Anna Duggar breaks down in tears after visiting disgraced husband Josh for first time in three months - admitting she still loves him despite his molestation and sex scandals 

Anna Duggar took her first trip to visit husband Josh in Tuesday's premiere episode of Jill and Jessa: Counting On.

The young mother was joined by newborn daughter Meredith as she made the trek from Arkansas to Illinois to see Josh, who was in a faith-based rehab program at the time and who she had not seen in three months.

She returned in time for the Duggar family's fall feast, and broke down in tears while speaking about her trip and her love for her husband.

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Trip: Anna Duggar visited disgraced husband Josh for the first time in three months on Tuesday's episode of Jill and Jessa: Counting On

Seeing daddy: She brought along the couple's newborn daughter Meredith as she made the trek from Arkansas to Illinois

'I don't know what I'm stepping into. I don't know how to handle each situation,' said Anna while preparing to leave for her trip.

'It's not anything I ever would have thought I would walk through. Just do the next right thing. Have the next right response for the next 15 minutes.'

She then added she was trying to follow a recent message she had heard from a pastor; 'Just do the next right thing, have the next right response for the next 15 minutes.' 

After returning home she spoke about what she was thankful for with the Duggars, and noted that this was a time in her life 'mixed with a lot of joy and a lot of grief.' 

She then told the family; 'I just got back from visiting Joshua, and he loves each one of you guys very much, and is just really grateful for a family that's not willing ...  that is willing to talk straight and to grieve when you've fallen but also to love and forgive and have hope.'

At this point Anna began to cry as did Josh's sister Jinger, who was wiping tears off her face. 

Anna went on to say; 'So i look forward to seeing what God has in the future.'

Later, during her one-on-one interview, Anna said; 'This visit was great because it definitely gives a lot of hope but i think it's also ... the weight of everything is also there and so it's ... definitely it drives me deeper to my faith.' 

She closed by saying; 'God's grace can give me the strength to love Josh when others would say he doesn't deserve it.'

Difficult: Anna broke down in tears speaking about her trip when she returned home from seeing Josh

Powerful: 'God's grace can give me the strength to love Josh when others would say he doesn't deserve it,' said Anna

Thoughts: After returning home she spoke about what she was thankful for with the Duggars, and noted that this was a time in her life 'mixed with a lot of joy and a lot of grief'

Last May, the public learned that Josh molested five minors as a teenager, including four of his sisters.

He was never tried or charged for those offenses, and law enforcement was never notified in any official capacity by his parents.

In the aftermath of this scandal, the family's popular reality show 19 Kids & Counting was cancelled by TLC.

The summer then ended with the news that Josh had an account on the adult cheating website Ashley Madison and had been having sexual encounters with women outside his marriage.

Josh confessed to having affairs in a letter in August, writing; 'I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this became a secret addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife.

'I am so ashamed of the double life that I have been living and am grieved for the hurt, pain and disgrace my sin has caused my wife and family, and most of all Jesus and all those who profess faith in Him.'

Josh and Anna wed in 2008, and are parents to seven-month-old Meredith Grace, two-year-old Marcus, four-year-old Michael and six-year-old daughter Mackynzie.

Emotional: Anna's comments about Josh brought some members of the family to tears, including his sister Jinger (pictured)

In an episode of Jill & Jessa: Counting On that aired in December, Anna broke down in tears while speaking about her marriage.

'I knew about this long before it hit the press,' said Anna while describing why she decided to stick by Josh during the molestation scandal.

Anna explained that she visited Josh and his family in Arkansas before they were officially courting, and that Josh told her family 'his life story' - including his sordid past.

'He was very detailed and honest with my parents because in his heart he knew he wanted to pursue a relationship.'

Anna then said that when their daughter Meredith was born in July, the media surrounding her husband's adolescence was calming down and that the baby was a 'ray of sunshine' through all of the chaos.

Then, a month later, came the news of his affairs.

'I think it is such a betrayal for a spouse to go through what we’re walking through,' said Anna as she fought back tears.

She then added; 'It was hard to realize that it was such a public thing, and so, not only was it a betrayal against me, but it was also a betrayal for those who call themselves Christian.

'Everyone was able to see us get married and to vow before God to be loyal to each other, and that loyalty was broken. And so, for my heart, it was just broken.'

Josh was recently released from rehab, though his whereabouts are not known and he has not been seen or photographed since leaving the facility.