public function washCreateForm() {

        // An array to hold the fields we'll neeed to INSERT the record
        $data = [];

        // Wash the input fields
        $data['to_email_address'] = trim($this->request->input('to_email_address'));
        $data['to_name']          = $this->genericWashText($this->request->input('to_name'));
        $data['subject']          = $this->genericWashText($this->request->input('subject'));
        $data['body']             = $this->genericWashText($this->request->input('body'));

        return $data;
    }