Ignore the pally haters.
Str is your friend. number one stat for you, period. Also, you are low lwevel, so it doesnt matter much right now, just level it out to 80, respec correctly, and get the gear from instances or pvp, if you prefer.
Run Av to level, if you want, great exp, and you get a bunch of honor to spend on gear or gems at 80. How I got my current retadin to 80, now I got him rolling in t8/9 25 mans. I have only been playing this one for a few months though, since I sold my other ret pally earlier this year.