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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 * Moody Ross R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol National Western Life Group, Inc. [NWLI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY BLDG 3 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/12/2018 (Street) AUSTIN, TX 78759 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 12/13/2018   M   163 A (1) $ 0 4,163 D   Class A Common Stock 12/13/2018   M   163 D (1) $ 299.11 4,000 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

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

12/12/2018

A

198

12/12/2019

12/12/2019

Class A Common Stock

198

$ 0

198

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

12/12/2018

A

1,700

12/13/2021(3)

12/13/2021(2)

Class A Common Stock

1,700

$ 0

1,700

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 303.77

12/12/2018

A

6,798

12/12/2019(4)

12/12/2028

Class A Common Stock

6,798

$ 0

6,798

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

12/13/2018

M

163

12/13/2018

12/13/2018

Class A Common Stock

163

(5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Moody Ross R 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY BLDG 3 AUSTIN, TX 78759	X		President & CEO

Signatures

Ross R. Moody		12/14/2018
**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)	The Restricted Stock Units vested in full on December 13, 2018, and without any action or discretion by the Reporting Person he received a cash payment equal to the value of the shares on the vesting date.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive the cash value of one share of NWLI Class A common stock on the Date Exercisable.
(3)	The restricted stock units have a three year cliff vesting schedule that begins on the grant date. The restricted stock units will vest 100% on the third anniversary from the grant date.
(4)	The SARs are exercisable as they vest. The SARs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the Date Exercisable.
(5)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive, with no additional consideration payable, the cash value of one share of NWLI Class A common stock on the Date Exercisable.

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