SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K




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



         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 16, 2007



                     SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in this Charter)



        Utah                       0-9341                   87-0345941
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State or other jurisdiction  (Commission              (IRS Employer
of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)



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





                                 Does Not Apply
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)









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ITEM 2.01  Acquisition of C & J Financial, LLC

On July 16, 2007,  Security  National  Financial  Corporation  (the  "Company"),
completed a stock  purchase  transaction  with C & J Financial,  LLC, an Alabama
limited  liability  company  ("C & J  Financial").  C & J  Financial  operates a
factoring  business  with offices in Rainbow  City,  Alabama with an emphasis on
providing  financing  for funeral homes and  mortuaries.  Under the terms of the
Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated  July  16,  2007,  among  the  Company,  C & J
Financial,   Henry  Culp,  Jr.  ("Culp")  and  Culp   Industries,   Inc.  ("Culp
Industries"), the Company purchased all of the outstanding member units of C & J
Financial  for a  purchase  consideration  of (i)  $1,250,000  in  cash,  (ii) a
promissory note from the Company to Culp in the amount of $381,500 plus interest
at the rate of 5% per  annum,  payable  over a period of 24  months  in  monthly
payments of $16,737,  including  interest,  until paid in full, and (iii) a quit
claim deed from C & J Financial to Culp, conveying ownership of the building and
surrounding  property  located in the Jester  Commercial  Park in Rainbow  City,
Alabama,  where C & J Financial  currently  maintains its business  offices.  At
closing,  Culp Industries entered into a lease agreement with C & J Financial to
lease to C & J Financial approximately 5,000 square feet in the building located
at the Jester  Commercial Park. The lease is for a term of three years for which
C & J Financial,  as tenant, is required to make monthly payments of $1,200, for
a total lease payment of $43,200.

The Stock  Purchase  Agreement  additionally  required  Culp to  deliver  to the
Company at closing a  promissory  note (the "Note") in the  principal  amount of
$1,755,236 plus interest at the rate of 8.25% per annum from C & J Financial, as
borrower, to Culp, as lender, with such note to be cancelled and marked "paid in
full". Moreover,  the agreement provides for the possibility of adjustments.  If
the total  equity on the balance  sheet of C & J Financial  as of May 31,  2007,
defined as total assets minus total  liabilities,  is greater than the amount of
the equity on the balance  sheet of C & J Financial as of the closing  date,  or
July 16,  2007,  Culp agrees to pay to the Company  the  difference  between the
total equity on the balance sheet as of May 31, 2007 and the total equity on the
balance  sheet as of July 16,  2007 by  reducing  the amount of the Note by such
difference  in the amounts of the total  equity on such balance  sheets.  If the
amount of the total equity on the balance sheet of C & J Financial as of May 31,
2007 is less than the amount of the total  equity on the balance  sheet of C & J
Financial as of July 16,  2007,  the Company  agrees to pay Culp the  difference
between the total  equity on the balance  sheet as of May 31, 2007 and the total
equity on the balance sheet as of July 16, 2007 by increasing  the amount of the
Note  payable by such  difference  in the  amounts  of the total  equity on such
balance sheets.

The Stock Purchase  Agreement further requires each unitholder to deliver to the
Company  a  non-competition  and  confidentiality   agreement   prohibiting  the
unitholder  from  competing with C & J Financial for a period of five years from
July 16, 2007 through  July 16,  2012.  The Company also entered into a one year
consulting  agreement  with  Culp,  which  requires  Culp to  provide  part-time
consulting  services  for C & J  Financial  at $50.00 per hour,  and a five year
employment  agreement  with Kevin O. Smith  ("Smith"),  Vice  President of C & J
Financial, who will continue to serve in that position. The employment agreement
requires  C & J  Financial  to pay Smith an  annual  salary  of  $96,000  plus a
discretionary bonus and a monthly car allowance of $1,161.

Finally,  the Stock Purchase  Agreement  requires the Company,  C & J Financial,
Culp and Culp  Industries  to  acknowledge  the  existence  of a  business  loan
agreement  between Regions Bank, as lender,  and Culp  Industries,  as borrower,
which provides for a line of credit for C & J Financial. The outstanding balance
on the line of credit as of July 16, 2007 was $1,931,764.  The line of credit is
secured by, among other assets,  the accounts  receivable of C & J Financial and
is personally  guaranteed by Culp.  The Company has received  confirmation  that
Regions Bank will not authorize  any further  advances or sweeps with respect to
the line of credit.  The  Company  agrees  that it will pay off the  outstanding
balance of the line of credit with Regions Bank  relating to the business of C &
J Financial. The Company will initially attempt to pay off the line of credit by
means of applying the payments  from the accounts  receivable of C & J Financial
as such payments are made in the ordinary course of business.

At June 30, 2007,  total  assets of C & J Financial  were  $3,197,000  and total
liabilities  were  $3,526,000,  which includes the Note to Culp in the amount of
$1,755,000  that was  cancelled  at  closing.  For the seven  month  period from
November  1,  2006 to May 31,  2007,  total  revenues  of C & J  Financial  were
$775,000 and total expenses were  $764,000,  resulting in net income of $11,000.
For the fiscal year ended  October 31, 2006,  total  revenues of C & J Financial
were $1,397,000 and total expenses were  $1,351,000,  resulting in net income of
$46,000.  For the fiscal year ended  October 31, 2005,  total  revenues of C & J
Financial were $1,137,000 and total expenses were  $1,114,000,  resulting in net
income  of  $23,000.  The  Company  anticipates   utilizing  the  employees  and
operations  of C & J  Financial  to expand its fast  funding  operations,  which
provide financing for funeral homes and mortuaries.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits




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(a)  The assets,  consideration  paid, and net income of C & J Financial are not
     significant to the consolidated  financial  statements of the Company. As a
     consequence,  no financial statements of C & J Financial are required to be
     filed with this report.

(b)  Not applicable.

(c)  Exhibits.

     10.1  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  among  Security  National  Financial
     Corporation,  C & J Financial,  LLC, Henry Culp,  Jr. and Culp  Industries,
     Inc.

     10.2 Consulting Agreement with Henry Culp, Jr.

     10.3 Employment Agreement with Kevin O. Smith.

     10.4  Non-Competition and  Confidentiality  Agreement with Henry Culp, Jr.


                                   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 hereunto duly authorized. SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                                          (Registrant)



Date: August 7, 2007                      By: /s/ Scott M. Quist
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                                              Scott M. Quist, President and
                                              Chief Operating Officer