Elder John M Madsen described the the Lord's word as more than an invitation but as a requirement of our covenants. "What manner of men ought ye to be? is crucial to understanding His answer, 'even as I am' The word ought means 'to be necessary' or 'to be found in duty and moral obligation suggesting-the holy scriptures, ancient and modern, confirm-that it is necessary; and that we are 'bound' as by covenant, to be as he declared, 'even as I am'.
