The Lost Symbol

I just finished reading Dan Brown's latest novel. This book really made me think about different ideas. The purpose of many of the characters in the book is to become like God. They recognize they can be like God by gaining more wisdom. I really loved that idea because we do have the potential to be like God and if we are faithful and endure to the end, we will have that privilege.

I marked page 409, because one the characters, Peter Solomon, makes a very interesting statement about truth. (Tay, I thought you might like this.) "Truth," Solomon said, addressing the room. "Truth has power. And if we gravitate toward similar ideas, maybe we do so because those ideas are true . . . written deep within us. And when we hear the truth, even if we don't understand it, we feel that truth resonate within us . . . vibrating with our unconscious wisdom. Perhaps the truth is not learned by us, but rather, the truth is re-called . . . re-membered . . . re-cognized . . . as that which is already inside us."

This really struck me, mostly because my brother just got back from his mission. I think that is why people gravitate towards the gospel is because they are remembering things taught before. It was cool to see someone who I am not sure believes in God, state something in my mind that has so many gospel points.

Another point brought up in the book is whether the weight of a soul can be measured. I have just been thinking about that, everything is made up of matter so the soul should weigh something. Interesting, not that it matters to me because I believe we all have a soul, but it would be cool to be able to prove.

Anyways, it was a great read. I felt like there was a lot of truth and he would carry it so far and then suddenly it was speculation. I am so grateful that as a member of the church I have truth and that I don't have to leave it up to science to prove to me.