Ios6 but trying to start phone w ios7 backup

My iphone 4s had a bad screen and they ordered a new phone. I started up phone and tried to backup from ios7 but the phone iphone4s starts up as ios6 and wouldnt let me. I have the ios backup in icloud.  i started the phone as new and am upgrading to ios7. Can i then get my latest backup from the cloud to my phone? I do not have one on itunes.
How do I do that?

After updating to iOS 7, go to Settings>General>Reset, tap Erase All Content and Settings, then go through the setup screens on the phone and when given the option, choose Restore from iCloud backup and follow the prompts.  Be sure your phone is connected to wifi and your charge while it is  restoring the backup.

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