My default SMS messaging app is missing after downgrading to Kitkat. How can I get it back?

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Default SMS messaging app missing after downgrade to Kitkat

I hated the lollipop upgrade so i unlocked my moto g's (1st gen) bootloader and followed the procedure to downgrade to kitkat 4.4.4.
I did delete some apps, but I think I'm pretty sure I did not delete a messenger app.
Anyway, now the default SMS messenger app is missing and it says Hangouts is my default app for SMS.
How do i get back the default SMS messenger app?

Also, i'm not very technical, so i want to avoid unintentional deletions from my phone... is there anyway i can relock the bootloader?