Before returning to the narrative, Mormon summarizes some of the main topics of the Book of Mormon. The subjects were frequent topics of all the prophets but particularly the early ones (Nephi, Jacob, and Enos): 1) the mercy of the Lord to the house of Israel, 2) the return of many of the latter-day descendants of Lehi, 3) the gathering of Israel in fulfillment of the covenants of the Lord, and 4) the divine role of Jesus Christ as the Son of God.