The Priesthood of God is mighty indeed and can only be controlled and used by proper authority and worthiness in keeping the commandments of God. Those who are called to receive this Priesthood were called and prepared before coming to Earth.
Now does this mean all men who hold the Priesthood are perfect? No. But they have the desire and strive towards increasing their faith in Jesus Christ and performing His work every day of their lives.
“Remember, in the world before we came here, faithful women were given certain assignments while faithful men were foreordained to certain priesthood tasks. While we do not now remember the particulars, this does not alter the glorious reality of what we once agreed to.” (President Spencer W. Kimball, "Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball", p. 316)
In reference to Alma 13:12 where those called "could not look upon sin save it were with abhorrence" President Kimball also states: “This passage indicates an attitude which is basic to the sanctification we should all be seeking, and thus to the repentance which merits forgiveness. It is that the former transgressor must have reached a ‘point of no return’ to sin wherein there is not merely a renunciation but also a deep abhorrence of the sin where the sin becomes most distasteful to him and where the desire or urge to sin is cleared out of his life.
Surely this is what is meant, in part at least, by being pure in heart! (Spencer W. Kimball, "The Miracle of Forgiveness", pp. 354-5)
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