diff --git a/src/messaging/mod.rs b/src/messaging/mod.rs
index 2d8473b..f6d222b 100644
--- a/src/messaging/mod.rs
+++ b/src/messaging/mod.rs
@@ -40,3 +40,37 @@ pub async fn send_messages(
         count += 1;
     }
 }
+
+pub fn parse_numbers(filepath: &str) -> Vec<Contact> {
+    match std::fs::File::open(filepath) {
+        Ok(file) => {
+            let reader = std::io::BufReader::new(file);
+            let contacts: Vec<Contact> = match serde_json::from_reader(reader) {
+                Ok(va) => {
+                    va
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    Vec::new()
+                }
+            };
+
+            contacts
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            Vec::new()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn parse_message(filepath: &str) -> Result<Message, std::io::Error> {
+    match std::fs::File::open(filepath) {
+        Ok(file) => {
+            let reader = std::io::BufReader::new(file);
+            let message: Message = serde_json::from_reader(reader)?;
+            Ok(message)
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            Err(err)
+        }
+    }
+}