Sec Form 4 Filing - QUIST SCOTT M @ SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP - 2019-02-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person QUIST SCOTT M 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 X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chrmn of Board; Pres; CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 7 WANDERWOOD WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/01/2019 (Street) SANDY, UT84092 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 C Common Stock 02/01/2019 J( 1 ) V 50,377 A $ 5.61 1,057,914 ( 2 ) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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) $ 3.66 ( 3 ) 07/02/2014 A 63,814 ( 3 ) 10/02/2014 07/02/2019 Class C Common Stock 63,814 ( 3 ) $ 3.66 ( 3 ) 63,814 ( 3 ) D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.27 ( 4 ) 12/05/2014 A 127,629 ( 4 ) 03/05/2015 12/05/2019 Class C Common Stock 127,629 ( 4 ) $ 4.27 ( 4 ) 127,629 ( 4 ) D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.02 ( 5 ) 12/04/2015 A 121,551 ( 5 ) 03/04/2016 12/04/2020 Class C Common Stock 121,551 ( 5 ) $ 6.02 ( 5 ) 121,551 ( 5 ) D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.62 ( 6 ) 12/02/2016 A 92,610 ( 6 ) 03/02/2017 12/02/2021 Class C Common Stock 92,610 ( 6 ) $ 6.62 ( 6 ) 92,610 ( 6 ) D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.02 ( 7 ) 12/01/2017 A 82,688 ( 7 ) 03/01/2018 12/01/2022 Class A Common Stock 82,688 ( 7 ) $ 5.02 ( 7 ) 82,688 ( 7 ) D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.77 ( 8 ) 11/30/2018 A 73,500 ( 8 ) 02/28/2019( 8 ) 11/30/2023 Class A Common Stock 73,500 ( 8 ) $ 5.77 ( 8 ) 73,500 ( 8 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other QUIST SCOTT M 7 WANDERWOOD WAY SANDY, UT84092 X X Chrmn of Board; Pres; CEO Signatures /s/Scott M. Quist 02/08/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Received pursuant to a stock dividend paid on February 1, 2019. ( 2 )Owned jointly by the reporting person and his wife. Does not include a total of 388,896 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. Also does not include a total of 61,973 shares of Class C Common Stock owned indirectly by the reporting person in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). ( 3 )This option was granted on July 2, 2014 as an option for either 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.72 per share or 50,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.72 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 50,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.72 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, February 2, 2018, and February 1, 2019. ( 4 )This option was granted on December 5, 2014 as an option for either 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.52 per share or 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.52 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.52 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, February 3, 2017, February 2, 2018, and February 1, 2019. ( 5 )This option was granted on December 4, 2015 as an option for either 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.39 per share or 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.39 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.39 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, February 3, 2017, February 2, 2018, and February 1, 2019. ( 6 )This option was granted on December 2, 2016 as an option for either 80,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.73 per share or 80,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.73 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 80,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.73 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 3, 2017, February 2, 2018, and February 1, 2019. ( 7 )This option was granted on December 1, 2017 as an option for 75,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.56 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 2, 2018 and February 1, 2019. ( 8 )This option was granted on November 30, 2018 as an option for 70,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.07 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 1, 2019. The option vests in four quarterly installments of Class A Common Stock, beginning on February 28, 2019, until such shares are fully vested.

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