Wendell Bird

September 26, 1907 (age 70)

Mendenhall was largely the father of the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii. He was also the building supervisor for the Oakland California Temple in the 1960s. He then attended both Utah State University and Brigham Young University. When Mendenhall was first given the assignment to select a temple site in New Zealand by David O. McKay, he was serving as president of the San Joaquin Stake in California. Mendenhall was the person who went to such countries as Tonga and recruited local members who were called as labor missionaries to assist in building the Polynesian Cultural Center. In 1978 Mendenhall died at the age of 70 from a heart attack. Mendenhall is the grandfather of Bronco Mendenhall.

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Mendenhall was born in Mapleton, Utah and graduated from Springville High School.

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Mendenhall was largely the father of the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii. He was also the building supervisor for the Oakland California Temple in the 1960s. He then attended both Utah State University and Brigham Young University.

When Mendenhall was first given the assignment to select a temple site in New Zealand by David O. McKay, he was serving as president of the San Joaquin Stake in California.

Mendenhall was the person who went to such countries as Tonga and recruited local members who were called as labor missionaries to assist in building the Polynesian Cultural Center. In 1978 Mendenhall died at the age of 70 from a heart attack.

Mendenhall is the grandfather of Bronco Mendenhall.

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