Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 109,318,230	$ 128,890,897
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed maturity securities	(115,680,915)	(14,359,481)
Sales, calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities	11,695,675	40,856,383
Purchases of equity securities	(3,591,283)	(1,382,227)
Sales of equity securities	2,295,931	3,334,697
Net changes in restricted assets	(1,157,021)	28,770
Net changes in perpetual care trusts	325,908	1,065,459
Mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans made	(569,434,389)	(635,682,683)
Payments received for mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans	577,997,140	577,555,622
Purchases of property and equipment	(966,375)	(4,187,580)
Sale of property and equipment	62,561	45,168
Purchases of real estate	(20,892,501)	(70,404,325)
Sales of real estate	22,941,365	22,974,490
Net cash used in investing activities	(96,403,904)	(80,155,707)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment contract receipts	8,853,710	8,743,867
Investment contract withdrawals	(11,964,046)	(11,776,818)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	127,265	288,454
Purchases of treasury stock	(7,277,291)	(3,722,157)
Repayment of bank loans	(48,383,522)	(54,454,529)
Proceeds from bank loans	59,618,050	97,119,014
Net change in warehouse line borrowings for loans held for sale	(61,081,557)	(77,374,340)
Net cash used in financing activities	(60,107,391)	(41,176,509)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(47,193,065)	7,558,681
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period	141,414,282	115,465,086
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period	94,221,217	123,023,767
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	5,646,811	5,464,423
Income taxes (net of refunds)	468,578	2,684,737
Non Cash Operating, Investing and Financing Activities:
Transfer of loans held for sale to mortgage loans held for investment	49,428,757	201,951
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock	4,214,440	4,716,583
Accrued real estate construction costs and retainage	1,401,437	8,321,415
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	1,164,287	2,435,831
Mortgage loans held for investment foreclosed into real estate held for investment		931,079
Cash and cash equivalents	84,947,720	111,498,676
Restricted assets	8,276,613	10,004,204
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$ 996,884	$ 1,520,887