Joy D. Jones

Joy Diane Harmon Jones (born July 20, 1954)Is the Primary General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jones is a native of The Dalles, Oregon. Her parents were Aldo Harmon and his wife the former Adelia Ellsworth. She was raised in this area, where her parents were among the early builders of the LDS Church in the region. The church was not deeply established in the area, with her being raised in a branch that was part of a district. The event which most influenced her coming to gain a testimony of the LDS Church was a talk given by Robert L. Backman, who was then the mission president in the region and since they were in a district and not a stake the eccesiastical leader over her family. She met her husband, Robert B. Jones, while studying at Brigham Young University (BYU). Robert B. Jones had been raised in Portland, Oregon. Joy D. Jones holds an associate of science degree from BYU in family living. The Joneses married in the Manti Utah Temple in 1974.

Jones worked as a dispatcher at the U.S. Forest Services dispatch center in Oregon prior to her marriage. She also worked as an administrative assistant at the Federal Building in Provo and at a dermontology clinic. J

Since her marriage she and her husband have lived in Texas, Oregon, California and Utah. For 14 years they lived in Santa Rosa, California where her husband had a practice as a chiropractor. When her oldest child was about to leave to study at BYU in 1994 the family relocated to Draper, Utah to remain close to each other. Her husbands ancestors had been among the early settlers of Draper. Jones was involved with the open house of the Draper Utah Temple.

For six years prior to her call as General President Jones served on the Primary General Board. She has also served as a ward relief society president, and in presidencies of the relief society, primary and young women organizations at both ward and stake level.

In 2018 Jones was the keynote speaker at the Utah Coalition Against Pronography Meeting.

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