diff --git a/digital_glarus/templates/digital_glarus/index.html b/digital_glarus/templates/digital_glarus/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e9980b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/digital_glarus/templates/digital_glarus/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{% if error_message %}<p><strong>{{ error_message }}</strong></p>{% endif %}
+
+<form action="{% url 'digital_glarus:send_message' %}" method="post">
+{% csrf_token %}
+
+<input type="submit" value="Send Message" />
+</form>
+
+{% if message_list %}
+    <ul>
+    {% for message in message_list %}
+        <li><a href="/digital.glarus/{{ message.id }}/">{{ message }}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+{% else %}
+    <p>No messages are available.</p>
+{% endif %}
+
+
diff --git a/digital_glarus/urls.py b/digital_glarus/urls.py
index a3780aa2..aa036dd0 100644
--- a/digital_glarus/urls.py
+++ b/digital_glarus/urls.py
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^$', views.index, name='index'),
+    url(r'/send_message', views.send_message, name='send_message'),
+#    url(r'^(?P<message_id>[0-9]+)/$', views.detail, name='detail'),
 ]
diff --git a/digital_glarus/views.py b/digital_glarus/views.py
index 65ed4fcc..96986ed2 100644
--- a/digital_glarus/views.py
+++ b/digital_glarus/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
 
-from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+
+from .models import Message
+
+
+def send_message(request):
+    pass
 
 def index(request):
-    return HttpResponse("Hello, world. You're at the polls index.")
+    message_list = Message.objects.order_by('-received_date')[:5]
+    context = { 'message_list': message_list, }
+    return render(request, 'digital_glarus/index.html', context)