Problems storing JS functions in Mongo DB with Node.js

I have a simple JS class:

var User = function(id){
    this._id = id;
    this.sayHello = function (){
        return "hello";
    }
}

I then go to store it in MongoDB using the default Node.js driver:

users.insert(new User(1));

Finally, I retrieve the user, and try to execute the function:

users.findOne({_id:1}, function(err, item) {
    console.log("Say hello: " + item.sayHello());
});

I receive the following error, which is really confusing:

    throw err;
          ^
TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'sayHello'

I'm totally lost on this one. My understanding was that MongoDB stored both JS functions and properties as-is. If this isn't the case, can you recommend how I can work around this?

Thanks!