diff --git a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/CallhubconnectApplication.java b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/CallhubconnectApplication.java
index 5edf822..7af2592 100644
--- a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/CallhubconnectApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/CallhubconnectApplication.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package callhub.connect;
 
+import callhub.connect.data_access.MessageDataAccess;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -40,4 +42,9 @@ public void addCorsMappings(CorsRegistry registry) {
 		};
 	}
 
+	@Bean
+	public MessageDataAccess messageDataAccess(ApplicationContext context) {
+		return new MessageDataAccess(context);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/data_access/MessageDataAccess.java b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/data_access/MessageDataAccess.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df12861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/data_access/MessageDataAccess.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package callhub.connect.data_access;
+
+import callhub.connect.entities.Message;
+import callhub.connect.entities.Sender;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+
+public class MessageDataAccess {
+
+    private ApplicationContext context;
+    private MessageRepository messageRepository;
+
+    public MessageDataAccess(ApplicationContext context) {
+        this.context = context;
+        this.messageRepository = context.getBean(MessageRepository.class);
+    }
+
+    public void sendResponseToDatabase(String content, String sessionId, Sender sender) {
+        Message message = new Message(content, sessionId, sender);
+        messageRepository.save(message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/drivers/MessageWebSocketAccess.java b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/drivers/MessageWebSocketAccess.java
index 4d62a3d..75922ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/drivers/MessageWebSocketAccess.java
+++ b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/drivers/MessageWebSocketAccess.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package callhub.connect.drivers;
 
 public class MessageWebSocketAccess {
-    // this class was moved to MessageController
+    // this class and its functionality was moved to MessageController and the other MessageCA classes
     // Attempting to see if this resolves the merge conflict
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Message.java b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Message.java
index 4abff96..2e16813 100644
--- a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Message.java
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.Document;
 
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.util.Date;
 
 @Document("message")
 public class Message {
@@ -12,18 +15,20 @@ public class Message {
     private String content;
     private LocalDate timeStamp;
     private String userId;
-
+    private String sessionId;
     private Sender sender;
 
-    public Message(String content, LocalDate timeStamp, Sender sender) {
+    public Message(String content, LocalDate timeStamp, String sessionId, Sender sender) {
         this.content = content;
         this.timeStamp = timeStamp;
+        this.sessionId = sessionId;
         this.sender = sender;
     }
 
-    public Message(String content, Sender sender) {
+    public Message(String content, String sessionId, Sender sender) {
         this.content = content;
         this.timeStamp = LocalDate.now();
+        this.sessionId = sessionId;
         this.sender = sender;
     }
 
@@ -34,4 +39,13 @@ public String getContent() {
     public void setContent(String content) {
         this.content = content;
     }
+
+    private String getTimeStampString() {
+        DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss a");
+        return df.format(this.timeStamp);
+    }
+
+    public String formattedMessage() {
+        return String.format("%s %s", this.getTimeStampString(), this.content);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Session.java b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Session.java
index 7acdf03..26c8d2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Session.java
+++ b/src/main/java/callhub/connect/entities/Session.java
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ public String getCode() {
         return code;
     }
 
+    public ArrayList<Message> getMessages() {
+        return this.messages;
+    }
+
 }