That which is wrong under one circumstance, may be, and often is, right under another. God said, "Thou shalt not kill;" at another time He said "Thou shalt utterly destroy." This is the principle on which the government of heaven is conducted—by revelation adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed. Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire. ... So with Solomon: first he asked wisdom, and God gave it him, and with it every desire of his heart, even things which might be considered abominable to all who understand the order of heaven only in part, but which in reality were right because God gave and sanctioned by special revelation.
So, as we all know, obedience, rather than morality, is paramount in Mormonism. Thus, in the Book of Mormon, Nephi is required to kill a defenseless man at the command of God because "it is better that one man perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief" (1 Nephi 4:13). And it is obedience to the church leadership that is most important.
We are told that we are blessed in following the instructions of our church leaders, even when they are wrong. Marion G. Romney said, "I remember years ago when I was a Bishop I had President [Heber J.] Grant talk to our ward. After the meeting I drove him home....Standing by me, he put his arm over my shoulder and said: "My boy, you always keep your eye on the President of the Church, and if he ever tells you to do anything, and it is wrong, and you do it, the Lord will bless you for it." Then with a twinkle in his eye, he said, "But you don't need to worry. The Lord will never let his mouthpiece lead the people astray."
Similarly, we are not to criticize our leaders. Said Dallin Oaks: "It is one thing to depreciate a person who exercises corporate power or even government power. It is quite another thing to criticize or depreciate a person for the performance of an office to which he or she has been called of God. It does not matter that the criticism is true."
In short, then, I wonder if this is a form of moral relativism, in that all matters of morality and conscience take a back seat to the instructions of church leaders. What say ye?