Mormon definition of the gospel: a complex set of new teachings restored by Joseph Smith that must be learned and performed — not 'good news' but a difficult path.

Mormon gospel = Joseph Smith's restored teachings, including new doctrines and ritual performances necessary for various levels of salvation. Smith taught the original gospel was removed from the earth and lost for over a millennium until he restored it. The Mormon gospel requires not just mental assent but embodied performance. Mike calls it 'the ladder no one can climb' and says it produces Pharisaism.