“Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation [see also D&C 38:42; 121:34–40]” (Bednar, “Powers of Heaven,” 50).