Joy D. Jones
Joy Diane Harmon Jones was sustained as Primary general president on April 2, 2016. She had been serving on the Primary general board for six years. She has served as a ward Relief Society president and has also served in the Primary and Young Women auxiliaries.
She was born on July 20, 1954, in The Dalles, Oregon. She earned an associates degree in family living from Brigham Young University where she met her husband, Robert B. Jones. They married in 1974 and are the parents of five children. They have lived in Oregon, California, and Utah.
In November 2020, the members of the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary general presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched official Instagram accounts to expand their global ministries. The Church leaders’ use of social media platforms demonstrates a desire to connect with members around the world using technology. Sister Jones said, “I am grateful for this means of communicating in a more personal way with members across the globe.”[1]
