EXHIBIT 32(a)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of National Western Life Group, Inc. ("Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof ("Report"), I, Ross R. Moody, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and I, Brian M. Pribyl, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)to my knowledge, the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
  
Date:May 15, 2023/S/Ross R. Moody
 Ross R. Moody
Chairman of the Board, President and
 Chief Executive Officer
 
  
  
 /S/Brian M. Pribyl
 Brian M. Pribyl
 Senior Vice President,
 Chief Financial Officer
 and Treasurer