Dear
Riley and Rachael,
Congratulations on your
marriage! I am truly happy for you.
As I am here in
Australia, and people ask me about my family, I tell them that my brother is
getting married! I also explain to them that his fiancé is a longtime friend of
mine, not to mention our neighbor. Without fail, everybody reacts the same way.
They make a surprised face and say, "Really?" Then they cautiously
ask me how I feel about it. I find that reaction pretty funny. But I always
respond by telling them that I am actually really excited about it! I think I
am pretty lucky to have one of my best friends become my Sister-in-Law.
Rachael, you are
awesome. I am so happy that you are the one to be with Riley. He certainly
doesn't deserve a great girl like you, but hey, we always knew he would marry
up. You've basically been a part of the Chappell family for quite a while, but
now it is official, so I officially welcome you to the crew, and you are
officially my sister (in-law)! I will never call you Sister Chappell though.
That's weird.
Riley, I am not gonna
lie, I am pretty sad that you got married this quickly! I was secretly hoping
that we could still have some time as just bros, playing sports and board games
all day, eating meals at midnight, watching movies, being dorks, listening to
rock'n'roll and singing way too loudly along with it, and the like. So yeah, I
am pretty bummed that that phase of our lives is over, but I knew it would
happen eventually. Now that you are getting married, I can't really talk about
girls with you anymore, but let's be honest. The only girl you have ever even admitted
to having a crush on is the one you just married! So taking that into
consideration, Riley, of all of your girlfriends, I am glad you chose Rachael!
I approve this decision. Riley, you are such an awesome brother. You know how
much I have always looked up to you, and that hasn't changed at all. I am proud
of you and happy for you.
I hope this time has
been just awesome for the two of you! I don't know at what point of the
festivities you are reading this, but I am sure that whenever it is, you are
probably sick and tired of all of the stuff going on and your fake smiles are
plastered to your faces permanently. I am not envious of that, but I am sure
you can push through. Enduring to the end is an important gospel
principle.
Good luck on being newlyweds,
I wouldn't know anything about it, but everyone says that's a fun time of life,
so enjoy that!
Congratulations, I love
you both and wish you all the best. (And while you are reading this out loud,
say hi to all of my adoring fans in attendance for me)
Thank you,
Elder Calvin Chappell
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