Anna, 26, who is expecting the couple's fourth child in June, issued a statement to People Magazine on Thursday.

"I can imagine the shock many of you are going through reading this. I remember feeling that same shock," she said. "When my family and I first visited the Duggar home, Josh shared his past teenage mistakes. I was surprised at his openness and humility and at the same time didn't know why he was sharing it. For Josh, he wanted not just me but my parents to know who he really was—even very difficult past mistakes."

But Anna, who married Josh in 2008, said she had confidence that the counseling her husband received "changed his life."

"He continued to do what he was taught. [I know] who Josh really is—someone who had gone down a wrong path and had humbled himself before God and those whom he had offended," she says. "Someone who had received the help needed to change the direction of his life and do what is right."

Josh Duggar, now 27, turned in his resignation to the Family Research Council and apologized for his "wrongdoing" on Thursday after a report published by In Touch Weekly made allegations that he molested several underage girls, including several of his sisters, when he was a teenager.

The article included an official police report in Arkansas related to the allegations claiming that Jim Bob waited more than a year after his son confessed to his actions before contacting the authorities.

"The report has been hidden since 2006 and was just obtained by the mag through a Freedom of Information Act request," In Touch Weekly wrote. "Jim Bob also refused to allow police to interview Josh when they opened a felony investigation in 2006."

On Thursday, the Duggar parents also issued a response to the incident, saying they hope the situation will encourage others that "God can get you through anything."

"Back 12 years ago our family went through one of the most difficult times of our lives," Jim Bob, 49, and Michelle, 48, said in a joint statement provided to People Magazine.

"When Josh was a young teenager, he made some very bad mistakes, and we were shocked. We had tried to teach him right from wrong. That dark and difficult time caused us to seek God like never before."

Their statement continues, "Even though we would never choose to go through something so terrible, each one of our family members drew closer to God. We pray that as people watch our lives they see that we are not a perfect family. We have challenges and struggles every day. It is one of the reasons we treasure our faith so much because God's kindness and goodness and forgiveness are extended to us—even though we are so undeserving. We hope somehow the story of our journey—the good times and the difficult times—cause you to see the kindness of God and learn that He can bring you through anything."

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