What does the account of the lost manuscript pages teach about the Lord’s power?

What does the account of the lost manuscript pages teach about the Lord’s power?

D&C 1:1-3: 

1 The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught.

 2 For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round.
 3 Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men;

D&C 10: 14,43:
 14 Verily, I say unto you, that I will not suffer that Satan shall accomplish his evil design in this thing. 43 I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.

1 Nephi 9:6:6 But the Lord ^aknoweth all things from the beginning; wherefore, he prepareth a way to accomplish all his works among the children of men; for behold, he hath all ^bpower unto the fulfilling of all his words. And thus it is. Amen.

2 Nephi 3:14
14 And thus prophesied Joseph, saying: Behold, that seer will the Lord bless; and they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded; for this promise, which I have obtained of the Lord, of the fruit of my loins, shall be fulfilled. Behold, I am sure of the fulfilling of this promise;

We can learn a lot about the Lord's power from this account. First off, I think it's obvious that the Lord knew well in advance (thousands of years in advance) that Satan would try to hinder the work by inspiring men to steal the manuscript. Even Joseph (of Egypt) foretold of wicked men trying to confound Joseph Smith and that the Lord would confound them.

We also learn that the Lord doesn't just know about events like this beforehand, he also prepares for them so that his work will not be hindered. How did he prepare in this case? He simply asked Nephi to make his own account, even though Lehi was writing one. So when the wicked men stole Lehi's account (the manuscript), we still had Nephi's account and the valuable scripture therein. 

The work moved forward without the manuscript to the frustration of those who worked so hard to steal it, change it, and create evil schemes to defraud the prophet. 

Why does this matter to us today? 

The same adversary that sought to thwart the printing of the Book of Mormon also seeks to destroy us. He constantly barrages us with his schemes to try to make us think, say or do something we ought not or to keep us from thinking, saying or doing things we should. We can be assured that the Lord knows beforehand what Satan is scheming up. The Lord is also willing to intervene by giving us guidance and helping us see the pitfalls and avoid them. Why wouldn't we pray for that divine help when it is so freely given? Remember the promise penned by Paul "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10:13". So, pray always that you may conquer Satan (D&C 10:5)! The Lord is always stronger than Satan, and so are you if you're on the Lord's side.