Note 2: Investments: Held-to-maturity Securities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
AmortizedCost	$ 184,979,644	$ 145,558,425
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	11,078,349	10,531,839
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(4,207,244)	(5,583,106)
HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue	191,850,749	150,507,158
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	149,181,578	112,546,905
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction, allowance for losses	(1,748,783)	(1,848,120)
Real estate held for investment, net of depreciation	145,165,921	114,852,432
Policy and Other Loans	40,937,146	39,582,421
Short-term investments at amortized cost	27,560,040	16,915,808
Residential Mortgage
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	58,593,622	46,020,490
Residential Construction
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	40,800,117	34,851,557
Commercial Loan
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	51,536,622	33,522,978
PolicyLoanMember
Policy and Other Loans	6,694,148	6,896,457
Insurance Assignments
Policy and Other Loans	33,548,079	32,369,014
PromissoryNotesMember
Policy and Other Loans	48,797	48,797
OtherLoansMember
Policy and Other Loans	1,765,752	1,174,769
AllowanceMember
Policy and Other Loans	(1,119,630)	(906,616)
US Treasury and Government
AmortizedCost		3,560,579
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain		292,869
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(66,111)	(4,743)
HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue		3,848,705
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities
AmortizedCost	6,017,225	1,805,828
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	153,514	182,073
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(133,249)	(1,040)
HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue	6,037,490	1,986,861
Corporate Debt Securities
AmortizedCost	164,375,636	134,488,108
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	10,440,989	9,836,355
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(3,727,013)	(5,501,743)
HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue	171,089,612	138,822,720
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
AmortizedCost	9,488,083	5,091,887
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	221,400	190,867
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(280,871)	(75,580)
HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue	9,428,612	5,207,174
Redeemable Preferred Stock
AmortizedCost	623,635	612,023
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	13,418	29,675
HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue	637,053	641,698
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	10,985,338	9,891,500
Available-for-sale Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	447,110	213,684
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss	(859,092)	(1,674,094)
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue	10,573,356	8,431,090
Equity Securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	10,985,338	9,891,500
Available-for-sale Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gain	447,110	213,684
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss	(859,092)	(1,674,094)
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue	$ 10,573,356	$ 8,431,090

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