Power of the Priesthood

I was singing to the girls tonight. I sang the song that has part of the lyrics - 'mine is a home where every hour is blessed by the strength of Priesthood power...'. I thought about that and was glad that even though we don't have the authority of the Melkezedek Priesthood in our home right now, we do have the Aaronic Priesthood. I also realized that even if we didn't have the authority of the priesthood in our home, we would still have the power of the priesthood here. All of us have made covenants and because of that we have the power of the priesthood to work with in our family. I'm so grateful to know there is a difference between the power of the priesthood and the authority of the priesthood. They both play their roles. I'm so thankful for both in our lives.