Ordination to the priesthood begins in the same way as conferring the Holy Ghost: praying to the Father in the name of Christ, then laying on hands. In both cases, there is a combination of spiritual attitude, prayer, and physical touch. The physical action requires direct physical contact between the bestower and the recipient. They must be in sufficiently close proximity to have contact. Once again, while the hands’ placement is not specified, it seems likely to have been the head.