7) Business Segments: Schedule of Revenues and Expenses by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue from customers	$ 54,852,234	$ 47,323,223
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	3,227,623	2,328,592
Identifiable Assets	601,171,224	524,809,722
Goodwill	677,039	677,039	677,039
Life Insurance Segment
Revenue from customers	17,243,892	17,627,349
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	2,587,833	2,079,099
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	814,331	837,564
Identifiable Assets	559,158,299	500,893,911
Goodwill	391,848	391,848
Cemetery and Mortuary
Revenue from customers	2,980,031	2,959,640
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	358,490	376,993
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	76,765	226,555
Identifiable Assets	112,258,461	112,061,353
Goodwill	285,191	285,191
Mortgage
Revenue from customers	34,628,311	26,736,234
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	57,162	75,407
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	2,336,527	1,264,473
Identifiable Assets	55,573,503	31,680,160
Significant Reconciling Items
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	(3,003,485)	(2,531,499)
Identifiable Assets	$ (125,819,039)	$ (119,825,702)