diff --git a/db/index.js b/db/index.js
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index 0000000..31bb5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var path = require("path");
+var mongoose = require("mongoose");
+var config = require(path.join(__dirname, "../config/config.js"));
+
+mongoose.connect(config.mongo.uri);
+
+// Load models
+require(path.join(__dirname, "/models/message"));
+
+module.exports = mongoose;
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diff --git a/db/models/message.js b/db/models/message.js
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index 0000000..17aae02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/models/message.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var mongoose = require("mongoose");
+var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+
+var messageSchema = new Schema({
+	author: {
+		username: { type: String, required: true },
+		avatar: String
+	},
+	content: { type: String, required: true },
+	createdAt: { type: Date, default: Date.now, required: true }
+});
+
+messageSchema.index({ createdAt: -1 });
+
+messageSchema.methods.toJson = function () {
+	return {
+		id: this.id,
+		author: this.author,
+		content: this.content,
+		createdAt: this.createdAt
+	};
+};
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('message', messageSchema);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aee3701..49fb8c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "gulp-watch": "~4.3.4",
     "javascript-state-machine": "~2.3.5",
     "lodash": "~3.10.0",
-    "mongoose": "^4.1.1",
+    "mongoose": "~4.1.1",
     "morgan": "~1.6.1",
     "react-tools": "~0.13.3",
     "request": "~2.60.0",
diff --git a/spec/helpers/index.js b/spec/helpers/index.js
index ccba524..a7aa811 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/index.js
+++ b/spec/helpers/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ var Gather = helpers.Gather = require(path.join(__dirname, "../../lib/gather/gat
 var Gatherer = helpers.Gatherer = require(path.join(__dirname, "../../lib/gather/gatherer"));
 
 
+// Mongo & Associated Models
+var db = require(path.join(__dirname, "../../db/index"));
+var mongoose = require("mongoose");
+var Message = helpers.Message = mongoose.model('message');
+
+var async = require("async");
+helpers.clearDb = function (callback) {
+	async.series([
+		function (cb) {
+			Message.remove({}, cb)
+		}
+	], callback);
+}
+
 // Create User Method 
 // Each user will have unique ID, username and steam attributes
 var createUser = helpers.createUser = (function () {
diff --git a/spec/message.js b/spec/message.js
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index 0000000..ed6e57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/message.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var helper = require("./helpers/index.js");
+var Message = helper.Message;
+var assert = require("chai").assert;
+
+describe("Message Model", function () {
+	var user;
+
+	before(function (done) {
+		helper.clearDb(done);
+	});
+
+	after(function (done) {
+		helper.clearDb(done);
+	});
+
+	beforeEach(function () {
+		user = helper.createUser();
+	});
+
+	describe(".create", function () {
+		it ("creates a new message with an author", function (done) {
+			var content = "Foo";
+			Message.create({
+				author: {
+					username: user.username,
+					avatar: user.avatar
+				},
+				content: content
+			}, function (error, result) {
+				if (error) return done(error);
+				assert.equal(result.author.username, user.username);
+				assert.equal(result.author.avatar, user.avatar);
+				assert.equal(result.content, content);
+				assert.isDefined(result.createdAt);
+				done();
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});
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