Restore an iMessage conversation

How can I restore an iMessage conversation that was deleted by accident from my iPhone 5s? The conversation is backed up on my iPad, but I can't sync it with my phone. And there are 8 unread texts from that convo. that I can't delete in my phone. I don't want to reset my phone, simply either add back that conversation or restore the phone to a point just before I deleted the conversation.

Howdy Alison520,
You can restore the conversation from one of 2 sources, either an iCloud Backup that was made before the messages were deleted, or from an iTunes backup made beforehand. This article will help you do either of those things of the backup is recent enough for you:
Back up and restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iCloud or iTunes
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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