Lost text icon on Iphone 5

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How do I get the text icon to show on the Iphone 5?

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

You're saying that it's completely missing?

 

[Fausty82]

How do I get the text icon to show on the Iphone 5?

You can’t delete it. It’s got to be in a folder. Go to Spotlight and type "messages"... the folder that it’s in will show on the right side of the line for Messages. (attached photo is for a different search, but the concept is the same.)