In keeping with the theme of Moroni just adding a few things he felt to add that were important for us (future generations who would receive these writings), Moroni seems like he just starts adding little blurbs. The first was about how the Savior gave His disciples power to give the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
Now, he adds some administrative information about how to ordain new priesthood holders.
"1 The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers—
2 After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands upon them, and said:
3 In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or if he be a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher) to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.
4 And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them." (Moroni 3:1-4)
I think one big thing to note here is this phrase: "and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them".
This is one of those things where I know that the ordination and associated blessing can come directly from God, through the Holy Ghost. It is His power, and His authority to use it that we are conferring and ordaining these brethren with. It only makes sense that it is done with His direction.
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