STAGE TUBE: IDOL Finalist David Archuleta Preps to Serve Mormon Mission

David Archuleta is one of the American Idol's most famous runners up.  The Season 7 second place finisher has since been building his independent music career and touring the country...a routine which will come to an end tomorrow.  Following the close of his current holiday tour tonight, December 21, at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek, Colorado, Archuleta will be taking a two year hiatus from music to become a Mormon missionary.

Archuleta made the announcement to fans at his recent Salt Lake City engagement, saying: "It’s not because someone told me I was supposed to do it and not because I no longer want to do music anymore...It’s the same feeling that I’ve always tried to follow in my life -- the feeling that’s allowed me to have the opportunities I’ve had, the challenges and the blessings, too. And I’ve learned to trust that feeling and answer when it calls. That’s the reason why I know I have to do this in my life.”

He has not announced which organization he will be joining for the mission. According to The Hollywood Reporter, however, "he will be expected to adhere to a strict set of rules, which includes a dress code (conservative, dark trousers, white dress shirts, and ties are usually required) and a daily schedule -- typically up by 6:30 a.m. and proselytizing by 10:00 a.m. Young men and women on a mission are generally allowed only two phone calls in a year, both to their mother, on Christmas Day and Mother’s Day."

Click below to hear the heartfelt announcement to fans below.