12) Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Notes
12) Subsequent Events	12) Subsequent Events Completion of the Stock Purchase Agreement to Acquire First Guaranty Insurance Company On July 11, 2016, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life completed the stock purchase transaction with the shareholders of Reppond Holding Corporation, an Arkansas corporation ("Reppond Holding") and sole shareholder of First Guaranty Insurance Company, a Louisiana domestic stock legal reserve life insurance company ("First Guaranty"), to purchase all the outstanding shares of common stock of Reppond Holding. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, dated February 17, 2016, between Security Life and Reppond Holding, which was later amended on March 4 and 17, 2016, Security Life paid a total of $6,753,000 at the closing in consideration for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of stock of Reppond Holding from its shareholders. Reppond Holding holds all of the outstanding shares of common stock of First Guaranty. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders At the Annual Meeting, held on July 6, 2016, the Company's stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized capital stock of the Company from 32,000,000 shares to 33,000,000 shares by increasing the number of authorized shares of Class C common stock from 2,000,000 shares to 3,000,000 shares.

12) Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Completion of the Stock Purchase Agreement to Acquire First Guaranty Insurance Company

On July 11, 2016, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life completed the stock purchase transaction with the shareholders of Reppond Holding Corporation, an Arkansas corporation ("Reppond Holding") and sole shareholder of First Guaranty Insurance Company, a Louisiana domestic stock legal reserve life insurance company ("First Guaranty"), to purchase all the outstanding shares of common stock of Reppond Holding. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, dated February 17, 2016, between Security Life and Reppond Holding, which was later amended on March 4 and 17, 2016, Security Life paid a total of $6,753,000 at the closing in consideration for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of stock of Reppond Holding from its shareholders. Reppond Holding holds all of the outstanding shares of common stock of First Guaranty.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting, held on July 6, 2016, the Company's stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized capital stock of the Company from 32,000,000 shares to 33,000,000 shares by increasing the number of authorized shares of Class C common stock from 2,000,000 shares to 3,000,000 shares.