It has been said Priesthood is an association with heavenly beings. If a person has contact with the Holy Ghost, that is a heavenly association. The person who has contact with the Holy Ghost also has an association with the best in every one else who has, in any degree, contact with this heavenly spirit. As soon as a person acts in their own will, to aggrandize themselves, to get popularity, to be lifted up and admired in the eyes of man, it is contrary to the best interests of the heavenly spirit in others, they immediately forfeit any power or influence over others because they no longer resonate on a level with them, that influences them for good. The best interest of others is to lift them and give them more light and knowledge, to teach them correct principles to hear the voice of God themselves. Any person who denies that Holy Spirit in others, by acting contrary to it themselves, have themselves disassociated from heaven, and likewise lost all positive influence with all other heavenly beings and instead fight against God. So it is literally impossible to abuse priesthood, because once you have any priesthood, it can only be used for good, otherwise you have no priesthood.

Priesthood is an invitation to love.

Taken literally, these words [in D&C 121:34-36] contain shocking limits on what comprises “priesthood” power. They negate any idea that it is possible to abuse priestly authority. When abuse is present, the authority vanishes. Then the abuser is alone, without God, and acting to his condemnation. When viewed in absolute terms, the priesthood of God does not amount to anything other than an invitation to get one’s heart aligned with heaven. It is an invitation to love. Since the revelation about priesthood is a revelation about how Christ’s love is a form of power, we should consider it carefully. (Come Let Us Adore Him, Chapter 15, Love: The Sign of Christ)