The word gospel means "good news." The good news is the Lord Jesus Christ and His message of salvation. Jesus equated the gospel with both His mission and with His ministry in mortality. In His mission statement, Jesus said: "This is the gospel which I have given unto you--that I came into the world to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me. "And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross." The Savior's mortal mission we know as the Atonement. The Savior's mortal ministry includes everything else that He did--His teachings, expressions of love, attention to ordinances, patterns of prayer, perseverance, and more. He lived to be our Exemplar, which He also equated to the gospel in His ministerial statement. "This is my gospel," He said, "for the works which ye have seen me do that shall ye also do." Thus, faith; repentance; baptism by water, fire, and of the Holy Ghost; the gathering of the elect; and enduring to the end are all part of the gospel. All of us can emulate the Lord's example, regardless of age, status, or location.