell the church, its members or its leadership what to believe about the rightness or wrongness of being LGBTQ,' he added.

'Acceptance and love is what makes the world a better place. The crucible of guilt and shame that too many secretly endure is something I wouldn't wish on anyone.'

Ed went onto say how he loved his family and five children.

'Lois has been a loyal wife, and extraordinary mother, who has had to endure an impossible part of this journey. I deeply regret the excruciating pain this has caused her. Hurting her was never my intent. While our marriage will end, my love for Lois and everyone in my family is eternal,' he wrote.

Elizabeth also released a statement in which she said her parents told her they would love her unconditionally no matter what happened, though she didn't specifically mention her father's sexual orientation.

'While I am deeply saddened by their separation, nothing could change my love and admiration for them both. Their decisions are very personal. As such, I will not pass judgment and rather am focusing on loving and supporting them and the other members of my family,' she said.

Struggle: Ed was thrust into the public eye after a then 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth was abducted in 2002 and held in captivity for nine months. They're pictured in 2011

Happy: Elizabeth, who is an advocate for survivors of kidnapping an sexual assault, spent Labor Day with her three kids, Chloe, four, Olivia, nine months, and James, two (left to right)

In Ed's Facebook post, which was later removed, he noted that some people will think he has wasted years of his life by not coming out sooner, while others told him he was giving up 'so much for so little.'

'Both are inaccurate and fail to do justice to the deep conflict involved in not being honest with myself and others for so long. Acknowledging I am a gay man is freeing but it also hurts many of those whom I love very much,' he wrote.

'In the end, people are free to say what they will, and believe what they want, but there is one voice more important than any other, that of my Savior, who wants each of us to love one another, to be honest and joyful and find a meaningful life.'

'While there are wounds right now, I also know our Savior can help heal the damage which this revelation has brought,' he said. 'Through Christ love will outlast the grief.'

Ed was thrust into the public eye after a then 14-year-old Elizabeth was abducted from their home in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2002 and held in captivity for nine months.

Her abductor, Brian Mitchell, took her to the mountains outside of the city, where he and his wife, Wanda Barzee, had an encampment.

Elizabeth was tied up and repeatedly raped and abused by Mitchell, who sentenced two life terms in federal prison following her rescue.

Barzee, meanwhile, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to assisting in the kidnapping of Elizabeth as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

Over the past 16 years, Elizabeth has worked as an advocate for survivors of kidnapping and sexual violence.