Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 10,893,519	$ 21,686,079
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Gains on investments and other assets	(728,367)	(23,941,179)
Depreciation	5,183,658	5,456,185
Provision for loan losses and doubtful accounts	1,202,688	377,683
Net amortization of deferred fees and costs, premiums and discounts	(887,605)	(1,110,363)
Provision for deferred income taxes	(1,857,897)	(2,605,401)
Policy and pre-need acquisition costs deferred	(19,176,531)	(19,544,569)
Policy and pre-need acquisition costs amortized	13,787,037	10,807,777
Value of business acquired amortized	847,540	823,569
Mortgage servicing rights, additions	(4,194,502)	(3,922,816)
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights	7,055,795	5,282,931
Stock based compensation expense	256,996	237,123
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock	695,560	1,480,913
Change in fair value of loans held for sale	(2,498,097)	(3,736,209)
Originations of loans held for sale	(2,606,839,175)	(2,194,607,543)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale	2,580,875,055	2,259,145,473
Net gains on sales of loans held for sale	(80,666,413)	(74,426,183)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Increase (Decrease) in Assets Held-for-sale	358,477	64,506
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims	18,394,928	21,710,347
Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	1,695,259	3,830,947
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(75,602,075)	7,009,270
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed maturity securities	(110,601,438)	(37,488,774)
Calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities	26,624,182	32,993,161
Purchase of equity securities	(3,264,028)	(3,354,274)
Sales of equity securities	2,639,729	2,886,492
Net changes in restricted assets	(1,254,991)	(241,665)
Net changes in cemetery perpetual care trust investments	299,897	1,207,622
Mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans made	(572,171,590)	(505,060,464)
Payments received for mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans	556,352,676	535,354,544
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,839,293)	(1,282,704)
Sales of property and equipment	54,496	2,016,156
Purchases of real estate held for investment	(8,572,556)	(29,193,332)
Sales of real estate held for investment	11,614,927	68,875,269
Cash received for reinsurance assumed	158,358,594	0
Cash paid for purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired	(20,141,074)	(3,405,783)
Net cash provided by investing activities	38,099,531	63,306,248
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment contract receipts	12,141,627	11,571,551
Investment contract withdrawals	(16,911,841)	(15,356,571)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	863,910	57,412
Payments to acquire treasury stock	(1,539,888)	(215,521)
Repayment of bank loans	(236,790,722)	(133,123,024)
Proceeds from bank borrowings	196,610,127	162,653,177
Net change in warehouse line borrowings for loans held for sale	69,928,331	(717,792)
Net change in line of credit borrowings	0	1,250,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	24,301,544	26,119,232
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(13,201,000)	96,434,750
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current	150,936,673	54,501,923
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current	137,735,673	150,936,673
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities	7,284,078	6,878,048
Income Taxes Paid, Net	4,861,318	5,701,565
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Transfer of loans held for sale to mortgage loans held for investment	31,881,851	10,827,797
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	16,544,406	0
Transfer of Cemetery Land and Improvements to Property and Equipment	3,261,259	0
Mortgage loans held for investment foreclosed into real estate held for investment	1,704,015	670,601
Accrued real estate construction costs and retainage	590,256	214,200
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities	252,763	0
Mortgage loans held for investment foreclosed into receivables	$ 155,347	$ 0