Kim Kardashian Reveals Last Texts From Grandma MJ Shannon Before She Died

Kim Kardashian shared her grandmother MJ Shannon's final text exchanges with the family just days after her passing. The heartfelt messages reveal the matriarch's last words to her loved ones.

Kim Kardashian has revealed her grandmother MJ Shannon's final text messages before her death. One day after news of MJ's passing broke, the media personality took to her Instagram Stories to share the exchanges with fans.

The screenshot, posted on Friday, July 17, captured messages from an "Entire OG family" group chat, where Kris, 70, had been lifting her family's spirits with daily Bible verses.

The first passage Kris sent read, "Psalm 90:17 Lord our God, may your blessings be with us. Give us success in all we do," to which MJ simply replied, "Amen."

The next day, Kris followed up with, "Psalm 91:1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find protection in the shadow of the Almighty." MJ responded to her daughter's message with a simple praying-hands emoji.

The third and final verse Kris shared with the group came on Monday, July 13, and it centered on one being carried through hardship. "Isaiah 63:9 In his love and mercy he redeemed them, he lifted them up and carried them through all the years," she wrote.

A few hours later, MJ — also grandmother to Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner — sent back her reply, "Amen."

Kris announced her mother's passing in an emotional social media tribute on July 16, 2026. Alongside a portrait of the family matriarch, she wrote:

"Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. 😞💔 There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye."

Shortly after, other members of the Kardashian-Jenner clan took to their own accounts to honor MJ and reflect on the lessons she had instilled in them.

"My sweet Grandma MJ, my best friend, my gossip buddy, my forever twin," Kim wrote alongside a carousel of cherished childhood photos with her grandmother.

"You taught all of us the importance of family, and those values are something we'll carry with us forever!!!!! You were the woman who showed me what it meant to be a hardworking businesswoman," Kim continued.

"You gave me my very first job at your store in San Diego and taught me lessons about work ethic, strength, and confidence that I've carried with me ever since. You always believed in me, championed me, and were my safe place," she added.

"You truly were the matriarch of our family, and your love is woven into all of us. I know you're at peace now. Give Papa Harry, Aunt Karen, and my dad a hug for me. You will always be a part of me, I love you soooooo much and I will miss you forever and ever 🤍," she wrote.

Kris has not disclosed a cause of death. Her mother, whose full name was Mary Jo Campbell, appeared on the family's reality shows multiple times since they were first thrust into the spotlight with "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" in 2007.

The great-grandmother had two children, Kris Jenner and Karen Houghton. Houghton died of cardiac arrest in March 2024 at age 65. MJ was born in 1934 and passed away just shy of her 92nd birthday on July 26.