Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Quist Adam George
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/11/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [SNFCA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4057 SOUTH OLIVIA VIEW LANE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP Mem Serv Asst Sec. Gen Con
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84107
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 1,959 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/05/2014 12/05/2024 Class A Common Stock 2,431 (2) $ 4.3 (2) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/04/2015 12/04/2025 Class A Common Stock 8,103 (3) $ 6.06 (3) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/02/2016 12/02/2026 Class A Common Stock 11,028 (4) $ 6.68 (4) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/01/2017 12/01/2027 Class C Common Stock 15,750 (5) $ 5.05 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Quist Adam George
4057 SOUTH OLIVIA VIEW LANE
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84107
      VP Mem Serv Asst Sec. Gen Con  

Signatures

/s/Adam George Quist 05/11/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Does not include 8,000 shares of Class A Common Stock owned indirectly by the reporting person in the 401(k) Retirement Plan.
(2) This option was granted on December 5, 2014 as an option for 2,000 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.
(3) This option was granted on December 4, 2015 as an option for 7,000 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.
(4) This option was granted on December 2, 2016 as an option for 10,000 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.
(5) This option was granted on December 1, 2017 as an option for either 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.05 per share or 15,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.05 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 15,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.05 per share. This option vests in four equal quarterly installments of Class C Common Stock, beginning on March 1, 2018, until such shares are fully vested.

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