Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenues:
Mortgage fee income		$ 24,936,019	$ 28,607,888	$ 77,003,778	$ 118,983,231
Insurance premiums and other considerations		28,906,803	26,237,417	85,687,394	78,491,364
Net investment income		19,248,463	18,603,070	57,195,320	49,768,664
Net mortuary and cemetery sales		7,234,031	6,470,363	20,874,174	20,926,587
Losses on investments and other assets		(932,414)	(2,178,952)	(4,676)	(2,921,372)
Other		848,825	5,737,434	2,832,630	16,221,307
Total revenues		80,241,727	83,477,220	243,588,620	281,469,781
Benefits and expenses:
Death benefits		14,678,251	13,996,753	46,811,922	45,720,503
Surrenders and other policy benefits		1,467,066	1,337,507	3,550,416	3,814,442
Increase in future policy benefits		9,476,678	7,389,732	26,031,421	20,761,276
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired		4,480,457	5,061,713	13,615,359	13,511,235
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Commissions		10,467,796	15,004,275	30,877,232	53,303,814
Personnel		20,234,106	24,392,703	62,705,033	76,772,417
Advertising		994,433	1,372,636	2,863,597	4,680,169
Rent and rent related		1,677,701	1,701,164	5,285,492	5,062,696
Depreciation on property and equipment		590,168	636,246	1,765,797	1,880,095
Costs related to funding mortgage loans		1,563,172	1,371,315	5,246,881	6,255,415
Other		7,124,347	11,178,276	22,308,291	34,444,040
Interest expense		1,151,534	2,136,763	4,019,669	5,764,327
Cost of goods and services sold-mortuaries and cemeteries		1,177,328	1,200,481	3,614,599	3,628,334
Total benefits and expenses		75,083,037	86,779,564	228,695,709	275,598,763
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		5,158,690	(3,302,344)	14,892,911	5,871,018
Income tax benefit (expense)		(1,117,397)	949,159	(3,258,740)	(1,421,036)
Net earnings (loss)		$ 4,041,293	$ (2,353,185)	$ 11,634,171	$ 4,449,982
Net earnings (loss) per Class A Equivalent common share	[1]	$ 0.18	$ 0.11	$ 0.53	$ 0.20
Net earnings (loss) per Class A Equivalent common share-assuming dilution	[1]	$ 0.18	$ 0.10	$ 0.51	$ 0.19
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding	[1]	22,063,495	21,976,292	22,066,243	22,213,846
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding-assuming dilution	[1]	22,831,726	22,695,996	22,700,342	23,036,213

[1] Net earnings per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends. The weighted-average shares outstanding includes the weighted-average Class A common shares and the weighted-average Class C common shares determined on an equivalent Class A common stock basis. Net earnings per common share represent net earnings per equivalent Class A common share.