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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Quist George Robert   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [nasdaq] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4491 WANDER LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/19/2007 (Street) SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84117 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 01/19/2007   J(1)   37,238 A $ 5.31 781,992 D   Class C Common Stock 01/19/2007   J(1)   176,332 A $ 5.31 3,702,953 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 07/31/2007   P   2 A $ 5.51 781,994 D   Class A Common Stock 08/10/2007   P   106 A $ 5.51 782,100 (2) D

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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 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)

$ 3.59 (3)

07/16/2004

A

55,125 (3)

07/16/2004

07/16/2009

Class A Common Stock

55,125 (3)

$ 3.59

55,125 (3)

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.22 (4)

12/10/2004

A

55,125 (4)

12/10/2004

12/10/2009

Class A Common Stock

55,125 (4)

$ 3.22

55,125 (4)

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.68 (5)

03/25/2005

A

73,500 (5)

03/25/2005

03/25/2010

Class A Common Stock

73,500 (5)

$ 3.68

73,500 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Quist George Robert 4491 WANDER LANE SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84117	X	X	Chairman and CEO

Signatures

George R. Quist		08/20/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Received pursuant to a 5% stock dividend paid on January 19, 2007.
(2)	Includes 522,817 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,702,953 shares of Class C Common Stock owned by the George R. and Shirley C. Quist Family Partnership, Ltd. Does not include 76,115 shares of Class A Common Stock and 518,816 shares of Class C Common Stock owned indrectly by the reporting person in the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Associated Investors, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3)	This option was originally reported as covering 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.96 per share, but adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividends on January 22, 2005, January 20, 2006, and January 19, 2007.
(4)	This option was originally reported as covering 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stockat an exercise price of $3.55 per share, but adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividends on January 22, 2005, January 20, 2006, and January 19, 2007.
(5)	This option was originally reported as covering 70,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.86 per share, but adjusted to reflect the 5% stock dividend on January 20, 2006 and January 19, 2007.

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