"Called to Eat"

When I was in the LDS Missionary Training Center, or MTC, there was a slight food-shortage crisis. Record numbers of missionaries were in the MTC at the same time, and there just wasn't enough food for everyone to be able to eat as much as they wanted. This revelation came to light because the people in the later meal schedules sometimes had nothing to eat but "onion rings and cereal." It was determined that it was because people on MY meal schedule (the first shift) were eating 3 or more entrées.

After that, this famed all-you-can-eat buffet-style MTC dining experience was limited to one entrée per meal, per person.

In protest, the 12 members of my District composed new Spanish-language lyrics to the missionary classic "Called to Serve," which we would then sing loudly in protest as we waited in line for our meals. The lyrics follow:

"Llamados a Comer"

Voy a comer tres o cuatro entrées,
No me importa lo que pasará.
A los otros, que vienen tardes,
No recibirán nada...

Como, siempre como,
Engordándome al fín,
Glotón, yo soy glotón,
Como oso en jardín
Pollo, Super-Pollo,
Mi amigo a comer,
¡Yo estoy feliz,

porque yo se que gordo puedo ser!