The event which most influenced her gaining faith in the LDS Church was a talk given by Robert L. Backman, who was then the mission president in the region.

Jones holds an associate of science degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in family living.

In April 2016, Jones was called to succeed Rosemary M. Wixom as the Church's Primary general president.

When Bingham was called as Relief Society general president in 2017, with Cordon then called as Young Women general president in 2018, Jones concluded her service with Lisa L. Harkness as first counselor and Cristina B. Franco as second counselor.

[3] In 2019, Jones participated in the first-ever 'Sister-to-Sister' question-and-answer worldwide live event as part of BYU's Women's Conference.