Multiple text messages?

[lion2]

Hi everyone. This is my first smartphone, but I've owned three Windows Mobile PDA's previously. The only problem I have with this phone is that I don't know how to continuously select multiple recipients for my text messages.

On my previous phones I would select a recipient and then I would be allowed to continue to select more recipients. However, with my new touch pro, I select a recipient and then I get taken back to where I type my text message. If I want to add another recipient I have to start the entire process again. Is there a way to continuously select recipients for text messages?