Having been raised a Catholic on the East Coast, I met more folks turned off by Mormons than actual Mormans themselves.
Then I met one who I worked with and traveled with. We were identical in age and back in the day, when I was living in an Animal House on a Big Ten university, he was on his mission.
You couldn't find two people more different... or alike.
We went back and forth comparing our upbringings, and I had to say I understood his a lot better after having met him.
We could openly debate on business trips and then we had no discussion as to who was the designated driver.
At the time I was teaching myself canning tomatoes and made the mistake of braging about new found expertise...
He almost split his side and explained to me that canning is a semi professional pastime in Mormon households. I was pretty impressed with his description of "canning time".

The self reliance of the Mormons is deeply ingrained and A OK with me. While this PDF is targeted to that audiance, it is difficult to find much to argue with as to the nuts and bolts of their preparations.