FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Johnson Stephen Charles 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [ SNFCA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

886 SOUTH ROUECHE LANE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/1/2017
(Street)

KAYSVILLE, UT 84037
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $1.21   (1) 4/13/2012     A      3829   (1)      7/13/2012   4/13/2022   Class A Common Stock   3829   (1) $1.21   (1) 3829   (1) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $3.95   (2) 12/6/2013     A      3647   (2)      3/6/2014   12/6/2023   Class A Common Stock   3647   (2) $3.95   (2) 3647   (2) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $3.69   (3) 7/2/2014     A      3473   (3)      10/2/2014   7/2/2024   Class A Common Stock   3473   (3) $3.69   (3) 3473   (3) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $4.3   (4) 12/5/2014     A      6946   (4)      3/5/2015   12/5/2024   Class A Common Stock   6946   (4) $4.3   (4) 6946   (4) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $6.06   (5) 12/4/2015     A      11025   (5)      3/4/2016   12/4/2025   Class A Common Stock   11025   (5) $6.06   (5) 11025   (5) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $6.68   (6) 12/2/2016     A      5250   (6)      3/2/2017   (6) 12/2/2026   Class A Common Stock   5250   (6) $6.68   (6) 5250   (6) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $5.05   (7) 12/1/2017     A      10000   (7)      3/1/2018   (7) 12/1/2027   Class A Common Stock   10000   (7) $5.05   (7) 10000   (7) D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  This option was granted on April 13, 2012 as an option for 3,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.56 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 1, 2013, February 7, 2014, February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016 and February 3, 2017.
(2)  This option was granted on December 6, 2013 as an option for 3,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.85 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 7, 2014, February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016 and February 3, 2017.
(3)  This option was granted on July 2, 2014 as an option for 3,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.29 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016 and February 3, 2017.
(4)  This option was granted on December 5, 2014 as an option for 6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.02 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016 and February 3, 2017.
(5)  This option was granted on December 4, 2015 as an option for 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.72 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 5, 2016 and February 3, 2017.
(6)  This option was granted on December 2, 2016 as an option for 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.03 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect a 5% stock dividend paid on February 3, 2017.
(7)  This option was granted on December 1, 2017 as an option for 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.05 per share. This option vests in four equal quarterly installments of Class A Common Stock, beginning on March 1, 2018, until such shares are fully vested.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Johnson Stephen Charles
886 SOUTH ROUECHE LANE
KAYSVILLE, UT 84037

Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary

Signatures
/s/Stephen C. Johnson 12/13/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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