God's Eyes

Bruce and I were baptistry workers in the Detroit Temple for quite a while. We worked mostly with youth between the ages of 12 and 18. These kids came from all walks of life to do baptisms - to serve and do what God has asked of us.
Bruce and I would greet the kids before they entered the baptistry. The kids from Rochester, Bloomfield Hills and the wealthier wards would come dressed in their Sunday best. The girls wore lovely dresses and the boys had suits on. Then the kids from the poorer wards woould come in. They also came in their Sunday best, but their Sunday best was not the same as the richer wards. Some came in blue jeans and pull-over shirts.
After we welcomed the guests, we sent them to change from their street clothes into the white jumpsuits the temple provided for the youth to be baptized in. It was such a transformation! The youth were all the same. No longer did it matter if they bought their clothes at K-Mart or Parisian. It didn't matter if their parents owned $800,000. homes or their single mothers rented an apartment. It didn't matter if they rode the bus or had moms who drove them everywhere.
What truly mattered is that they were there. No matter how. No matter from where. Their sweet countenances shone when they did the baptisms and confirmations. Their smiles and sometimes tears of joy did not have a price tag.
After the ordinances were done, the kids changed back into their clothes and went back to their lives - hopefully more enriched from the sacred experience they had just had.
I believe the next life will be like this - we will all be equal in things that are not important. We achieve in spirit not mortality. Our Father loves us for our service and our love for each other - not what we wear or where we live.
The temple is a piece of heaven here on earth. All the same - all loved and all serve each other and God.
On a more earthly note...The youth were all wonderful. The rich, middle class and poor were on the inside just kids. Having money is not a bad thing. Being poor is not a bad thing. It just is. I'm not making judgements on money. I'm trying to impress what is important in spirit.