Compulsory means

The other morning, I was watching a discussion of BYU religion professors talk about Section 121 of the Doctrine and Covenants.  That is a wonderful section and full of so much doctrine and inspiration.  One of the professors made an interesting comment about these verses that has caused me to think about quite a bit:

36 That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness.

 37 That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.

The comment that the professor made was that we can't use Satan's tools (that is, compulsion and force, etc.) to do the Lord's work.  That never works.

I wanted to post on this so that I can remember it.  Some food for thought today.