SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BECKSTEAD JACK LYNN JR (Last) (First) (Middle) 190 NORTH MATTERHORN DRIVE (Street) ALPINE UT 84014 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [ SNFCA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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
Class Common Stock	12/30/2003		M		7,502	A	$2.75	8,899(1)(2)(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	12/30/2003		M		10,956	A	$3.39	19,855(1)(2)(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	12/30/2003		M		4,189	A	$4.26	24,044(1)(2)(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	03/31/2004		M		8,355	A	$2.4	32,399(1)(2)(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: 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)	$2.75	12/30/2003		M			7,502	05/18/2002	05/18/2010	Class A Common Stock	7,502	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.39	12/30/2003		M			10,956	09/20/2002	09/20/2012	Class A Common Stock	10,956	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.26	12/30/2003		M			4,189	11/27/2002	11/27/2012	Class A Common Stock	4,189	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.4	03/31/2004		M			8,355	11/29/2002	11/29/2011	Class A Common Stock	8,355	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.9	03/21/2003		A		15,000		03/21/2003	03/21/2013	Class A Common Stock	15,000	$0	15,000(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Owned jointly by the reporting person and his wife, Karen Beckstead. On January 19, 2004, the reporting person received 1,145 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a 5% stock dividend declared on December 4, 2003. Does not include 37,839 shares of Class A Common Stock owned indirectly by the reporting person, including (A) 31,781 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Security National Financial Corporation Tax-Favored Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) and allocated to the reporting person's account (including 2,532 shares of Class A Common Stock the reporting person acquired under the 401(k) Plan between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004, and 1,315 shares of Class A Common Stock that were allocated to the reporting person's account on January 19, 2004 pursuant to a 5% stock dividend declared on December 4, 2003), of which the reporting person disclaims voting ahd investment powers with respect to such shares; (B) 3,958 shares of Class A Commo

2. stock acquired under the Security National Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), in reliance on old Rule 16a-8(g)(3) (including 500 shares of Class A Common Stock the reporting person acquired under the ESOP between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004, and 189 shares of Class A Common Stock that were allocated to the reporting person's account on January 19, 2004 pursuant to a 5% stock dividend declared on December 4, 2003), of which the reporting person disclaims voting and investment powers with respect to such shares; and (C) 2,100 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired under the Deferred Compensation Plan (including 2,000 shares of Class A Common Stock the reporting person acquired under the Deferred Compensation Plan between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004, and 100 shares of Class A Common Stock that were allocated to the reporting person's account on January 19, 2004 pursuant to a 5% stock dividend on December 4, 2003), of which the

3. the reporting person disclaimed voting and investment powers with respect to such shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. Grant to reporting person of options to purchase 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock under the Security National Financial Corporation 1993 Stock Option Plan. The options became exercisable on March 21, 2003, but any shares of Class A Common Stock acquried from the exercise of the options shall be forfeited if the reporting person does not remain employed by the Company for the later of (i) five years following the date of the grant, or March 21, 2008, or (ii) two years following the date these options have been exercised by the reporting person.

	Jack Lynn Beckstead, Jr.	05/30/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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