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I don't know if this will help you or not. The Keys are given to us by the First Presidency of the Church who holds them. A general authority of the Church is given the authority to bestow them upon a Stake President, establishing a Priesthood line of Authority. Stake Presidents are the presiding high priests in the stake, and Bishops are the presiding high priests in a ward. There is nothing wrong with the high priest group leader making decisions --as a matter of fact you and your assistants should be making decisions for your group, but that does not mean you hold the keys. If the decision you make is not in line with what a Bishop or a Stake President desires then they should have a discussion with you and explain why it is not in line with what they are trying to accomplish. Stake Presidents receive revelation for and in behalf of the stake and Bishops receive revelation for and in behalf of the ward. Everyone is entitled to receive revelation for their calling. If you make decisions discuss them in PEC Meeting or Ward Council meeting. If the Bishop would like to go in a different direction he will make the correction. If during an interview with a member of the Stake Presidency they ask you to go in a different direction then do so. Report back to the Bishop and he can have a discussion with the Stake President. Respect those decisions from your priesthood leaders and Heavenly Father will bless you. Keys are given to certain people to maintain order in the kingdom, perform ordinances, provide leadership, and give authority. 7.2 Stake Melchizedek Priesthood Leadership 7.2.1 Stake Presidency The stake president is the presiding high priest in the stake. He and his counselors comprise the stake high priests quorum presidency. They give instruction at high priests quorum meetings. They may occasionally visit high priests group meetings and elders quorum meetings to give instruction and counsel. The stake president oversees the conferral of the Melchizedek Priesthood and ordinations to the offices of elder and high priest (see Handbook 1, 16.7.1). The stake president calls an elder in each ward to be the elders quorum president. In each ward that has a high priests group, the stake president or an assigned counselor in the stake presidency calls a high priest to be the high priests group leader. Before calling a new elders quorum president or high priests group leader, the stake president consults with the bishop of the ward. The bishop may recommend whom to call. The stake president, an assigned counselor, or an assigned high councilor calls counselors in the elders quorum presidency and assistants in the high priests group leadership. The elders quorum president and high priests group leader, in consultation with the bishop, may recommend counselors and assistants. All recommendations for calling members of elders quorum presidencies and high priests group leaderships are subject to the approval of the stake presidency and high council. When new quorum or group leaders are called, a member of the stake presidency or high council presents them to quorum or group members for a sustaining vote. If an elder is called to serve in a high priests group leadership, he must be ordained a high priest before he is set apart. The stake president sets apart a new elders quorum president and confers the keys of his calling. A member of the stake presidency sets apart a new high priests group leader, who does not receive keys. A member of the stake presidency or high council sets apart counselors to the elders quorum president and assistants to the high priests group leader. After new quorum or group leaders are sustained, a member of the stake presidency or bishopric announces these callings in sacrament meeting. He does not ask for a sustaining vote in sacrament meeting.