More than 20,000 copies of "The Greatest Gift," an LDS Church-produced CD of original religious songs, were handed out to teens at Especially For Youth camps across the country. But at least four campers instead received "Hometown Dreamin," by hip-hop duo Paul Wall and Judge Dredd, which carries a "parental advisory" sticker for its explicit lyrics.

"The content on the erroneous CD does not reflect the standards of the church nor what we support at EFY," said Gregory M. Tanner, director of Church Educational Systems' youth programs, in a July 7 letter mailed to some 23,000 parents. "It is the furthest from the type of music we would support or condone. Especially because of the offensive content, we wish to enlist your help to insure that your child is not harmed . . . by this error. We are extremely sorry for any inconvenience, confusion, or offense this may have caused you or your child."

Held for youths ages 14 to 18 at university campuses throughout North America, the EFY program is run through Brigham Young University's continuing education department. According to its Web site, EFY offers weeklong youth summer camps "to encourage, assist and guide participants as they strive to 'come unto Christ.' ''

Four campers have notified EFY officials that they received the rap CDs, BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins said Wednesday.

Another six teens mistakenly received a CD of jazz music, she said. All the erroneous CDs were printed with the EFY cover.

"There are probably a few more out there that we're not aware of," said Jenkins, who added that neither campers nor their parents have complained to EFY about the error. "Everybody was very understanding. Fortunately [the problem] appears to be quite minimal."

The CDs were produced for the EFY program by Media Fast, a Utah County-based company that specializes in CD and DVD duplication. Bart Howell, Media Fast's manager, said Wednesday that the CDs in question were manufactured by an out-of-state vendor hired by his company.

Howell said Media Fast has examined its remaining inventory of CDs intended for EFY to make sure no other campers receive the wrong disc of music. No further rap or jazz CDs were found, he said. Howell also said Media Fast is investigating the cause of the error.

"We're working very closely with this facility that did this order," he said. “And we're taking steps to make sure this never happens again."

In his letter, Tanner urged parents to confirm that their child has the correct CD. He also asked anyone who received the wrong CD to contact Media Fast at 1-877-257-0358 to receive a free replacement.

griggs@sltrib.com