A WOMAN has told of her shock after receiving a mysterious handwritten letter through her door asking her to "think about" the bible.

Laura Morrigan was sent into a wave of paranoia after finding the letter in the post at her home in Wish Court, Ingram Crescent, West Hove.

The handwritten note from a Jehovah's Witness, seemingly only targetting her, asked her to consider the bible as a source of practical life advice.

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The "disturbing" discovery led Laura to question why the religious group would target her directly.

She explained: "I was confused as to who has sent it as usually a handwritten letter is from someone you know.

"Once I realised it was from Jehovah's Witness I was worried who had told them to contact me.

"I initially started to feel quite paranoid and distrusting not knowing who would do such a thing.

Jehovah's Witnesses are members of a Christian-based religious movement known for their door-to-door evangelistic work.

Like many churches, the group base their lives and beliefs on the words of the Bible.

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Laura eventually discovered the note was part of a wider mailing campaign.

She said: "Once I got over that initial wave of panic I wondered if this was maybe part of a big mail-out.

"I asked my neighbour if she had received one and she said no.

"Then I Googled handwritten Jehovah's witness letters and found that it is something that has been done in other areas.

"I decided to reach out on Facebook to people in the local area. I was then quickly reassured that it is something that has been going on locally and that they seemingly pick addresses at random rather than doing whole streets at once.

"It is a worry that vulnerable people can be getting these letters in the post.

"For some, they will not think about it and will just bin it. For the most vulnerable it could be really frightening and disturb some people much more than it did me.

"These types of mailouts are, in my opinion, very misguided."

In 2018, an estimated 9,000 people attended the Amex for a three-day convention.

More than 500 Jehovah’s Witnesses from the congregations in Brighton attended, with visitors from Sussex as well as parts of Surrey, Kent and Hampshire joining.

Bible characters were brought to life by full video production and the stadium's large display played dozens of video presentations.