Creating a form within the Contact Us article

Hi, can someone please help me or guide me in the right direction to create a simple form within an article?

I can create the html form but i need the extra ability to make it send that form to an email when someone submits it.

Or is there a better way?

I would've through it would be a simple thing with joomla to create a form within a page or article.

Any help is greatly appreciated.