D&C 107

The Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith -

"...The standing high councils, at the stakes of Zion, form a quorum equal in authority in the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the quorum of the presidency, or to the traveling high council.
37 The high council in Zion form a quorum equal in authority in the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the councils of the Twelve at the stakes of Zion." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 107:36 - 37)

I wonder at times if those who serve on stake high councils sense the magnitude of their calling - I probably didn't at first. Bro. Sidney Sperry wrote -

"The Lord indicates that the High Council in Zion (Missouri) was to form a quorum equal in authority, in the affairs of the Church, to the councils of Twelve (High Councils) at the Stakes of Zion (vs. 37). And so today a High Council in any Stake of Zion is as important as that in any other Stake. The authority and power of any Stake High Council is local and confined to the boundaries of the Stake concerned." (Sperry, Compendium, p. 565.)