SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C.

                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                 Amendment No. 1

             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For Quarter Ended March 31, 2005            Commission File Number: 0-9341
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                     SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                            Exact Name of Registrant.



        UTAH                                      87-0345941
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(State or other jurisdiction              IRS Identification Number
 of incorporation or organization




5300 South 360 West, Salt Lake City, Utah                   84123
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(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including Area Code     (801) 264-1060
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                              YES  X         NO
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Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class A Common Stock, $2.00 par value                    5,441,710
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         Title of Class                          Number of Shares Outstanding
                                                   as of March 31, 2005


Class C Common Stock, $.20 par value                     6,380,197
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         Title of Class                          Number of Shares Outstanding
                                                    as of March 31, 2005


SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES FORM 10-Q QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1 Financial Statements Page No. - ------ -------- Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm..............3 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - Three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited)........4 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004 (unaudited).............................5-6 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (unaudited)........7 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements..........8-12 Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.....................................12-15 Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk....15 - ------ Item 4 Controls and Procedures.......................................15 - ------ PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Other Information.............................................15-18 Signature Page................................................19 Certifications................................................20-22

HANSEN, BARNETT & MAXWELL A Professional Corporation CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 5 Triad Center, Suite 750 Salt Lake City, UT 84180-1128 Phone: (801) 532-2200 Fax: (801) 532-7944 www.hbmcpas.com REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders Security National Financial Corporation We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Security National Financial Corporation as of March 31, 2005, and the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for the three-month period then ended. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. HANSEN, BARNETT & MAXWELL Salt Lake City, Utah June 3, 2005

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, Revenues: 2005 2004 - -------- ---- ---- Insurance premiums and other considerations $7,180,520 $6,396,174 Net investment income 4,345,263 3,556,247 Net mortuary and cemetery sales 2,885,368 3,056,405 Realized gains on investments and other assets 23,690 5,323 Mortgage fee income 13,171,106 18,068,730 Other 216,737 190,038 ------------ ------------ Total revenues 27,822,684 31,272,917 ------------ ------------ Benefits and expenses: Death benefits 3,515,928 3,772,951 Surrenders and other policy benefits 469,367 479,839 Increase in future policy benefits 2,628,190 1,868,732 Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and cost of insurance acquired 832,202 1,199,275 General and administrative expenses: Commissions 10,596,864 14,207,056 Salaries 3,812,734 3,581,644 Other 4,516,123 4,692,879 Interest expense 641,688 365,323 Cost of goods and services sold of the mortuaries and cemeteries 547,840 597,532 ------------ ------------ Total benefits and expenses 27,560,936 30,765,231 ------------ ------------ Earnings before income taxes 261,748 507,686 Income tax expense 18,160 (128,118) Minority interest -- 22,014 ------------ ------------ Net earnings $279,908 $401,582 ============ ============ Net earnings per common share $.05 $.07 ==== ==== Weighted average outstanding common shares 6,079,717 5,949,234 ============ ============ Net earnings per common share-assuming dilution $.05 $.07 ==== ==== Weighted average outstanding common shares assuming-dilution 6,104,229 6,109,341 ============ ============ See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) December 31, March 31, 2005 2004 -------------- ------------ Assets: - ------- Insurance-related investments: Fixed maturity securities held to maturity, at amortized cost $64,771,046 $69,984,761 Fixed maturity securities available for sale, at market 10,866,975 11,066,025 Equity securities available for sale, at market 3,928,995 4,166,769 Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans, net of allowances for losses 62,503,891 65,831,586 Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation and allowances for losses 10,574,941 9,709,129 Policy, student and other loans 13,193,372 13,312,471 Short-term investments 5,160,492 4,628,999 ------------- ------------- Total insurance-related investments 170,999,712 178,699,740 ------------- ------------- Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries 5,248,246 5,176,463 ------------- ------------- Cash 12,950,795 15,333,668 ------------- ------------- Receivables: Trade contracts 5,133,693 5,333,891 Mortgage loans sold to investors 57,623,871 47,167,150 Receivable from agents 1,499,865 1,416,211 Receivable from officers -- 1,540 Other 1,021,866 1,120,157 ------------- ------------- Total receivables 65,279,295 55,038,949 Allowance for doubtful accounts (1,223,409) (1,302,368) ------------- ------------- Net receivables 64,055,886 53,736,581 ------------- ------------- Policyholder accounts on deposit with reinsurer 6,643,914 6,689,422 Cemetery land and improvements held for sale 8,547,430 8,547,764 Accrued investment income 2,003,985 1,743,721 Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs 20,481,146 20,181,818 Property and equipment, net 10,488,734 10,520,665 Cost of insurance acquired 13,320,425 14,053,497 Excess of cost over net assets of acquired subsidiaries 683,191 683,191 Other 942,190 1,107,230 ------------- ------------- Total assets $316,365,654 $316,473,760 ============= ============= See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued) (Unaudited) December 31, March 31, 2005 2004 -------------- ------------- Liabilities: - ------------ Future life, annuity, and other policy benefits $225,775,786 $224,529,539 Unearned premium reserve 2,487,049 2,254,991 Bank loans payable 10,565,844 10,442,106 Notes and contracts payable 2,645,599 2,888,539 Deferred pre-need cemetery and funeral contract revenues 10,771,065 10,762,357 Accounts payable 1,128,676 1,064,269 Funds held under reinsurance treaties 1,176,262 1,184,463 Other liabilities and accrued expenses 8,585,610 6,371,343 Income taxes 11,484,867 11,497,967 ------------- ------------- Total liabilities 274,620,758 270,995,574 ------------- ------------- Commitments and contingencies -- -- ------------- ------------- Minority interest -- 3,813,346 ------------- ------------- Stockholders' Equity: Common stock: Class A: $2.00 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued 6,756,785 shares in 2005 and 6,755,870 shares in 2004 13,513,570 13,511,740 Class C: convertible, $0.20 par value, authorized 7,500,000 shares, issued 6,459,300 shares in 2005 and 6,468,199 shares in 2004 1,291,860 1,293,641 ------------- ------------- Total common stock 14,805,430 14,805,381 Additional paid-in capital 14,922,881 14,922,851 Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) and other items, net of deferred taxes (211,204) (11,352) Retained earnings 15,645,088 15,365,259 Treasury stock at cost (1,315,075 Class A shares and 79,103 Class C shares in 2005; 1,315,075 Class A shares and 79,103 Class C shares in 2004 held by affiliated companies) (3,417,299) (3,417,299) ------------- ------------- Total stockholders' equity 41,744,896 41,664,840 ------------- ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $316,365,654 $316,473,760 ============= ============= See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 2004 ---- ---- Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $(7,897,876) $ 21,000,620 ----------- ------------ Cash flows from investing activities: Securities held to maturity: Purchase - fixed maturity securities (502,000) (12,026,957) Calls and maturities - fixed maturity securities 5,622,503 2,579,486 Securities available for sale: Sales - equity securities (7,009) -- Purchases of short-term investments (5,414,701) (8,762,251) Sales of short-term investments 4,883,208 6,164,882 Purchases of restricted assets (41,090) (91,594) Mortgage, policy, and other loans made (15,663,719) (22,714,986) Payments received for mortgage, policy, and other loans 19,117,574 7,554,722 Purchases of property and equipment (404,331) (296,546) Purchases of real estate (1,887,950) (488,312) Cash paid for purchase of subsidiary -- (297,994) Sale of real estate 926,062 -- ------------- ------------ Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 6,628,547 (28,379,550) ------------- ------------- Cash flows from financing activities: Annuity and pre-need contract receipts 1,419,729 1,348,322 Annuity and pre-need contract withdrawals (2,560,646) (2,544,563) Repayment of bank loans and notes and contracts payable (242,940) (640,173) Proceeds from borrowing on notes and contracts 270,329 -- ------------- ------------- Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1,113,528) (1,836,414) ------------- ------------- Net change in cash (2,382,857) (9,215,344) Cash at beginning of period 15,333,668 19,704,358 ------------ ------------ Cash at end of period $12,950,811 $10,489,014 =========== =========== See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements March 31, 2005 (Unaudited) 1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2004, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (file number 0-9341). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The estimates susceptible to significant change are those used in determining the liability for future policy benefits and claims, those used in determining valuation allowances for mortgage loans on real estate, and those used in determining the estimated future costs for pre-need sales. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in all material respects. 2. Comprehensive Income For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, total comprehensive income amounted to $80,056 and $703,483, respectively. 3. Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. The Company has adopted SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation". In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB Opinion No. 25"), and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plans.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements March 31, 2005 (Unaudited) 1. Basis of Presentation (Continued) In accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, no compensation cost has been recognized for these plans. Had compensation cost for these plans been determined based upon the fair value at the grant date consistent with the methodology prescribed under SFAS No. 123. Earnings per share amounts have been adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends. Net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 would have been reduced by the following: Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 2004 ---- ---- Net earnings as reported $279,908 $401,582 Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects -- -- -------- -------- Pro forma net earnings $279,908 $401,582 ======== ======== Net earnings per common share: Basic - as reported $.05 $.07 ==== ==== Basic - pro forma $.05 $.07 ==== ==== Diluted - as reported $.05 $.07 ==== ==== Diluted - pro forma $.05 $.07 ==== ==== 4. Earnings Per Share The basic and diluted earnings per share amounts were calculated as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 2004 ---- ---- Numerator: Net income $ 279,908 $ 401,582 =========== =========== Denominator: Denominator for basic earnings per share- weighted-average shares 6,079,717 5,949,234 ----------- ----------- Effect of dilutive securities: Employee stock options 23,971 158,241 Stock appreciation rights 541 1,866 ------------- ------------ Dilutive potential common shares 24,512 160,107 ------------- ----------- Denominator for diluted earnings per share-adjusted weighted- average shares and assumed conversions 6,104,229 6,109,341 =========== =========== Basic earnings per share $.05 $.07 ==== ==== Diluted earnings per share $.05 $.07 ==== ====

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements March 31, 2005 (Unaudited) 1. Basis of Presentation (Continued) Earnings per share amounts have been adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends. 5. Business Segment Life Cemetery/ Reconciling Insurance Mortuary Mortgage Items Consolidated For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 Revenues from external customers $ 10,056,516 $ 3,193,073 $14,573,095$ -- $27,822,684 Intersegment revenues 1,248,758 23,001 79,401 (1,351,160) -- Segment profit (loss) before income taxes 637,839 354,198 (730,289) -- 261,748 Identifiable assets 305,320,094 48,186,225 14,239,233 (51,379,898) 316,365,654 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 Revenues from external customers $ 8,357,223 $3,226,386 $19,689,308$ -- $31,272,917 Intersegment revenues 2,373,013 -- 57,304 (2,430,317) -- Segment profit (loss) before income taxes 433,203 347,749 (273,266) -- 507,686 Identifiable assets 305,088,724 44,736,652 15,971,494 (49,126,302) 316,670,568

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements March 31, 2005, (Unaudited) 6. Merger Transaction Effective January 1, 2005, Security National Life and SSLIC Holding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Security National Life, completed a merger transaction with Southern Security Life Insurance Company. Under the terms of the merger and pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated August 25, 2004, among Security National Life, SSLIC Holding Company and Southern Security Life Insurance Company, including the amendment thereto dated December 27, 2004, SSLIC Holding Company was merged with and into Southern Security Life Insurance Company, which resulted in (i) Southern Security Life Insurance Company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Security National Life Insurance Company, and (ii) the unaffiliated stockholders of Southern Security Life Insurance Company, holding an aggregate of 490,816 shares of common stock, or 23.3% of the outstanding shares, becoming entitled to receive $3.84 in cash for each issued and outstanding share of their common stock of Southern Security Life Insurance Company, or an aggregate of $1,884,733. As a result of the merger, the separate existence of SSLIC Holding Company ceased as Southern Security Life Insurance Company became the surviving corporation of the merger. Southern Security Life Insurance Company continues to be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, and its separate corporate existence continues unaffected by the merger. In addition, as a result of the merger, Security National Life owns all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Southern Security Life Insurance Company. Security National Financial Corporation, through its affiliates, Security National Life Insurance Company and SSLIC Holding Company, owned 76.7% of the Company's outstanding common shares prior to the merger. The purpose of the merger is to terminate the registration of the common stock of Southern Security Life Insurance Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (by reducing the number of its stockholders of record to fewer than 300 stockholders) and the Nasdaq listing of the common stock, reduce expenses associated with such registration and listing, and provide the stockholders an opportunity to sell their shares in an illiquid trading market without incurring brokerage commissions. As a result of becoming a non-reporting company, Southern Security Life Insurance Company is no longer required to file periodic reports with the SEC, including among other things, annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and is no longer subject to the SEC's proxy rules. In addition, its common stock is no longer eligible for trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. 7. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51", and subsequently issued a revision to this Interpretation in December 2003. This Interpretation addresses the consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities as defined in the Interpretation. The Interpretation applies to those variable interest entities considered to be special-purpose entities no later than December 31, 2003. The Interpretation must also be applied to all other variable interest entities no later than March 31, 2005. The adoption of Interpretation No. 46 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements March 31, 2005, (Unaudited) 7. Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Continued) In December 2004, FASB revised SFAS 123 to Share-Based Payment ("SFAS 123(R)"). SFAS 123(R) provides additional guidance on determining whether certain financial instruments awarded in share-based payment transactions are liabilities. SFAS 123(R) also requires that the cost of all share-based transactions be recorded in the financial statements. The revised pronouncement must be adopted by the Company by January 1, 2006. Implementation of SFAS 123(R) will not have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements in the period of implementation. However, any future stock options granted could have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Overview The Company's operations over the last several years generally reflect three trends or events which the Company expects to continue: (i) increased attention to "niche" insurance products, such as the Company's funeral plan policies and traditional whole-life products; (ii) emphasis on cemetery and mortuary business; and (iii) capitalizing on historically lower interest rates by originating and refinancing mortgage loans. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, Security National Mortgage Company ("SNMC") experienced a decrease in revenue and expenses due to the decrease in loan volume of its operations. SNMC is a mortgage lender incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah. SNMC is approved and regulated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a department of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to originate mortgage loans that qualify for government insurance in the event of default by the borrower. SNMC obtains loans primarily from independent brokers and correspondents. SNMC funds the loans from internal cash flows and lines of credit from financial institutions. SNMC receives fees from the borrowers and other secondary fees from third party investors who purchase the loans from SNMC. SNMC primarily sells all of its loans to third party investors and does not retain servicing to these loans. SNMC pays the brokers and correspondents a commission for loans that are brokered through SNMC. SNMC originated and sold 2,072 ($316,785,000) and 3,291 ($496,307,000) loans, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. Results of Operations Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 Total revenues decreased by $3,450,000, or 11.0%, to $27,823,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $31,273,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2004. Contributing to this decrease in total revenues was a $4,898,000 decreased in mortgage fee income, and a $171,000 decreased in net mortuary sales. Insurance premiums and other considerations increased by $784,000, or 12.3%, to $7,180,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $6,396,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This increase was primarily due to the additional insurance premiums realized from new insurance sales.

Net investment income increased by $789,000, or 22.2%, to $4,345,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $3,556,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This increase was primarily attributable to additional borrower interest income from increased long-term bond purchases over the comparable period in 2004. Net mortuary and cemetery sales decreased by $171,000, or 5.6%, to $2,885,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $3,056,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This reduction in at-need mortuary sales was primarily due to the loss of sales from the Camelback Funeral Home as a result of the City of Phoenix having commenced condemnation proceedings in order to construct a light rail facility on the Camelback Funeral Home property. Mortgage fee income decreased by $4,898,000, or 27.1%, to $13,171,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $18,069,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in the number of loan originations during the first quarter of 2005 due to an increase in interest rates, which resulted in the refinancing of fewer mortgage loans. Total benefits and expenses were $27,561,000, or 99.1% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2005, as compared to $30,765,000, or 98.4% of total revenues, for the comparable period in 2004. The lower margin in 2004 was due to fixed expenses, which did not decrease proportionally with the reduction in revenues. Death benefits, surrenders and other policy benefits, and increase in future policy benefits increased by an aggregate of $492,000, or 8.0%, to $6,613,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $6,121,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in reserves for policyholders. Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and cost of insurance acquired decreased by $367,000, or 30.6%, to $832,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $1,199,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This decrease was primarily due to recognition of improvements in persistency and expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by $3,556,000, or 15.8%, to $18,926,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $22,482,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This decrease primarily resulted from a decrease in commissions due to fewer mortgage loan originations having been made by Security National Mortgage Company during the first quarter of 2005. Interest expense increased by $276,000, or 75.4%, to $642,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $366,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This increase was primarily due to increased warehouse lines of credit required for a greater number of warehoused mortgage loans by Security National Mortgage Company. Cost of goods and services sold of the mortuaries and cemeteries decreased by $50,000, or 8.3%, to $548,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $598,000 for the comparable period in 2004. This reduction in at-need mortuary sales was primarily due to the loss of sales from the Camelback Funeral Home as a result of the City of Phoenix having commenced condemnation proceedings in order to construct a light rail facility on the Camelback Funeral Home property.

Liquidity and Capital Resources The Company's life insurance subsidiaries and cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries realize cash flow from premiums, contract payments and sales on personal services rendered for cemetery and mortuary business, from interest and dividends on invested assets, and from the proceeds from the maturity of held-to-maturity investments or sale of other investments. The mortgage subsidiary realizes cash flow from fees generated by originating and refinancing mortgage loans and interest earned on mortgages sold to investors. The Company considers these sources of cash flow to be adequate to fund future policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities, which generally are long-term, and adequate to pay current policyholder claims, annuity payments, expenses on the issuance of new policies, the maintenance of existing policies, debt service, and to meet operating expenses. The Company attempts to match the duration of invested assets with its policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities. The Company may sell investments other than those held-to-maturity in the portfolio to help in this timing; however, to date, that has not been necessary. The Company purchases short-term investments on a temporary basis to meet the expectations of short-term requirements of the Company's products. The Company's investment philosophy is intended to provide a rate of return, which will persist during the expected duration of policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities regardless of future interest rate movements. The Company's investment policy is to invest predominantly in fixed maturity securities, mortgage loans, and warehousing of mortgage loans on a short-term basis before selling the loans to investors in accordance with the requirements and laws governing the life insurance subsidiaries. Bonds owned by the life insurance subsidiaries amounted to $75,630,000 as of March 31, 2005, compared to $81,051,000 as of December 31, 2004. This represents 44% and 45% of the total insurance-related investments as of March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, respectively. Generally, all bonds owned by the life insurance subsidiaries are rated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Under this rating system, there are six categories used for rating bonds. At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, 2% ($1,660,000) and 2% ($1,659,000) of the Company's total investment in bonds were invested in bonds in rating categories three through six, which are considered non-investment grade. The Company has classified certain of its fixed income securities, including high-yield securities, in its portfolio as available for sale, with the remainder classified as held to maturity. However, in accordance with Company policy, any such securities purchased in the future will be classified as held to maturity. Business conditions, however, may develop in the future which may indicate a need for a higher level of liquidity in the investment portfolio. In that event the Company believes it could sell short-term investment grade securities before liquidating higher-yielding longer-term securities. The Company is subject to risk based capital guidelines established by statutory regulators requiring minimum capital levels based on the perceived risk of assets, liabilities, disintermediation, and business risk. At March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, the life insurance subsidiary exceeded the regulatory criteria. The Company's total capitalization of stockholders' equity and bank debt and notes payable was $54,956,000 as of March 31, 2005, as compared to $54,995,000 as of December 31, 2004. Stockholders' equity as a percent of total capitalization stayed the same at 76% as of March 31, 2005, when compared to December 31, 2004. Lapse rates measure the amount of insurance terminated during a particular period. The Company's lapse rate for life insurance in 2004 was 9.0% as compared to a rate of 8.6% for 2003. The 2005 lapse rate to date has been approximately the same as 2004.

At March 31, 2005, $29,135,000 of the Company's consolidated stockholders' equity represents the statutory stockholders' equity of the Company's life insurance subsidiaries. The life insurance subsidiaries cannot pay a dividend to its parent company without the approval of insurance regulatory authorities. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk There have been no significant changes since the annual report Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2004. Item 4. Controls and Procedures a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of March 31, 2005. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and adequately designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms. b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting During the quarter ended March 31, 2005, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Part II Other Information: Item 1. Legal Proceedings An action was brought against the Company in May 2001 by Glenna Brown Thomas, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Lynn W. Brown, in the Third Judicial Court, Salt Lake County, Utah. The action asserts that Memorial Estates, Inc. delivered to Lynn W. Brown six stock certificates totaling 2,000 shares of its common stock in 1970 and 1971. Mr. Brown died in 1972. It is also asserted that at the time the 2,000 shares were issued and outstanding, the shares represented a 2% ownership of Memorial Estates. It is further alleged that Mr. Brown was entitled to preemptive rights and, after the issuance of the stock to Mr. Brown, there were further issuances of stock without providing written notice to Mr. Brown or his estate of his right to purchase more stock. It is further asserted that Thomas has the right to the transfer of Brown's shares on the books of Security National Financial Corporation as well as Memorial Estates, and to the restoration of Brown's proportion of share ownership in Memorial Estates at the time of his death by issuance and delivery to Thomas of sufficient shares of the Company's publicly traded and unrestricted stock in exchange for the 2,000 shares of Memorial Estates stock, including payment of all dividends from the date of Thomas's demand. The formal discovery cutoff was January 15, 2004. The Company has been verbally informed that Thomas will dismiss the case but such dismissal has not been communicated in writing. Until the case is actually dismissed, the Company intends to vigorously defend the matter, including the assertion that the statute of limitations bars the claims in their entirety.

The Company received a letter dated November 9, 2004 on behalf of Charles Hood, who worked at Singing Hills Memorial Park in El Cajon, California. He was hired in April 2003 as a groundskeeper with his work concluding on October 30, 2003. Mr. Hood claims that he wrote a letter to the Company outlining his concerns regarding the operation of the cemetery, and that the next day he was terminated. Even though he recognizes his relationship was as an at-will employee. Mr. Hood's claims against the Company also include, but are not limited to, violation of labor laws, whistleblower retaliation and infliction of emotional distress. The letter proposes a settlement in the amount of $275,000. No lawsuit has been filed in the matter. The Company has been engaged in a review of the claims made in the letter. Based on its investigation, the Company believes that Mr. Hood voluntarily quit and was not terminated. Counsel for the Company and counsel for Mr. Hood have been in discussion concerning the matter. At this stage of the investigation, the Company does not believe there is any justification for the claims being made. If a resolution of the dispute is not achieved and litigation ensues, the Company is prepared to vigorously defend the action. The Company also received a letter dated November 29, 2004 on behalf of Roger Gornichec, who the Company recognizes as having been an independent contractor. The attorney who wrote the letter on behalf of Mr. Hood also wrote the letter on behalf of Mr. Gornichec. Mr. Gornichec concluded his services as an agent selling insurance in the spring of 2003 and his license to sell cemetery plots was not renewed in the summer of 2004. Mr. Gornichec asserts that he was an employee contrary to the Company's position. The claims made on behalf of Mr. Gornichec include, but are not limited to, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, misrepresentation, age discrimination, whistle-blower retaliation, interference with economic advantage, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and infliction of emotional distress. Mr. Gornichec also claims that he is owed a certain amount from a retirement plan. The letter proposes a settlement in the amount of $420,000. Based on its investigation, the Company believes that Mr. Gornichec was an independent contractor, not an employee, and that the claims and the settlement amount sought are not justified. If the matter is not resolved and litigation ensues, the Company is prepared to vigorously defend the action. The Company is a defendant in various other legal actions arising from the normal conduct of business. Management believes that none of the actions will have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. Based on management's assessment and legal counsel's representations concerning the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes, no amounts have been accrued for the above claims in the consolidated financial statements.

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds NONE Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities NONE Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders NONE Item 5. Other Information NONE Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits: 3.1 Articles of Restatement of Articles of Incorporation (7) 3.2 Amended Bylaws (10) 4.1 Specimen Class A Stock Certificate (1) 4.2 Specimen Class C Stock Certificate (1) 4.3 Specimen Preferred Stock Certificate and Certificate of Designation of Preferred Stock (1) 10.1 Restated and Amended Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement (1) 10.2 1993 Stock Option Plan (3) 10.3 2000 Director Stock Option Plan (4) 10.4 2003 Stock Option Plan (9) 10.5 Deferred Compensation Agreement with George R. Quist (2) 10.6 Promissory Note with George R. Quist (5) 10.7 Deferred Compensation Plan (6) 10.8 Coinsurance Agreement between Security National Life and Acadian (7) 10.9 Assumption Agreement among Acadian, Acadian Financial Group, Inc., Security National Life and the Company (7) 10.10 Asset Purchase Agreement between Acadian, Acadian Financial Group, Inc., Security National Life and the Company (7) 10.11 Promissory Note with Key Bank of Utah (8) 10.12 Loan and Security Agreement with Key Bank of Utah (8) 10.13 Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement with Ault Glazer & Co. Investment Management LLC (10) 10.14 Stock Purchase Agreement with Paramount Security Life Insurance Company (11) 10.15 Reinsurance Agreement between Security National Life Insurance Company and Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company(12) 10.16 Employment agreement with J. Lynn Beckstead, Jr.(12) 10.17 Employment agreement with Scott M. Quist (13) 10.18 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among Security National Life Insurance Company, SSLIC Holding Company, and Southern Security Life Insurance Company (14) 10.19 Agreement and Plan of Merger, among Security National Life Insurance Company, SSLIC Holding Company, and Southern Security Life Insurance Company (15)

10.20 Agreement to repay indebtedness and to convey option with Monument Title, LC. (15) 10.21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant 31.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 31.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1) Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed on June 29, 1987 (2) Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31, 1989 (3) Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31, 1994 (4) Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, filed August 29, 2000, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (5) Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on April 16, 2001 (6) Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on April 3, 2002 (7) Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K/A as filed on January 8, 2003 (8) Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on April 15, 2003 (9) Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, Filed on June 5, 2003, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (10) Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on November 14, 2003 (11) Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K, as filed on March 30, 2004 (12) Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 30, 2004 (13) Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on August 13, 2004 (14) Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K, as filed on August 30, 2004 (15) Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-K, as filed on April 15, 2005 (b) Reports on Form 8-K: No reports were filed by the Company during the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. REGISTRANT SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION Registrant DATED: June 3, 2005 By: George R. Quist, ---------------- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) DATED: June 3, 2005 By: Stephen M. Sill --------------- Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, AS ENACTED BY SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 I, George R. Quist, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Security National Financial Corporation. 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) for the registrant to have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period covered in which this report is being prepared; (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting. Date: June 3, 2005 By: George R. Quist Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, AS ENACED BY SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 I, Stephen M. Sill, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Security National Financial Corporation. 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) for the registrant to have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period covered in which this report is being prepared; (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting. Date: June 3, 2005 By: Stephen M. Sill Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Quarterly Report of Security National Financial Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, George R. Quist, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. By: George R. Quist Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer June 3, 2005 EXHIBIT 32.2 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Quarterly Report of Security National Financial Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Stephen M. Sill, Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. By: Stephen M. Sill Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer June 3, 2005