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 J. LYNN JR. (Last) (First) (Middle) 190 NORTH MATTERHORN DRIVE (Street) ALPINE UT 84004 (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 X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President-Mortgage Operat
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2012
	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 A Common Stock	10/03/2012		M		6,665	A	$5.33	54,533(1)	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)	$3.8(2)	10/03/2012		M		6,665(2)		03/21/2003	03/21/2013	Class A Common Stock	6,665(2)	$3.8(2)	0(2)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.19(3)	12/10/2004		A		49,248(3)		12/10/2004	12/10/2014	Class A Common Stock	49,248(3)	$2.19(3)	49,248(3)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.49(4)	03/25/2005		A		9,724(4)		03/25/2005	03/25/2015	Class A Common Stock	9,724(4)	$2.49(4)	9,724(4)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.17(5)	03/31/2008		A		24,311(5)		03/31/2009	03/31/2018	Class A Common Stock	24,311(5)	$3.17(5)	24,311(5)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.23(6)	12/05/2008		A		23,153(6)		12/05/2009	12/05/2018	Class A Common Stock	23,153(6)	$1.23(6)	23,153(6)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.04(7)	12/04/2009		A		22,050(7)		03/04/2010	12/04/2019	Class A Common Stock	22,050(7)	$3.04(7)	22,050(7)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.66(8)	12/03/2010		A		5,250(8)		03/03/2011	12/03/2020	Class A Common Stock	5,250(8)	$1.66(8)	5,250(8)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.24(9)	12/02/2011		A		18,900(9)		03/02/2012	12/02/2021	Class A Common Stock	18,900(9)	$1.24(9)	18,900(9)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.56(10)	04/13/2012		A		18,000(10)		07/13/2012	04/13/2022	Class A Common Stock	18,000(10)	$1.56(10)	18,000(10)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Owned jointly by the reporting person and his wife. Does not include 158,833 shares of Class A Common Stock owned indirectly by the reporting person in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, and the Deferred Compensation Plan.

2. This option was originally reported as an option for 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.90 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 1993 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on January 19, 2004, February 7, 2005, February 17, 2006, February 9, 2007, February 8, 2008, February 6, 2009, February 5, 2010, February 4, 2011 and February 3, 2012.

3. This option was originally reported as an option for 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.23 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 7, 2005, February 17, 2006, February 9, 2007, February 8, 2008, February 6, 2009, February 5, 2010, February 4, 2011 and February 3, 2012.

4. This option was originally reported as an option for 35,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.51 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 17, 2006, February 9, 2007, February 8, 2008, February 6, 2009, February 5, 2010, February 4, 2011 and February 3, 2012.

5. This option was originally reported as an option for 8,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.85 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2009 February 5, 2010, February 4, 2011 and February 3, 2012.

6. This option was originally reported as an option for 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2009 February 5, 2010, February 4, 2011 and February 3, 2012.

7. This option was originally reported as an option for 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.52 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 5, 2010, February 4, 2011 and February 3, 2012.

8. This option was originally reported as an option for 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.83 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 4, 2011 and February 3, 2012.

9. This option was granted on December 2, 2011 as an option for 18,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.30 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect a 5% stock dividend paid on February 3, 2012. This option vests in four equal quarterly installments of Class A Common Stock, beginning on March 2, 2012, until such shares are fully vested.

10. This option was granted on April 13, 2012 as an option for 18,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.56 per share. This option vests in four equal quarterly installments of Class A Common Stock, beginning on July 13, 2012, until such shares are fully vested.

	/s/ J. Lynn Beckstead Jr.	10/18/2012
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